Thank you Rafik. I couldn't work directly with you as a new member of NCSG.
But I hope to reach out to you and collaborate somehow in the near future.

Congratulations to Tapani. Am sure we the new members (fellows/nextGen)
will have the open environment and chance to learn and participate more to
support you and the NCSG mission under your leadership.

Best wishes from the Gambia

Alagie Ceesay


On Thursday, October 22, 2015, Joan Kerr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Hi Rafik,
>
> We worked for a short time, however, I'd like to thank for your assistance
> and I am sure we will be collaborating somehow.in the near future.
>
> Cheers,
> Joan
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:03 AM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I am sending this last email as NCSG chair , since my term ends with the
>> last day of Dublin meeting. Tapani is officially the NCSG chair after the
>> ICANN board session this afternoon, I wish him good luck and keen to offer
>> him my support for the coming months.
>>
>> I wanted to thank all NCSG members who trusted me for  2 years, also the
>> NCSG officers. I really enjoyed serving in such role and hoped to do more
>> things. I could do some things, not succeeding on others and some that I
>> couldn't do yet.
>> I trust Tapani will do more and being successful to reach the goals he
>> set, following his strategy and get inputs. He needs all our support and
>> help for the challenges ahead.
>>
>> My focus was to improve the operational side of NCSG like membership
>> management, being able to influence more policy by regular submitting
>> public comment, and more important being able to engage our members and let
>> them more involved in policy making process, to communicate and collaborate
>> with other groups and communicate better about NCSG activities.  That was
>> built in what my predecessors did and I am passing this now to the new
>> chair. I will also make a self-evaluation and self-criticism in timely
>> manner.  I did the hand-over with Taapni and everything should be ok. You
>> will also receive details of recordings of NCSG sessions in Dublin meeting
>> and there will be follow-up.
>>
>> of course, I will continue my involvement and will be happy to  support
>> our members on my personal capacity and respond to your questions.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Rafik Dammak
>>
>> former NCSG chair
>>
>>
>