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]>
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
>
>