+ 1 Nicolas On 11/04/2012 11:07 AM, Kathy Kleiman wrote: > A huge congratulations and thanks, Konstantinos, for your amazing and > dedicated service to NCUC, and to the noncommercial issues online. > All the best with ISOC -- they are fortunate to have your expertise, > insight and passion -- and come back and visit! > > Best, > Kathy > > > Dear NCUC members and friends, >> >> It is with great sadness to inform you that I am stepping down as >> chair of NCUC. Yesterday I was offered a job as a policy advisor with >> ISOC, which I happily accepted. >> >> In light of this development, I feel issues of conflict of interest >> may arise, which will prevent me from serving NCUC and its membership >> the way I have done so far; to this end, I have just informed the >> NCUC Executive Committee that I am stepping down as NCUC Chair. >> >> Subsequently, I am invoking article VII of the existing charter: >> >> *VII. Leaving Office* >> >> *A. An elected representative of the Executive Committee or Policy >> Committee may submit an email or notice of resignation to the Chair >> whenever circumstances call for such an action.* >> >> ** >> >> *B. In the event of resignation of the Chair, the Executive Committee >> shall within two weeks elect one of its members to serve as interim >> Chair. If the remaining term of the resigning Chair is greater than >> six (6) months, a new election shall be organized.* >> >> I will help and liaise with the EC in this transitional period and >> will continue to be an individual member of NCUC. >> >> I would like to wholeheartedly thank you all for your support and >> trust during my term as NCUC Chair. I am so very grateful that I have >> been given the chance to serve you all. >> >> With appreciation, >> >> KK >> >> Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, >> >> Senior Lecturer, >> >> Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses >> >> Director of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law >> >> University of Strathclyde, >> >> The Law School, >> >> Graham Hills building, >> >> 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA >> >> UK >> >> tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 >> >> http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765 >> >> Selected publications: >> http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038 >> >> Website: www.komaitis.org <http://www.komaitis.org> >> >