how tragic. He was a sensitive and thoughtful person, who gave me hope that human beings could survive in a world of acronyms. xx dd On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 11:14 PM, marie-laure Lemineur <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Alain Berranger sadly passed away shortly before Christmas 2013 after a > long illness. > > > Within the GNSO he was better known as being the first elected Chair of > ICANN's Not-For-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) from 2011 > when the Constituency was first formed, after ICANN 41 in Singapore, until > July 2013. He was originally appointed as the Acting Vice-Chair in 2011, > and later won the Constituency's first elections. > > He rose to the challenge successfully. Today, NPOC is what it is because > of Alain's continuous effort to strengthen the Constituency. He truly > believed in the key role Not-for-Profits should and could play in the GNSO > and the ICANN ecosystem as a whole. He strove to strengthen its Executive > Committee by recruiting new members and constantly encouraged them to > contribute to the policy issues at hand. His commitment to the NPOC mission > was reflected through the numerous Working Groups he joined and actively > participated in while he was Chair. > > > His professional achievements outside the GNSO are numerous. After > completing his Bachelors degree, he joined Noranda Inc. and then worked for > Touche Ross Daihatsu, Tecsult, as well as for Dominion Bridge. Alain served > as Vice Chair of the Executive Committee at the Global Knowledge > Partnership foundation from 2009 to 2011, moving on to become a member of > the Board. He was an Executive-in-residence at Schulich School of Business > at York University in Toronto. Alain also filled the position of Vice Chair > of the Canadian Foundation for the Americas for two years and from 1996 to > 2006 he acted as Director of Partnerships and Business Development for the > International Development Research Center of the Canadian Government. > > > Much of his career was focused on international development. To that > intent, he worked with aid agencies, management and engineering consulting > firms, as well as with the private sector. He travelled extensively, > undertaking assignments for Expedia in Mexico, Microsoft, the Omar Dengo > Foundation and the CRUSA Foundation both in Costa Rica, UNDP in Egypt and > Vietnam, the Chasquinet Foundation in Ecuador. He conducted training in > strategic partnering and resource mobilization for civil society, > foundations, government and development agencies. > > > Whilst we deeply mourn his passing, we should remember that Alain gave us > numerous reasons to be grateful and to celebrate his life. Alain was > unique. He was at home on a Golf course, spending a lot of time spinning > the balls and spinning the wheels of business, but he was equally at home > everywhere in the world where those passed by economic developments needed > support to get economic development going. As a pioneer, he bridged worlds, > bravely he often performed tight rope acts to unite what seemingly did not > belong together. To us he was always a reliable colleague whose friendship > has made us better people and the world we inhabit a better place to be. > Alain loved life and he loved to enjoy everything on offer but what made > him so important was that he was equally prepared to put in the hard work > that after completion makes achievements even sweeter. Alain has left his > mark with everything he did. It remains for us to honor his life by > continuing his legacy by taking what his life has taught us and to move > forward with his spirit on our side. > -- http://www.deepdishwavesofchange.org