How sad it is!!! He is the one who introduced me into the system I will always miss him. May He Rest in Pease. On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Marie-laure, > > A very beautiful tribute to a very courageous man. > > I only had the fortune of knowing Allain for a little over a year. It was > at the intercessional meeting in Los Angeles last January when I was > really able to spend a bit of time with him. You mention golf but I need to > add the man knew his baseball and hockey as well. He was misguided in his > support of the Habs but we shared a love for Les Expos de Montreal. As an > ex-pat in Europe longing for good baseball talk, I can't begin to tell you > how much I enjoyed swapping stories with Allain of our mutual experiences > at Jarry Park and the Big O. > > Courageous is not a term I use lightly. The way Allain faced his illness > was both courageous and remarkable. I was lucky to continue to share short > e-mails with Allain for most of last year and, although appreciative of the > prayers that were said for him, he expressed more concern about the people > and causes he fought for than he did about himself. A class act and a true > inspiration. > > R.I.P. Allain. I was an honour to have known you. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: marie-laure Lemineur <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 22:14:33 -0600 > Subject: Obituary Alain Berranger > > 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. > > > -- *Cell-Phone +254 722 212171 or +254 721 274273* Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERY ONE'S BUSINESS.