Hello!
Like Klaus I will not run for second term on GNSO Council. I am honoured for serving NCSG on the council, it was such great experience, sometimes frustrating sometimes funny. Very demanding have to say, more than I did imagine when I accepted my nomination two years ago, what was good because it has increased my learning about ICANN.
The main reason I am not going to run for second term is the fact that the council's work tends to increase and I will not have enough time to accomplish that in the next year. Also I would like to be involved in the working groups however I don't have availability for both activities. So it seems much more reasonable to leave space for who has both the availability and energy to stand for the non-commercial issues in the GNSO council.
I also would like to thank David and Maria for all your help these years. David in special was very patient to translate into understandable English many times I couldn't follow the discussions because the terrible mix of acronyms, abbreviations and local references as the council is particularly an English (many times American)-oriented space.
Maria and David are doing a really great job, David also is currently one of the GNSO vice-chairs. I believe we would be lucky to have them reelected for the Council.
Magaly