Dear Rafik,

At this point I can't but accuse you: you've done such a great job
that you've set an impossibly high standard for me.

You will indeed be missed. I do find some consolation and hope
in that I trust you won't be going far and will be there to
help and advice me when I need it.

Thank you for all you've done!

Tapani
future NCSG Chair (only a matter of hours now...)

On Oct 22 17:03, 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