Now, all together ...SING - "For he's a jolly good fellow...." ! Ditto ditto ditto to all the comments above...You did a GREAT job Rafik! Thank you! 3 cheers -- HIP HIP...HOORAY! (x 3) Karel DOUGLAS On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 8:09 AM, Dwi Elfrida Martina <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you Rafik, I wish all the best for your work for Internet policies. > My apologies that I could not involve so much in NCSG during your > leadership time, but I do like your presentation in fellowship meeting, I > got a glance of decreasing of negative views towards getting government/GAC > from you, which was too much hate on GAC from NCSG before (which I could > not agree, if we do understand what government has to deal with). Once > again, thank you. > > Regards, > > Dwi > On Oct 22, 2015 9:05 AM, "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 >> >>