Rafik It was a pleasure to have you as our chair for the past years. My first icann meeting was LA and you welcomed me, provided support when needed. You have been a great chair! I wish you all the best for the future and welcome the new chair. I trust Trapani will do great ad well. Regards from the DRCongo! Arsene Tungali, Rudi International Sent from Huawei Mobile (excuse typos) Anriette Esterhuysen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Dear Rafik > >A special thank you to you from me, and also on behalf of everyone in >APC. During you term as chair you have helped me to understand the >ever-confusing world of ICANN. This is a world that I have seen emerge >and grow but which remains hard to grasp for those of us who are not >fully immersed in it. > >You were always there when I had a question, and you always provided >clear and easy to understand answers. > >So thanks very, very much. > >Tapani, really looking forward to working with you. You have been a >voice of calm and reason in the IGF internet rights and principles >context and as the discussion about human rights in ICANN intensifies it >is a really good for NCSG to have chair with expertise in this area. > >Best wishes to you both. > >Anriette > > >On 22/10/2015 10:44, Milan, Stefania wrote: >> Dear Rafik >> >> thanks you so much for your energy, dedication and commitment over these >> intense years. >> >> You did an amazing job, and you will be missed. >> >> Stefania >> >> >> stefaniamilan.net || @annliffey >> fingerprint: 7606 4526 3D24 20B2 C850 EA42 A497 CB70 04B5 A3B >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *Da:* NCSG-Discuss <[log in to unmask]> per conto di Rafik >> Dammak <[log in to unmask]> >> *Inviato:* giovedì 22 ottobre 2015 10.03 >> *A:* [log in to unmask] >> *Oggetto:* my last day as NCSG chair >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to >> which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged >> material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, >> forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, >> this information by persons or entities other than the intended >> recipient is prohibited without the express permission of the sender. If >> you received this communication in error, please contact the sender and >> delete the material from any computer. >> > >-- >----------------------------------------- >Anriette Esterhuysen >Executive Director >Association for Progressive Communications >[log in to unmask] >www.apc.org >IM: ae_apc