Congrats Rafik, I appreciate you and your leadership. Wishing you amazing time as you move on to other things. Benjamin On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Patricia Gnilane Senghor < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Rafik, > > Thanks a lot for your commitment and support. > Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours! > > Bye and see you soon. > > Patricia > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 4:15 PM, [log in to unmask] < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Dear Rafik. >> >> Thank.you very much for.your very good wok as chair of Nscg over two past >> year. >> >> Hago Dafalla >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> >> >> ------------------------------ >> * From: * Amr Elsadr <[log in to unmask]>; >> * To: * <[log in to unmask]>; >> * Subject: * Re: [NCSG-Discuss] my last day as NCSG chair >> * Sent: * Thu, Oct 22, 2015 9:40:12 AM >> >> Rafik, >> >> I can’t thank you enough for the unwavering dedication you’ve shown as >> the NCSG chair over the past two years. I hope you are not underestimating >> the part you’ve played in strengthening the influence of civil society in >> gTLD policy development over the past two years. We’ve come a long way, and >> I don’t know how we could have achieved this without you. This IMO is the >> primary purpose of the NCSG. >> >> Thank you so much for your two years of service, and I look forward to >> continuing to work with you in the future. >> >> My eternal gratitude. >> >> Amr >> >> > On Oct 22, 2015, at 9:03 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 >> > >> > >> > >