An award well deserved! Congratulations NCSG - Chair! Signs of more Crowns of Success. Remain in the blessings. Sonigitu Ekpe Mobile +234 805 0232 469 Office + 234 802 751 0179 "LIFE is all about love and thanksgiving" On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 5:58 PM, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Kiitos Tapani > > Wolfgang > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: NCSG-Discuss im Auftrag von Ari Saarenmaa > Gesendet: Sa 05.12.2015 15:42 > An: [log in to unmask] > Betreff: [NCSG-Discuss] VS: Our Chair is a Knight! > > Hello, > > > > Congrats Tapani. Thanks Ed, hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää for you too. > > > > Regards, > > > > Ari > > > > Lähettäjä: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Puolesta > Edward Morris > Lähetetty: 4. joulukuuta 2015 23:50 > Vastaanottaja: [log in to unmask] > Aihe: Our Chair is a Knight! > > > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > > > > This Sunday, December 6th, is Independence Day in the Republic of Finland. > It was on this day ninety-nine years ago the Eduskunta, the Finnish > parliament, adopted a resolution declaring Finland independent from Russia. > > > > > > As in many countries, Independence Day in Finland is a time of remembrance > and celebration. Befitting Finland, it is a day both of formality and of > understatement. In the evening families traditionally light two candles, > one blue and one white, and place them in the windows of their homes. As a > foreign guest in the country I was always quite touched by the simplicity > and beauty of the celebratory gesture. A Presidential reception is held in > the evening, the telecast of which traditionally is amongst the most viewed > television shows of the year in Finland. Shadow events, often in the form > of demonstrations and gatherings benefiting charitable causes, take place > concurrently. > > > > > > Independence Day is also the day honours are announced and presented. It > is with great joy I want to let all of you know that this year Finnish > President Sauli Niinistö will be bestowing upon NCSG Chair Tapan Tarvainen > the honour and title of Knight of the White Rose of Finland. The White Rose > Order was established in 1919 by General Carl Mannheim, a man who is > considered by many, myself included, to be the greatest Finn of all time. > The Grand Master of the Order is the President of the Republic of Finland. > > > > > > I know everyone joins me in congratulating Tapani for being chosen to > receive this high honour in recognition of his service to his country and > to the world. I suspect we are probably the only SG at ICANN to have an > actual Knight as a Chair, further evidence of the exceptionally high > quality of person one encounters in the NCSG. Congratulations Tapani and > Happy Independence Day, Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää, to all of our Finnish > members and friends. > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Ed Morris > > > > > > >