congratulation Mr. Tapani and Happy Independent day of Finland Md. AL-AMIN Bangladesh On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 7:09 AM, Rogerio Mariano < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > +1 > Congrats Tapani! Very nice. > > Best, > Rogerio Mariano > > > > Enviado do Yahoo Mail para iPhone <https://yho.com/footer0> > > > Em sábado, dezembro 5, 2015, 4:36 PM, Nuno Garcia <[log in to unmask]> > escreveu: > > Parabéns Tapani! > > I'm sure it is more than deserved :-) > > Warm regards > Nuno > > > On Dec 5, 2015 5:19 PM, "Grace Githaiga" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> Very nice Tapani. > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 06:21:14 +0000 > >> From: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: Re: Our Chair is a Knight! > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> > >> This is fantastic news! Super congratulations, Sir Tapani... And long > live Finland! > >> > >> Mawaki > >> > >> Sent from BlueMail > >> > >> On Dec 4, 2015, at 21:54, Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>> > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >