I will join all the congratulations and wishes! ICANN is so lucky to have you, Amr :-) Thank you for serving the NCUC tirelessly all these years. We will miss you a lot! Cheers Tanya On 10 February 2017 at 13:12, William Drake <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > +1 and as we just agreed on Skype, drinks in Copenhagen are on Amr :-) > > Bill > > On Feb 10, 2017, at 12:58, Milan, Stefania <[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Wow, Amr. ICANN is very, very lucky to have you (among other things, no > one is more knowledgeable and has a genuine passion for rules, procedures > and process!). We are very sad to loose you, but we know you will continue > the good fight from whatever position you might have. Good luck! Stefania > ________________________________________ > Da: NCSG-Discuss <[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>> per conto di Amr Elsadr < > [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>> > Inviato: venerdì 10 febbraio 2017 12.55.25 > A: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Oggetto: Change of Employer — Resignation from the GNSO Council > > Dear NCSG Friends and Colleagues, > > I am sending this email to formally inform you all of my decision to > resign from representing the NCSG on the GNSO Council, as I have accepted > an employment offer from ICANN. I applied for an open position for Policy > Manager that was posted on icann.jobs shortly following ICANN 57 in > Hyderabad. I was notified that I was selected for the open position on 20 > January, and was formally offered the position of Policy Manager earlier > this week. I will be joining the GNSO policy support team, which many of > you, having worked closely with policy staff on the GNSO Council and > various GNSO working groups and committees, are familiar with. > > It has been a genuine pleasure and immense privilege working with you all > over the past years in furthering non-commercial interests within the gTLD > policy space. I’ve learnt a great deal since first joining the NCSG, have > made amazing friends here, and have generally really enjoyed working with > you all. There are a number of you (you know who you are) who have gone to > considerable lengths to mentor me when I first engaged in the GNSO’s policy > development work, and for that, you will have my eternal gratitude. > > Currently, I am representing the NCSG on the GNSO Council, and as per the > NCSG’s charter regarding elected Councillors, am also a member of the > NCSG’s Policy Committee. I’m confident that the NCSG Executive Committee > will capably replace me, and ensure that non-commercial representation on > the GNSO Council is not compromised in any way. > > Effective immediately, I will no longer be able to serve the NCSG in the > capacity of a Council representative, and will work with the NCSG and NCUC > executive committees to terminate my membership in both groups. Having said > that, I look forward to continuing to work with you all, and the broader > GNSO and ICANN community in my new capacity. I will, as always, be > available to be of any assistance I can be. I’ve grown to hold the policy > support team’s professionalism and integrity in very high esteem over the > years, and am proud to now join them. I’m very excited about continuing to > contribute to the GNSO’s mission alongside them and all of you. > > My heartfelt thanks to you all. > > Amr > > 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. > > > ************************************************ > William J. Drake > International Fellow & Lecturer > Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ > University of Zurich, Switzerland > [log in to unmask] (direct), [log in to unmask] (lists), > www.williamdrake.org > ************************************************ > >