Amr is gonna make ICANN great again! ;) Happy we at least get to continue working with you, albeit in another constellation. Cheers, Niels On 02/10/2017 02:00 PM, Tatiana Tropina wrote: > 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] > <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> per conto di Amr Elsadr >> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> Inviato: venerdì 10 febbraio 2017 12.55.25 >> A: [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[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 >> <http://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] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (direct), [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (lists), > www.williamdrake.org <http://www.williamdrake.org> > ************************************************ > > -- Niels ten Oever Head of Digital Article 19 www.article19.org PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9