Dear Amr, congratulations for your new job. it is pity that you are leaving NCSG since you were a good and active councillor, familiar with all the details of operating procedures, process, ongoing policy discussion and more, sometimes looking like PDP fanatic ;) I am really happy with the work you did with NCSG for many years since I encouraged you to join us in first place in 2011. I was looking forward to working with you for this year in council but seems you will have to cooperate with us from a different position. good luck with your new adventure in ICANN. Best, Rafik 2017-02-10 20:55 GMT+09:00 Amr Elsadr <[log in to unmask]>: > 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