WOW Congrats to you Amr!!! I truly enjoyed working with you as you are extremely knowledgeable and very helpful. regards Karel On 10 February 2017 at 17:16, avri doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > Love it when someone good gets a good job. > > Enjoy. I am sure we are going to still see a lot of you and I look > forward to it. > > avri > > > > On 10-Feb-17 06:55, Amr Elsadr wrote: > > 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 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >