<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Hello!</span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
Like Klaus I will not run for second term on GNSO Council. I am honoured for serving NCSG on the council, it was such great experience, sometimes frustrating sometimes funny. Very demanding have to say, more than I did imagine when I accepted my nomination two years ago, what was good because it has increased my learning about ICANN. </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">The main reason I am not going to run for second term is the fact that the council's work tends to increase and I will not have enough time to accomplish that in the next year. Also I would like to be involved in the working groups however I don't have availability for both activities. So it seems much more reasonable to leave space for who has both the availability and energy to stand for the non-commercial issues in the GNSO council.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">I also would like to thank David and Maria for all your help these years. David in special was very patient to translate into understandable English many times I couldn't follow the discussions because the terrible mix of acronyms, abbreviations and local references as the council is particularly an English (many times American)-oriented space.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Maria and David are doing a really great job, David also is currently one of the GNSO vice-chairs. I believe we would be lucky to have them reelected for the Council.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Magaly</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Avri Doria <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org" target="_blank">avri@acm.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="">On 10-Aug-14 23:37, Grace Githaiga wrote:<br>
> Since all the candidates are eligible for a second term, and I believe<br>
> their performance has been exemplary, why not hear from them if they not<br>
> interested in a second term and we move from there? The mails are<br>
> somehow too many just seconding this candidate or that one and yes I<br>
> know that is the process but still...<br>
<br>
</div>Yes, and i would be happy to see the incumbents renominated, they just<br>
have not indicated within my hearing or reading that they want to be yet.<br>
<br>
I know this produces a flurry of email. but I love the life and<br>
enthusiasm it shows and these events are only time some of our members<br>
send a message. Some excitedly cheering one, and some complaining about<br>
the cheering. It is a ritual of the NCSG, and one of its endearing<br>
qualities.<br>
<br>
Personally I would like to see more email, more discussion, on this<br>
list. And I think +1 are great. they are like those head noddings and<br>
yeps we all do when we are in a physical space together.<br>
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avri<br>
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