<div dir="ltr">Dear Farzi, <div><br></div><div>It saddens me to read about your decision of not running for re-election. I guess both NCUC and NCSG can appreciate all your hard work (despite the distance), as well as everything that has been done in both groups under your leadership. </div><div><br></div><div>As Steph mentioned, I do hope the travel ban ends soon and we get to have you around again! Always a pleasure to work with you and thanks for everything. </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div>Bruna </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2018-07-06 22:25 GMT-03:00 Stephanie Perrin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">You have done a
fantastic job Farzi. NCSG has made great strides this year
under your leadership, despite the hardships you have had to
endure. To not be able to come to the meetings you organize,
see the courses you got the funding for and planned, and be
there at our face to face to meetings, must have been
frustrating and hardly seems fair. Thanks so much for hanging
in and keeping us together under such difficult circumstances.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">I hope the travel ban
ends soon and you can be with us again. We miss you! Thanks
for all the hard work.</font></font></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Stephanie Perrin<br>
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<div class="m_6897959520449647435moz-cite-prefix">On 2018-07-06 19:00, farzaneh badii
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear NCSG Members,</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I have to sadly
announce that I will not be able to seek re-election for
NCSG chair in the upcoming elections. This was not an
easy decision but I believe it is in the best interest of
NCSG and myself. I cannot travel outside of the US for
potentially a year and it is very uncertain when I will be
able to start traveling again. While attending the
meetings remotely can be very effective, NCSG chair
position requires presence in meetings. NCSG members and
leaders went out of their way to help me in ICANN 62,
carrying out many of my tasks in Panama. But NCSG chair
has to build connections with other stakeholder groups and
SO/ACs, and hold many other meetings that need to be done
face to face during ICANN meetings and it is a struggle to
delegate since full engagement with the tasks leading up
to the meetings is very much needed and cannot be
effective with briefings. Many of the NCSG leaders are
also very busy and it is not fair to burden them with NCSG
Chair tasks. I certainly do not want to take away the
chance from NCSG to have an effective NCSG chair who can
attend the meetings and further NCSG interest.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto">It's a
difficult time for me personally and professionally. But
I have enjoyed the challenges and working with you. Thank
you for your trust and sorry for the shortcomings.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I will continue
carrying out my tasks as usual. When the elections end on
21st of August and results are announced, I will arrange
for the new NCSG chair to be involved with all the tasks
leading up to ICANN 63 so that the Chair can run the
Barcelona meeting in person. I will also work with NCSG EC
and those members that will be present in Barcelona to
have a fully engaged NCSG. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">This is not a
goodbye. I will see you around (well remotely) and remain
committed to having a smooth transition for the next NCSG
chair. I will also help NCSG to advance its values and
promote what we stand for in domain name policy. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We can perhaps call
this "Badii Out" :)</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Best regards, </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" dir="auto">Farzaneh<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><i>Bruna Martins dos Santos </i></b></div><div><br></div><div><div>Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos<br></div><div>@boomartins<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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