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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Dear <span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 15px;">Farzaneh,</span></p>
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<div>Feeling Sad to read about your decision. </div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I appreciate your efforts and dedication as the NCSG Chair</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 15px;">. </span><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Thank you</p>
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<div dir="auto">Very sorry indeed Farzi, I understand your predicaments I might be visiting USA in a few months time, probably migrating, and would write to off-list to understand this restrictions. On your decision about re-election to the chair, you definitely
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<div dir="auto">Will keep in touch. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 8:54 AM Kris Seeburn <<a href="mailto:seeburn.k@gmail.com">seeburn.k@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div>On 7 Jul 2018, at 01:17, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rafik.dammak@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>this decision saddens me even if I know that you didn't make it easily and you thought about the NCSG interest. it is definitely a mark of real leadership.</div>
<div>I enjoyed working with you since we were together at the NCUC EC till now when cooperating as NCSG Chair and Policy Committee Chair.</div>
<div>I know that you are not leaving and hope that can travel again, joining ICANN meetings asking your usual sharp questions :)</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Le sam. 7 juil. 2018 à 08:03, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br>
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<div 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 dir="auto" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">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 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 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
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<div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We can perhaps call this "Badii Out" :)</div>
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