[Announcement] NCSG Chair Decision Not to Run for Re-election

[Stephanie Perrin]

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.

I hope the travel ban ends soon and you can be with us again.  We miss 
you!  Thanks for all the hard work.

Stephanie Perrin


On 2018-07-06 19:00, farzaneh badii wrote:
> Dear NCSG Members,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> We can perhaps call this "Badii Out" :)
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> Best regards,
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> Farzaneh
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