NCSG chair message

[Omar Shuran]

Congratulations, Rafik, on being appointed as the new chair of NCSG

A big thank you to Johan for his committed leadership throughout his 
time in the role.

Here's to a bright future for NCSG

Best

Omar Shuran

On 2024-11-18 14:16, Rafik Dammak wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I am sending this message as we just finished a few days of the ICANN 
> meeting in Istanbul which was intense and also meant the completion of 
> a 1 year cycle. I am officially taking over as NCSG chair, starting my 
> first term, and wanted to share some initial points.
> 
> I would like to thank first the previous leadership, Julf and also our 
> former councillors, Stephanie and Wisdom. I also wish good luck to the 
> new councillors, Julf, Farzaneh and returning Bruna.
> 
> I could have discussions and calls in previous months with Julf to 
> prepare for the handover and clarify about the backlog of tasks and 
> priorities, ensuring continuity and smooth transition.
> 
> My  basic goal and principle will be to continue the ongoing activities 
> and build upon what was done by predecessors and then work on the next 
> activities and prepare for those who will take over later. I am also 
> identifying what we have as challenges and what is coming up as urgent 
> issues for NCSG, something that never ends.
> 
> The roadmap or plan is quite straight forward, between near and long 
> term actions. We have already to work on planning for the next ICANN 
> meeting, follow up on action items from the Istanbul meeting such as 
> the cooperation with our counterpart the CSG but in more general 
> preparing for policy priority topics for NCSG and other matters like 
> the holistic review where we need to focus our efforts and attentions.
> 
> I will work with the NCSG executive committee and collaborate with the 
> Policy committee on those different matters. It will also be the same 
> with the leadership of our constituencies NCUC and NPOC.
> 
> I commit to keep you all informed about NCSG activities under my 
> preview and consult on matters requiring that. I will try to share 
> digestible report with enough background and explanations.
> 
> Feel free to contact me anytime if you have any question, concern or 
> inquiry.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Rafik
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