[NCSG-EC] NCSG GNSO Councilor resignation?

[Tapani Tarvainen]

Dear Robin,

Yes, I remember that conversation with Stephanie. Ed had told me
before ICANN59 that he's getting a new job and plans to resign from
the council after the meeting, and when I last saw him there he seemed
resolved to do it, so I did think it's for real - but I've been wrong
before. And I certainly didn't say or think he'd already resigned
in Johannesburg.

As for ncsg-discuss mailing list, he's in "no delivery" mode, which
means he doesn't get the messages in his inbox but can post - people
often do that to avoid inbox overflow during travel or simply as an
alternative way of following a list they don't want cluttering their
email. (I know Ed has been doing that on a number of other lists, so
that didn't worry me.)

Leaving CCWG and CEP without explanation is worrysome; it could be
just cutting down his workload or something else.

So something seems to be going on, but what exactly, remains to
be determined.

In any case I have received no resignation message, indeed Ed has not
replied to my emails or Skype messages after Joburg. So I have nothing
actionable now, only rumours and speculation.

I will try to find out more and keep you up to date, although as
already noted I'll be on the road with limited connectivity for
another week.

Tapani

On Jul 05 08:46, Robin Gross (robin at ipjustice.org) wrote:
> 
> Hi Tapani,
> 
> That's odd because one of the sources of the rumors is claimed to be you.  Stephanie Perrin said that you told her on Friday morning in Joburg that Ed Morris was resigning, and when she responded, "he says that at every meeting,” then you replied, “this time it is for real.”  Not true?
> 
> Other community members such as Greg Shatan also informed NCSG members in Joburg that he was told Ed was resigning.  
> 
> Then we got a message on CCWG ACCT yesterday from ICANN staff to say that Ed has indeed resigned from the working group he was supposed to serve as rapporteur for.   
> 
> And his status was changed on the NCSG mailing list to “suspended” at the end of last week according to Milton.
> 
> So something is going on and the EC should be updated as to what it is.
> 
> Thanks,
> Robin
> 
> 
> 
> > On Jul 4, 2017, at 1:11 PM, Tapani Tarvainen via NCSG-EC <ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:
> > 
> > Dear Robin,
> > 
> > I have not been notified of any resignations. If someone has resigned
> > by notifying GNSO council directly, they haven't told me. I haven't
> > seen a resignation message on Council list either.
> > 
> > I would appreciate if you'd tell me sources of these rumours, as many
> > of them as possible, so I could try to track them down.
> > 
> > If the rumours are confirmed, I will immediately ask you all to start
> > considering temporary alternate assignment.
> > 
> > Note, I'm traveling with varying internet connectivity until July 15,
> > but I should be able to get online at least almost every day somehow.
> > 
> > In any event I would like to call for an EC meeting soon, preferably
> > on the week beginning on July 17.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Tapani Tarvainen
> > 
> > On Jul 04 11:52, Robin Gross via NCSG-EC (ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is) wrote:
> >> 
> >> Colleagues,
> >> 
> >> I’ve heard several rumors that one of our NCSG GNSO Councilors resigned in Jo’burg.  Not being in Jo’burg, I’m rather in the dark as to what has happened, if these rumors are true, and if the EC needs to be looking for a replacement GNSO Councilor for NCSG until the coming annual election.  
> >> 
> >> I’d appreciate being updated as to this situation at the earliest opportunity so the EC can take appropriate action.
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> Robin
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