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    A huge congratulations and thanks, Konstantinos, for your amazing
    and dedicated service to NCUC, and to the noncommercial issues
    online.  All the best with ISOC -- they are fortunate to have your
    expertise, insight and passion -- and come back and visit!<br>
    <br>
    Best,<br>
    Kathy<br>
    <span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
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      Dear NCUC members and friends,<o:p></o:p></span>
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cite="mid:D8B87832BDC13F45B7265357FCF323C301690A91789D@E2K7-MS2.ds.strath.ac.uk"
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D">It
            is with great sadness to inform you that I am stepping down
            as chair of NCUC. Yesterday I was offered a job as a policy
            advisor with ISOC, which I happily accepted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D">In
            light of this development, I feel issues of conflict of
            interest may arise, which will prevent me from serving NCUC
            and its membership the way I have done so far; to this end,
            I have just informed the NCUC Executive Committee that I am
            stepping down as NCUC Chair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D">Subsequently,
            I am invoking article VII of the existing charter: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">VII.
              Leaving Office<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">A.
              An elected representative of the Executive Committee or
              Policy Committee may submit an email or notice of
              resignation to the Chair whenever circumstances call for
              such an action.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">B.
              In the event of resignation of the Chair, the Executive
              Committee shall within two weeks elect one of its members
              to serve as interim Chair. If the remaining term of the
              resigning Chair is greater than six (6) months, a new
              election shall be organized.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D">I
            will help and liaise with the EC in this transitional period
            and will continue to be an individual member of NCUC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D">I
            would like to wholeheartedly thank you all for your support
            and trust during my term as NCUC Chair. I am so very
            grateful that I have been given the chance to serve you all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D">With
            appreciation,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D">KK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr.
            Konstantinos Komaitis,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Senior
            Lecturer,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Director
            of Postgraduate Instructional Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Director
            of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University
            of Strathclyde,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The
            Law School,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Graham
            Hills building, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">50
            George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">tel:
            +44 (0)141 548 4306<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765"><span
                style="color:blue">http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765</span></a></span><span
            style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Selected
            publications: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038"><span
                style="color:blue">http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Website:
            <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.komaitis.org"><span
                style="color:blue">www.komaitis.org</span></a></span><span
            style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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