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    Nicolas<br>
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    On 11/04/2012 11:07 AM, Kathy Kleiman wrote:
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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>
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      Best,<br>
      Kathy<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>
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            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>
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              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>
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              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>
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              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>
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