[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Election 2013

[William Drake]

Hi Tapani

As we’ve communicated off line about this already let me just add a quick public note to say that I regret but understand your decision, and that I greatly appreciate all the work you did over the past year, particularly in rationalizing and facilitating our electronic platforms, membership list, election ballot,  etc.   It’s all been really helpful.

See you in an hour,

Bill

On Nov 19, 2013, at 5:28 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <tapani.tarvainen at effi.org> wrote:

> Dear fellow NCUC members,
> 
> After some heavy soul-searching and reflection upon the past
> year, I must, with no small amount of regret and sadness,
> decline my nomination as a candidate for European representative
> to the Executive Committee of the Non-Commercial Users' Constituency.
> 
> I would like to sincerely thank Kate Smith-Lawrence for nominating me
> and the amazingly numerous people who've supported me. I must also
> apologize for this very late announcement, but the decision was not
> easy.
> 
> In the end, however, it has become clear that I cannot continue.
> 
> My reasons have little to do with NCUC EC as such. Admittedly I have
> been frustrated by my inability to work there as efficiently as I
> would've liked, but the main reason for that as well as for my
> decision to drop out is that certain events of my life outside ICANN
> (yes, I do have life outside ICANN) have taken a much heavier toll on
> me than I have realized, and I have overloaded myself with more work
> than I can handle.
> 
> Faced with the need to unload something to keep myself from burning
> out, the first to suffer will, inevitably, be volunteer work, and
> I would not want to be in the EC knowing I would not be able to
> give it enough time and attention.
> 
> Fortunately, however, we have a good slate of candidates and
> I have no doubt we'll have a great Executive Committee next
> year, whoever gets elected.
> 
> Finally, I'd like to thank my fellow EC members, Bill, Ed, Wilson,
> Carlos, Norbert, Peter, Milton and Rafik: it's been a privilege to
> work with you, as well as with the entire NCUC community.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> -- 
> Tapani Tarvainen
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