[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Election 2013

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Grande Tapani, my reasons for not running for EC again are quite similar 
to yours. Simply cannot cope with a growing set of tasks and the backlog 
is about to become unmanageable...

You of course will be missed.

fraternal regards

--c.a.

On 11/19/2013 10:59 AM, Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza wrote:
> This is really a pity, Tapani, but we all know how burdensome it can be to
> handle multiple tasks. We can only hope that you continue to be involved
> with NCUC activities as your contribution has been invaluable not only to
> the EC but to the whole constituency.
>
> Best,
> Carlos
>
>
> 2013/11/19 Tapani Tarvainen <tapani.tarvainen at effi.org>
>
>> 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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