[NCUC-DISCUSS] Departing the chair

[William Drake]

Hi

Thanks Ed, but let’s not go overboard, NCUC most certainly existed in more than name prior!  But we did manage to make some good progress over the last three years with outreach, inreach, engagement, transparency, events, creation of teams, travel support, expansion of the website, improvement of relations with the rest of the community, and a lot of administrative junk nobody would want to hear about but is essential to keeping the network functioning.  So I’m content enough, even if some things I’d have liked to happen couldn’t progress enough.  I’m very confident that the new team (along with the new NCSG team) will be taking further steps toward strengthening civil society’s cohesion, work and standing in ICANNistan.  In the meanwhile, I’m looking forward to deleting thousands of saved messages...

So many thanks to colleagues on the EC and in the general membership for their support.  Let’s keep moving forward.

Cheers

Bill

PS: And with my new hat now on just one head, please remember the NomCom process….we have a lot of important slots to fill in the coming year, so any and all help with recruitment of top notch candidates will be appreciated and important.

> On Dec 6, 2015, at 7:40 PM, Edward Morris <egmorris1 at toast.net> wrote:
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> Three years ago Bill Drake assumed control of a Constituency that existed in name only. Our web page was based on a "temporary" design that had lasted a decade, membership was half of what it is now and they had to recruit newbies like me to run for EC seats, despite us knowing very little about ICANN.
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> Thanks largely to Bill the NCUC is now a vibrant, alive place. Elections are no longer coronations but competitions among very qualified people.
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> If you haven't voted yet please do so now. There are only a few hours left. Please show your appreciation for all that Bill has done by actively participating in the election process. A big turnout would be the greatest sign yet that the NCUC has matured into an organization ready for bigger and better things. The need certainly is there.
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> Thanks for considering,
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> Ed Morris
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> Sent from my iPhone
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