[NCUC-DISCUSS] MAT's coordinator position is now vacant

[Shahzad Ahmad]

Dear Walid, my brother,

Didn't know that you had been going through all this. The last time we
connected, I knew that some of your family members were moving out.

My prayers and kindly let us know if we can be of any assistance.

Difficult times all around. Be well, be safe and be strong my brother!

lots of love,

Shahzad



On 9/13/15 1:27 PM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> Some of you may have heard that my house in Yemen was bombed a couple of
> months ago, leading to the death of my brother-in-law and my niece.
> Fortunately, wasn't in Yemen at the time and I got a lot of support from
> many friends from ICANN, ISOC, TED and beyond, for which I am tremendously
> grateful.
>
> But as you can imagine, this sudden and tragic event has knocked me off
> balanced and severely affected my performance and many of my plans for the
> year. It has also led me to enter new advocacy, humanitarian and legal
> arenas that I wasn't prepared for and that require a lot of my attention
> and time.
>
> So I regret to inform you that I can no longer continue to coordinate the
> membership affairs team (MAT).
>
> It was a privilege and pleasure to collaborate and work with all of you. I
> believe that some good initial steps were taken in the form of the survey,
> whose results could serve as a point of departure for future work to
> improve NCUC members' engagement.
>
> The MAT coordinator's position is now vacant and I encourage those of you
> who are interested, to take this opportunity, which would allow you to
> engage more closely with the community and perhaps attend ICANN meetings
> and relevant events.
>
> Apologies for having to pull out without completing my first year as this
> tragedy came so suddenly. But I will remain as part of the NCUC community
> and contribute when I have the chance to do so.
>
> I believe it is necessary to hand the role over so that MAT's work would
> resume and intensify, particularly as ICANN is going through critical -and
> even historic- times that require a seriously committed civil society
> member to take over.
>
> All the very best and thanks for your understanding.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Walid Al-Saqaf
>
>
>
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