Re: [council] [NCSG-Discuss] Obituary Alain Berranger

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

hi all,

Alaine was a very good friend in addition to being a wonderful colleague.  i’m 
writing this with tears in my eyes.  i will miss him.  a lot. 

mikey


On Feb 7, 2014, at 6:21 AM, Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> FYI
>  
> De : Rafik Dammak [
> 
>  
> Hi Glen,
>  
> unfortunately I am sharing bad news about Alain passing away. I think that is 
> important to inform GNSO council , just to remind that we all are volunteers 
> and human beings , and such event dwarf any issue or disagreement.
>  
> Best,
>  
> Rafik 
>  
> 
> 2014-02-07 marie-laure Lemineur <mllemineur@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Alain Berranger sadly passed away shortly before Christmas 2013 after a long 
> illness.
>  
> Within the GNSO he was better known as being the first elected Chair of 
> ICANN's Not-For-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) from 2011 
> when the Constituency was first formed, after ICANN 41 in Singapore, until 
> July 2013. He was originally appointed as the Acting Vice-Chair in 2011, and 
> later won the Constituency's first elections.
> He rose to the challenge successfully.  Today, NPOC is what it is because of 
> Alain’s continuous effort to strengthen the Constituency. He truly believed 
> in the key role Not-for-Profits should and could play in the GNSO and the 
> ICANN ecosystem as a whole. He strove to strengthen its Executive Committee 
> by recruiting new members and constantly encouraged them to contribute to the 
> policy issues at hand. His commitment to the NPOC mission was reflected 
> through the numerous Working Groups he joined and actively participated in 
> while he was Chair.  
>  
> His professional achievements outside the GNSO are numerous.  After 
> completing his Bachelors degree, he joined Noranda Inc. and then worked for 
> Touche Ross Daihatsu, Tecsult, as well as for Dominion Bridge. Alain served 
> as Vice Chair of the Executive Committee at the Global Knowledge Partnership 
> foundation from 2009 to 2011, moving on to become a member of the Board. He 
> was an Executive-in-residence at Schulich School of Business at York 
> University in Toronto. Alain also filled the position of Vice Chair of the 
> Canadian Foundation for the Americas for two years and from 1996 to 2006 he 
> acted as Director of Partnerships and Business Development for the 
> International Development Research Center of the Canadian Government.  
>  
> Much of his career was focused on international development. To that intent, 
> he worked with aid agencies, management and engineering consulting firms, as 
> well as with the private sector. He travelled extensively, undertaking 
> assignments for Expedia in Mexico, Microsoft, the Omar Dengo Foundation and 
> the CRUSA Foundation both in Costa Rica, UNDP in Egypt and Vietnam, the 
> Chasquinet Foundation in Ecuador. He conducted training in strategic 
> partnering and resource mobilization for civil society, foundations, 
> government and development agencies.
>  
> Whilst we deeply mourn his passing, we should remember that Alain gave us 
> numerous reasons to be grateful and to celebrate his life. Alain was unique. 
> He was at home on a Golf course, spending a lot of time spinning the balls 
> and spinning the wheels of business, but he was equally at home everywhere in 
> the world where those passed by economic developments needed support to get 
> economic development going. As a pioneer, he bridged worlds, bravely he often 
> performed tight rope acts to unite what seemingly did not belong together. To 
> us he was always a reliable colleague whose friendship has made us better 
> people and the world we inhabit a better place to be. Alain loved life and he 
> loved to enjoy everything on offer but what made him so important was that he 
> was equally prepared to put in the hard work that after completion makes 
> achievements even sweeter. Alain has left his mark with everything he did. It 
> remains for us to honor his life by continuing his legacy by taking what his 
> life has taught us and to move forward with his spirit on our side.
>  


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