Re: [council] Stepping aside the GNSO Council

[Gabriela Szlak <gabrielaszlak@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,

Thank you so much for the good wishes and congratulations, both received
privately and on list.

It is a very happy time for me and my family though of course, I will be
missing you all as well,

"See" you on our next call,
best,

Gabi


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2015-01-06 7:54 GMT-03:00 Thomas Rickert <rickert@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi Gabi,
> that is great news. All the best!
>
> You will be missed.
>
> Best,
> Thomas
>
> PS - Sleep is much overrated.
>
> Am 31.12.2014 um 13:08 schrieb Gabriela Szlak <gabrielaszlak@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am very sorry to announce that I am stepping aside the GNSO Council
> after our next call on the 15th of January 2015.
>
> The reason is a very happy one: I am pregnant, expecting for June 2015 and
> thus, won´t be able to participate in any of the F2F meetings in 2015. We
> work a lot remotely, but it is also true that most relevant activities
> occur during f2f meetings. Under the current circumstances, the best for
> the BC and for the Council was to step aside and have me replaced with
> someone that will have the opportunity to participate in all activities
> fully, particularly in such a special year to come, in which the community
> is dealing with the IANA transition. It was a very hard decision to make
> but I am confident is for the best.
>
> At the BC we are currently hosting elections to select my replacement
> asap, so for Singapore, a new BC councillor will be already selected.
>
> I want to thank everyone, councillors and our great ICANN staff support
> members, for the honour and the enriching experience that has been working
> with all of you in representation of the BC at the GNSO Council since
> November 2013, and in particular to those who have offered me support and
> guidance all the way through. Muchas Gracias!!!!
>
> I have enjoyed the GNSO Council´s work and hope to have the chance to be
> back at some point in the future. In the meantime, I will still be
> around, of course, as a BC member representing eInstituto and at the LAC
> strategy and other ICANN activities, but remotely for some time.
>
> Best wishes and Happy 2015 to all!!!!!
> Gabi
>
> *Gabriela Szlak *
>
> *Skype:* gabrielaszlak
>
> *Twitter: @*GabiSzlak
>
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