[council] Farewell Council !

[Michael Schneider <sastre@anwalt.de>]

Council,

After two years on the Names Council I have decided to resign at the ICANN 
Meeting in Stockholm and also to give up my position as chairman of the ISPCP.

This has not been an easy decision, as I have enjoyed working with you, 
despite or even because of all our passionate discussions. However, for 
some time now my professional commitments have left me so little time that 
I have had no choice but to give up gradually my numerous offices in 
various associations and committees. Nevertheless, we will still be seeing 
each other frequently, as I plan to attend ICANN Meetings fairly regularly 
and also participate occasionally in NC conference calls (naturally in 
"listen only" mode ;-)

While it may seem unusual that I am notifying you of my decision only after 
my constituency has elected a successor, I felt it was better to avoid a 
long period as a standby member, particularly as this approach enabled me 
to adequately represent the interests of my constituency in connection with 
the Verisign agreements.

Best regards,
Michael

P.S.: Is there actually an NC dinner in Stockholm ? I have not read all the 
postings in the last few weeks because of various business trips and 
vacation ... I would love to see you for a drink and have a nice last 
evening together (at least in my capacity as a member).