Re: [council] Paul Kane to retire from NC.

[Jonathan Cohen <jcohen@shapirocohen.com>]

Dear Paul,
Your leaving represents a serious loss to the Names Council and the ICANN
process. While I understand and respect your need to take a sabbatical ..I
very much hope that it will be very brief and that we can soon look forward
to your important continuing contribution.We cant afford to lose the help of
those with knowledge ,experience and committment. Please stay involved.
best regards
Jonathan Cohen

"Paul M. Kane" wrote:

> Fellow NC Members
>
> I intend to retire from the Names Council soon after the next NC call on
> October 11th.  I will be advising the Registrar's Constituency that I
> will not be standing for re-election to enable me to concentrate on
> other activities.
>
> The support I have received from so many of you is very much appreciated
> and I will try to reciprocate the good will shown.  Whilst domain name
> activities represent around 20% of my corporate activities I hope to be
> able to continue to be able to participate in the ICANN process.
>
> Over the last 5 years many of you know my staff and I have been quietly
> active in building robust technical environments and stable political
> markets for competitive Registrar (and latterly gTLD Registry)
> businesses to
> prosper. Members of my staff will continue to participate in the IETF
> (as members of the EPP design team for example) but in the political
> arena we will be taking a sabbatical.
>
> I have enjoyed working with you all, at an academic level the "issues"
> have been stimulating; at a political level, very interesting; and at a
> practical level the NC is making progress at addressing challenging
> issues. Keep up the good work!
>
> Best regards to all
>
> Paul.