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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dear Mathieu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please apologize for my late reaction – it’s been a very busy period…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I however did not want to let you go without saying that, as one key element of the CCWG “dreamteam” co-chairmanship”, you did a tremendous job guiding
us through the accountability work in the past 3 years and that it has been an enourmous pleasure working with you the way it has been possible to work with you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">You will be deeply missed in the CCWG and elsewhere in the ICANN environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">fortunately, in both our new functions, we will most probably have the chance to continue to meet and cooperate in the same spirit in a number of occasions
– something to which I am very much looking forward to!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Alors, à très bientôt, j’espère
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</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE-CH">mailto:</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE-CH">thomas</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE-CH">.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE-CH">schneider</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE-CH">@bakom.admin.ch</span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE-CH">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-CH">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-CH"> accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org]
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Mathieu Weill<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Dienstag, 25. April 2017 12:38<br>
<b>An:</b> CCWG Accountability <accountability-cross-community@icann.org><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] CCWG-A co-chairing transition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Dear Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">April 28 will be my last day as chief executive of Afnic. See
<a href="https://www.afnic.fr/fr/l-afnic-en-bref/actualites/actualites-generales/10452/show/le-ca-de-l-afnic-designe-pierre-bonis-dg-par-interim-suite-au-depart-de-mathieu-weill.html">
https://www.afnic.fr/fr/l-afnic-en-bref/actualites/actualites-generales/10452/show/le-ca-de-l-afnic-designe-pierre-bonis-dg-par-interim-suite-au-depart-de-mathieu-weill.html</a> for the announcement.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">As a consequence, I have informed the ccNSO chair of my resignation as a ccNSO Member as well as a co-chair for this CCWG, effective
on April 28. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">When we started this CCWG in 2014, I was not so convinced we could achieve anything. It's fair to say we have exceeded my expectations
;-) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Thanks to all of you for your hard work, to our amazing support staff and my extraordinary fellow co chairs and rapporteurs. It's been
an amazing experience being part of this team. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">I'm still going to work on related topics, so I'm sure there will be opportunities to meet again. You can keep in touch at
<a href="mailto:pro@mathieuweill.fr">pro@mathieuweill.fr</a> ! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">All the best, and please make WS2 a success ! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Mathieu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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