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    Congratulations, and all the best with the baby!  Plenty of time for
    ICANN later.....like after he/she hits the teen years, you may have
    some spare time again..<br>
    Kind regards, <br>
    Stephanie Perrin<br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14-12-31 7:08 AM, Gabriela Szlak
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              style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span><br>
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                  style="font-size:12.7272720336914px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I
                  am very sorry to announce that I am <span>stepping</span> <span>aside </span>the GNSO Council
                  after our next call on the 15th of January 2015.</span></div>
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                  style="font-size:12.7272720336914px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The
                  reason is a very happy one: I am pregnant, expecting
                  for June 2015 and thus, </span><span
                  style="font-size:12.7272720336914px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">won´t
                  be able to participate in any of the F2F meetings in
                  2015. </span><span
                  style="font-size:12.7272720336914px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We
                  work a lot remotely, but it is also true that most
                  relevant activities occur during f2f meetings. U</span><span
style="font-size:12.7272720336914px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">nder
                  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. </span></div>
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                    style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px">At
                    the BC we are currently hosting elections to select
                    my replacement asap, so for Singapore, a new BC
                    councillor will be already selected. </span></div>
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                  style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px">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!!!!</span></div>
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                  style="font-size:12.7272720336914px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I
                  have enjoyed the GNSO Council´s work and </span><span
style="font-size:12.7272720336914px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">hope
                  to have the chance to be back at some point in the
                  future. In the meantime, I</span><span
                  style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px"> 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. </span></div>
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                  to all!!!!!</font></div>
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