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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 22 Feb 2019, at 00:23, Kurt Pritz <<a href="mailto:kurt@kjpritz.com" class="">kurt@kjpritz.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Hi Everyone: <br class=""><br class="">I am sorry that you learned about me resigning my position as EPDP Chair by being copied on the resignation notice. It’s not good form but I thought it better to let my boss know first so that he doesn’t hear it from someone else. <br class=""><br class="">I am glad to have worked with you - getting to know some of you for the first time and some of you better than I did before this. I will continue to lead and aid the transition of leadership however it is required. I am also happy to chat informally about any topic. <br class=""><br class="">During the last several months, many of you provided signs of support - small and large, inadvertent and intentional. They were always appreciated and important to me, and never went unnoticed. I also appreciated the criticism that was offered, as it was always constructive. <br class=""><br class="">To the Support Team, you’ll hear more from me later. <br class=""><br class="">I’ll see you on the next call or in Kobe. <br class=""><br class="">Best regards,<br class=""><br class="">Kurt<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Gnso-epdp-team mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Gnso-epdp-team@icann.org" class="">Gnso-epdp-team@icann.org</a><br class="">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-epdp-team</div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>