<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="EmailStyle20" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""></span><font size="3" class="">Don,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Ram has said it very well. You have been a mainstay for an important effort, the need for and importance of universal acceptance, that is now being recognized as an essential element in the propagation of the Internet to the entire world. You have been persistent in your efforts, and your effort has led to the progress that we are observing now. Congratulations for a job well done!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">I hope that your retirement will not mark the end of your involvement in UA or in support of the sperad and usefulness of the Internet for all of us on the planet.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Best regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">George </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><div style="font-size: 14px; border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="">UA-discuss <<a href="mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Ram Mohan <<a href="mailto:rmohan@afilias.info" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">rmohan@afilias.info</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 9:52 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Don Hollander <<a href="mailto:don.hollander@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">don.hollander@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">ua-discuss@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">ua-discuss@icann.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Re: [UA-discuss] Farewell<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Don,<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">When I founded the Universal Acceptance Steering Group, along with several other community members, the single most momentous decision Cyrus & I made was to ask you to help us by becoming the Secretary General of the UASG.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">In short order, volunteer led actions that had not made it into execution moved at record speed. Order, schedules and roadmaps became the norm. All of us volunteers and subject matter experts were able to focus on the significant issues ahead of us, rather than the administrative ones.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Of all the people involved in the UASG, I have perhaps been the largest beneficiary of your excellence, your dedication, your sense of humor, your focus, and most importantly, your friendship. Along the way, you have ensured that the UASG remains a community-led initiative that has both achieved real results, emerging as an exemplar of how substantial and good things can happen in ICANN-land.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">You will always be a pioneering leader in Universal Acceptance.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">-Ram<o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class="">Ram Mohan<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Chief Operating Officer<br class="">(o) +1.215.706.5700 x103 (m) +1.215.431.0958 (f) +1.215.706.5701<br class=""><a href="mailto:rmohan@afilias.info" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: blue;" class="">rmohan@afilias.info</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>| Skype: gliderpilot30 | Twitter @rmohan123<br class="">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Don Hollander <<a href="mailto:don.hollander@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">don.hollander@icann.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:13 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">ua-discuss@icann.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[UA-discuss] Farewell<o:p class=""></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">A short note to say that after more than four years of active and direct involvement with the Universal Acceptance Steering Group I am stepping down as the Secretary General at the end of the month.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">I have been keen to do this for quite some time and the group now has a very detailed (nearly 100) set of actions for the next year and the newly elected leadership are well established.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">The administration of the program will be supported going forward by ICANN’s Sarmad Hussain who has been closely involved since the ICANN Board included Universal Acceptance as one of its five strategic objectives last year.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">So many people who have been along for the ride for so long to thank. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">The UASG will issue a formal announcement in due course and ICANN will issue a blog in the next couple of months about their vision of Universal Acceptance.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">Anyone who wants to contact me can reach me at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:kōrero@ngāpukapuka.nz" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">kōrero@ngāpukapuka.nz</a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">Don</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">Don Hollander</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">Secretary General – UASG</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">Skype: Don_Hollander</span></p></div></body></html>