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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Don,</p><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">You will always be a pioneering leader in Universal Acceptance.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">-Ram</p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Ram Mohan</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Chief Operating Officer<br>(o) +1.215.706.5700 x103 (m) +1.215.431.0958 (f) +1.215.706.5701<br><a href="mailto:rmohan@afilias.info" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">rmohan@afilias.info</span></a> | Skype: gliderpilot30 | Twitter @rmohan123<br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Don Hollander <<a href="mailto:don.hollander@icann.org">don.hollander@icann.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org">ua-discuss@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [UA-discuss] Farewell</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">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></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">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></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">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></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">So many people who have been along for the ride for so long to thank. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">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></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">Anyone who wants to contact me can reach me at <a href="mailto:kōrero@ngāpukapuka.nz">kōrero@ngāpukapuka.nz</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">Don</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Don Hollander</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Secretary General – UASG</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Skype: Don_Hollander</span><span lang="EN-NZ"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span></p></div></body></html>