[Ccpdp-rm] [Ccpdp-ret] A brief remembrance: Frank March

[Olivier Kouami]

Greetings from Sénégal,

It's a sad news indeed.
Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
May he RIP.
Warm regards
Olévié

Le mer. 4 mai 2022 à 02:37, Tom Barrett via Ccpdp-ret <ccpdp-ret at icann.org>
a écrit :

> Nice tribute Steve.
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> On Tue, May 3, 2022, 10:08 PM Stephen Deerhake @ ASNIC via Ccpdp-ret <
> ccpdp-ret at icann.org> wrote:
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>> With a great deal of sadness I note the passing of Frank March.  It’s
>> likely that most of you on this list have no idea who he was, but some of
>> you do.
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>> Regardless, in my view it is important to take note of his passing.
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>> Frank was one of the first Kiwis that I ever met, and at that point in
>> his career, in a very different role than when I really got to know him.
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>> He wore many hats in his career, and seemingly, wore them well, among
>> them (albeit a short list):
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>>    - ISOC-NZ (as a founding member)
>>    - A contributor to the development of the internet within New Zealand
>>    - InternetNZ as President (amongst other roles)
>>    - New Zealand’s representative to the Governmental Advisory Committee
>>    for ICANN
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>> It was in his latter capacity that I really got to know him, as he was
>> the GAC’s representative to the Framework of Interpretation (FoI) ccNSO
>> Working Group, of which I was a member.
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>> His comments were substantive, and helped frame the final work product,
>> and I believe were critical for the eventual “buy-in” by the GAC which led
>> to its approval by the ICANN Board.
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>> The FoI WG was active, as I recall, between June 2011 and October 2014,
>> which seems a couple of life-times ago now.  Keith Davidson, another Kiwi,
>> led that group with purpose, gravitas, and humour.
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>> On a personal note, I remember that at our face to face meetings, which
>> seemed to always be in the early afternoon at ICANN meetings, Frank would
>> pitch up with a large sandwich and beverage.  He’d sit silently, chewing
>> away, and suddenly put down his sandwich, clear his throat, and utter some
>> comment which would take us down another track, and give him the
>> opportunity that he needed to finish his sandwich.
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>> He was the voice of the GAC, and the working group paid attention to what
>> he had to say.  And the Working Group benefited greatly from his
>> contributions.
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>> Although he is no longer with us, his contributions on so many fronts,
>> endure.
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>> I refer you to what InternetNZ has posted regarding Frank, for additional
>> depth and background:
>> https://internetnz.nz/news-and-articles/in-memory-of-frank-march/
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>> Best Regards,
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>> /Stephen
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