[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] Resignation as Chair

[gtheo]

Thanks for everything Chuck.

Theo



Chuck schreef op 2018-05-11 01:55 AM:
> When I accepted the request to chair the Next Generation RDS to
> replace WHOIS PDP WG (RDS PDP WG) at the beginning of 2016, I stated
> that I might not be able to fulfill the role beyond the first phase of
> the PDP.  At that time, I mistakenly assumed that phase 1 could be
> completed sometime in 2017.  We are now well into 2018 and we are not
> even close to reaching the midpoint of phase 1.
> 
> When the WG began, I was a full-time employee of Verisign.  As most of
> you know, my last day as a Verisign employee was 30 June 2017.  At
> that point, I retired from all my Verisign responsibilities and most
> of my ICANN activities except two:
> 
> 	* Participating as a member of the reconvened Red Cross Society Names
> Protections PDP WG that I was previously a part of.
> 	* Chairing the RDS WG.
> 
> For the past 10 months since I retired, I have enjoyed having a lot
> more time to do things that I have put off for many years and
> especially traveling more with my wife in our RV, but the time
> required to lead the RDS PDP WG still makes a significant dent in my
> retirement. So, I have decided that this break in our work is a good
> time for me to resign as WG chair.
> 
> As you know, the status of the RDS WG is up in the air now and it may
> be several weeks before we know more.  If the ICANN Board implements a
> Temporary Policy to deal with the European GDPR requirements, they
> will have to initiate a new PDP to address that policy and it would
> not be feasible to continue the current RDS PDP WG at the same time,
> which means that our WG would at least have to be postponed until the
> new PDP is finished. If the Board does not implement a Temporary
> Policy, the GNSO Council will need to determine whether to reconvene
> RDS WG activity.  Regarding the latter, with the GNSO Council's
> permission, the RDS WG leadership team decided that no WG meetings
> should be held during ICANN 62 in Panama.
> 
> I am willing to assist behind the scenes with any transition that is
> needed.  If and when the RDS WG resumes its work, I have full
> confidence that the leadership team that is in place is capable to
> continue its role without me serving as chair.  It has been a team
> effort to date and the teamwork will continue.
> 
> I thank all of you who spent so much time contributing to the RDS PDP.
>  I am disappointed that we did not make more progress, but I believe
> that what has been accomplished has the potential of contributing to
> RDS efforts going forward.  I also think that a lot can be learned
> from our experiences that will help improve GNSO policy development
> procedures and practices.
> 
> I have been involved in the ICANN community for too long to completely
> disappear, but what my involvement will be is not presently clear.
> 
> I wish you God's blessings in everything you do.
> 
> Chuck
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