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

Fri May 11 09:22:39 UTC 2018

Chuck,

it has been an absolute pleasure working with you and you will be 
greatly missd. That said, enjoy your retirement. Nothing takes 
precedence over personal happiness.

Best,

Volker

Am 11.05.2018 um 01:55 schrieb Chuck:
>
> 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:
>
>  1. Participating as a member of the reconvened Red Cross Society
>     Names Protections PDP WG that I was previously a part of.
>  2. 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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