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

[Erica Varlese]

You will be missed, Chuck! Thank you so much for all of your efforts,
leadership, mentorship, and guidance.

I hope you enjoy your (well-deserved) travels and adventures.

Best,
Erica


Erica Varlese | .blog Shepherd @ KKWT
Email: erica at my.blog
Skype: evarlese


On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 6:42 AM, benny at nordreg.se <benny at nordreg.se> wrote:

> Thanks for the time used on charing this group.
>
> Enjoy your time with your wife.
> --
> Med vänliga hälsningar / Kind Regards / Med vennlig hilsen
>
> Benny Samuelsen
> Registry Manager - Domainexpert
>
> Nordreg AB - ICANN accredited registrar
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> > On 11 May 2018, at 01:55, Chuck <consult at cgomes.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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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