<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="058A3776-04D0-4139-B1B1-C82D947324E7" height="79" width="595" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:A159B000-7CA8-4F51-AA6A-51C8C5DC50C4/PastedGraphic-1.tiff"></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;">The message below is sent to you for your information. If you have any questions, please contact us.</div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><div class="l-container"> <div class="l-main-with-rail" dir="ltr"> <h1 class="">My Transition from <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> CEO, an Update</h1><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style u-text-xxxl addthis_32x32_style"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo-an-update#" title="LinkedIn" target="_blank" class="u-linkClean addthis_button_linkedin u-colorGrey at300b"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo-an-update#" title="Facebook" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b addthis_button_facebook"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo-an-update#" title="Tweet" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey addthis_button_twitter at300b"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo-an-update#" title="Sina Weibo" target="_blank" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b addthis_button_sinaweibo"><i class="fa fa-weibo"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo-an-update#" title="Email" target="_blank" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey addthis_button_email at300b"><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo-an-update#" class="u-linkClean addthis_button_compact u-colorGrey at300m"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i></a><div tabindex="1000" class="atclear"></div></div><div class="EmbeddedHTML"><p class="">As you know, I will be leaving <abbr class="" title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> in March 2016, and I have been sharing my future plans. <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo" class="">As previously announced</a>,
I have accepted an appointment with a financial institution, and in
addition, I’ve been invited to serve in several part-time advisory roles
post <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr>.</p><p class="">I most recently accepted the invitation to co-chair a newly formed
advisory committee to the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen. The
first meeting of the committee will take place in Summer 2016. My goal
is to continue to advocate for global multi-stakeholder governance and a
single, open, and interoperable Internet. To avoid any
misunderstanding, I wish to confirm again that I have accepted this
future role in my personal capacity.</p><p class="">This week, I met with the Board at its request to give a debriefing
on my recent activities and my plans for the coming months. I
re-affirmed to the Board -- and now to the community -- that I will
continue to give <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr>’s operations and the <abbr class="" title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition my full attention until the end of my tenure.</p><p class="">And with this, I shall close shop for 2015 and head home to celebrate
with my family. I wish all of you happy holidays, with plenty of
laughter, and I look forward to start a great new year with you!</p></div></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="">
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