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Thank You to Community Members


Resolution of the ICANN Board
Meeting Date: 
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
Resolution Number: 
2016.11.08.08 - 2016.11.08.14
Resolution Text: 

Whereas, ICANN wishes to acknowledge the considerable effort, skills, and time that members of the stakeholder community contribute to ICANN.

Whereas, in recognition of these contributions, ICANN wishes to acknowledge and thank members of the community when their terms of service end on the Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees and Nominating Committee.

Whereas, the following members of the Address Supporting Organization are concluding their terms of service:

Dmitry Kohmanyuk, Address Supporting Organization Address Council Member
John Sweeting, Address Supporting Organization Address Council Member
Resolved (2016.11.08.08), Dmitry Kohmanyuk and John Sweeting have earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for their terms of service, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes them well in their future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.

Whereas, the following members of the County Code Names Supporting Organization are concluding their terms of service:

Becky Burr, County Code Names Supporting Organization Council Member
Celia Lerman Friedman, County Code Names Supporting Organization Council Member
Vika Mpisane, County Code Names Supporting Organization Council Member
Ron Sherwood, County Code Names Supporting Organization Liaison to the At-Large Advisory Committee
Resolved (2016.11.08.09), Becky Burr, Celia Lerman Friedman, Vika Mpisane, and Ron Sherwood have earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for their terms of service, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes them well in their future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.

Whereas, the following members of the Generic Names Supporting Organization are concluding their terms of service:

David Cake, Generic Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Mason Cole, Generic Names Supporting Organization Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee
Jennifer Gore, Generic Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Volker Greimann, Generic Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez, Councilor
Michele Neylon, Registrar Stakeholder Group Chair
Darcy Southwell, Registrar Stakeholder Group Vice Chair
Rudi Vansnick, Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency Chair
Resolved (2016.11.08.10), David Cake, Mason Cole, Jennifer Gore, Volker Greimann, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez, Michele Neylon, Darcy Southwell, and Rudi Vansnick have earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for their terms of service, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes them well in their future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.

Whereas, the following members of the At-Large community are concluding their terms of service:

Satish Babu, Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization Vice Chair
Humberto Carrasco, Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization Secretariat
Olivier Crépin-Leblond, At-Large Advisory Committee Liaison to the Generic Names Supporting Organization
Timothy Denton, At-Large Advisory Committee Member
Sandra Hoferichter, At-Large Advisory Committee Member
Barrack Otieno, African Regional At-Large Organization Secretariat
Vanda Scartezini, At-Large Advisory Committee Member
Jimmy Schulz, At-Large Advisory Committee Member
Alberto Soto, Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization Chair
Siranush Vardanyan, Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization Chair
Resolved (2016.11.08.11), Satish Babu, Humberto Carrasco, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Timothy Denton, Sandra Hoferichter, Barrack Otieno, Vanda Scartezini, Jimmy Schulz, Alberto Soto, and Siranush Vardanyan have earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for their terms of service, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes them well in their future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.

Whereas, the following members of the Root Server System Advisory Committee are concluding their terms of service:

Jim Cassell, Member
Ashley Heineman, National Telecommunications and Information Administration Liaison to the Root Server System Advisory Committee
Lars-Johan Liman, Co-Chair
Jim Martin, Member
Resolved (2016.11.08.12), Jim Cassell, Ashley Heineman, Lars-Johan Liman, and Jim Martin have earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for their terms of service, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes them well in their future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.

Whereas, the following member of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee is concluding his term of service:

Shinta Sato, Member
Resolved (2016.11.08.13), Shinta Sato has earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for his terms of service, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes him well in their future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.

Whereas, the following members of the Nominating Committee are concluding their terms of service:

Stephen Coates, Member
Sylvia Herlein Leite, Member
Hans Petter Holen, Chair-Elect
Zahid Jamil, Member
Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Associate Chair
Yrjö Länsipuro, Member
Stéphane Van Gelder, Chair
Resolved (2016.11.08.14), Stephen Coates, Sylvia Herlein Leite, Hans Petter Holen, Zahid Jamil, Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Yrjö Länsipuro, and Stéphane Van Gelder have earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for their terms of service, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes them well in their future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.