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Thank You to Community Members


Resolution of the ICANN Board
Meeting Date: 
Thu, 28 Oct 2021
Resolution Number: 
2021.10.28.17 – 2021.10.28.28
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 express appreciation for and thank members of the community when their terms of service end in relation to our Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, Customer Standing Committee, Empowered Community Administration, Nominating Committee, and the Root Zone Evolution Review Committee.

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

Brajesh Jain, Address Supporting Organization Address Councilor
Mukhangu Noah Maina, Address Supporting Organization Address Councilor
Simon Sohel Baroi, Address Supporting Organization Address Councilor
Filiz Yilmaz, Address Supporting Organization Address Councilor
Resolved (2021.10.28.17), Brajesh Jain, Mukhangu Noah Maina, Simon Sohel Baroi, and Filiz Yilmaz 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 Country Code Names Supporting Organization are concluding their terms of service:

Young Eum Lee, Country Code Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Byron Holland, Country Code Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Abdalla Omari, Country Code Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Katrina Sataki, Country Code Names Supporting Organization Council Chair
Margarita Valdés, Country Code Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Resolved (2021.10.28.18), Young Eum Lee, Byron Holland, Abdalla Omari, Katrina Sataki, and Margarita Valdés have earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for their terms of service. 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:

Raphaël Beauregard-Lacroix, Non-Commercial Users Constituency Chair
Tom Dale, Generic Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Pam Little, Generic Names Supporting Organization Council Vice Chair
Osvaldo Novoa, Generic Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Jimson Olufuye, Business Constituency Vice Chair
Jonathan Robinson, Registries Stakeholder Group Treasurer
Carlton Samuels, Generic Names Supporting Organization Councilor
Craig Schwartz, Registries Stakeholder Group Vice Chair
Claudia Selli, Business Constituency Chair
Jennifer Taylor Hodges, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency Vice Chair
Tatiana Tropina, Generic Names Supporting Organization Council Vice Chair
Barbara Wanner, Business Constituency Representative to the Commercial Stakeholder Group
Resolved (2021.10.28.19), Raphaël Beauregard-Lacroix, Tom Dale, Pam Little, Osvaldo Novoa, Jimson Olufuye, Jonathan Robinson, Carlton Samuels, Craig Schwartz, Claudia Selli, Jennifer Taylor Hodges, Tatiana Tropina, and Barbara Wanner have earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for their terms of service. 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:

Harold Arcos, Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization Secretary
Justine Chew, At-Large Advisory Committee Member
Judith Hellerstein, North American Regional At-Large Organization Secretary
Sylvia Herlein-Leite, At-Large Advisory Committee Member
Augusto Ho, Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization Chair-Elect
Yrjö Länsipuro, At-Large Advisory Committee Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee
Abdulkarim Oloyede, At-Large Advisory Committee Member
Carlos Raúl Gutierrez, At-Large Advisory Committee Member
Sergio Salinas-Porto, Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization Chair
Resolved (2021.10.28.20), Harold Arcos, Justine Chew, Judith Hellerstein, Sylvia Herlein-Leite, Augusto Ho, Yrjö Länsipuro, Abdulkarim Oloyede, Carlos Raúl Gutierrez, and Sergio Salinas-Porto 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 Governmental Advisory Committee is concluding her term of service:

Luisa Paez, Governmental Advisory Committee Vice Chair
Resolved (2021.10.28.21), Luisa Paez has earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for her term of service, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes her well in her future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.

Whereas, the following member of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee has concluded his term of service:

Ben Butler, Security and Stability Advisory Committee Member
Resolved (2021.10.28.22), Ben Butler has earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for his term of service. The ICANN Board of Directors joins the ICANN community in celebrating the legacy of Ben Butler.

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

James Gannon, Customer Standing Committee Liaison from the Generic Names Supporting Organization
Alejandra Reynoso, Customer Standing Committee Member
Resolved (2021.10.28.23), James Gannon and Alejandra Reynoso 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 Empowered Community Administration are concluding their terms of service:

John Curran, Empowered Community Administration Member
Stephen Deerhake, Empowered Community Administration Member
Resolved (2021.10.28.24), John Curran and Stephen Deerhake 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 Root Zone Evolution Review Committee is concluding his term of service:

Duane Wessels, Root Zone Evolution Review Committee Chair
Resolved (2021.10.28.25), Duane Wessels has earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for his term of service, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes him well in his future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.

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

Sébastien Bachollet, Nominating Committee Member
Pankaj Chaturvedi, Nominating Committee Member
Amrita Choudhury, Nominating Committee Member
Hadia Elminiawi, Nominating Committee Member
Robert Guerra, Nominating Committee Member
Tracy Hackshaw, Nominating Committee Chair-Elect
Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Nominating Committee Member
Peter Koch, Nominating Committee Member
Marie-Noémie Marques, Nominating Committee Member
Glenn McKnight, Nominating Committee Member
Tobias Sattler, Nominating Committee Member
Jay Sudowski, Nominating Committee Associate Chair
Resolved (2021.10.28.26), Sébastien Bachollet, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Amrita Choudhury, Hadia Elminiawi, Michael Graham, Robert Guerra, Tracy Hackshaw, Ole Jacobsen, Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Peter Koch, Marie-Noémie Marques, Glenn McKnight, Tobias Sattler, and Jay Sudowski 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, Marilyn Cade and Rafik Dammak received the 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award.

Resolved (2021.10.28.27), Marilyn Cade and Rafik Dammak have earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for their dedication to ICANN's multistakeholder model, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes Rafik Dammak well in his future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond. The ICANN Board of Directors joins the ICANN community in celebrating the legacy of Marilyn Cade.

Whereas, Satish Babu received the 2021 Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building.

Resolved (2021.10.28.28), Satish Babu has earned the deep appreciation of the ICANN Board of Directors for his significant contributions to local and regional capacity-building programs in Asia Pacific region and beyond, and the ICANN Board of Directors wishes him well in his future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond.

Rationale for Resolution: 

Community-driven work is at the core of ICANN's mission. Countless hours are spent in working groups across the Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and other groups, including the Customer Standing Committee, Empowered Community Administration, Nominating Committee and the Root Zone Evolution Review Committee. Together, these community groups develop and refine policies that ensure the security, stability, and resiliency of the global Internet. The Board is grateful for the community's tireless efforts and cooperative spirit shown over the last year.