Sincere thanks to Kurt here for chairing Phase 1 of the EPDP. This was not a small commitment -- he chaired 46 plenary calls, countless small group calls, and from what I understand, weekly calls with the leadership team and staff too. Add to that the mailing list, reviewing documents, and all of the off-list conversations he inevitably had to partake in, and this was very much a full-time role. People on the EPDP team are burned out, not least by yesterday's deferral (which has been extremely demotivating and caused considerable distress), but by other factors too. Lest we lose further members of the EPDP team - which is very possible - I think it is important we give the EPDP team a break before Phase 2 discussions and work planning begins. And I would like to see the motion for the 4 March meeting reflect this. I agree with Darcy that there should be a 'post mortem', so to speak, on Phase 1 in order to understand what worked and what did not work. Kurt will be instrumental there in helping us understand what he felt worked, and if he is available in Kobe, I hope we can add that to our agenda. But in addition to this,I would also like to see us complete a survey of the entire EPDP membership in order to understand what they thought too. Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Friday, February 22, 2019 1:36 AM, Darcy Southwell <darcy.southwell@endurance.com> wrote:
Thank you, Keith. Kurt's undertaking (along with the EPDP WG) was monumental! I hope we will be able to find time in Kobe to discuss with Kurt his lessons learned so those may be utilized for phase 2.
Best, Darcy
On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 4:28 PM Drazek, Keith via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
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From: "Drazek, Keith" <kdrazek@verisign.com> Date: February 21, 2019 at 7:27:30 PM EST To: Kurt Pritz <kurt@kjpritz.com> Cc: GNSO EPDP <gnso-epdp-team@icann.org>, "rafik.dammak@gmail.com" <rafik.dammak@gmail.com>, Pam Little <pam.little@alibaba-inc.com> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Resignation from EPDP
Hi Kurt,
Thanks for your email, and more importantly for your commitment, sacrifice and service over the last seven months. I will follow up with another email soon, but I wanted to acknowledge receipt of your message and express my gratitude and appreciation on behalf of the GNSO Council. I also appreciate and welcome your willingness to continue as Chair during the transition to Phase 2 and the next Chair.
Best regards, Keith
On Feb 21, 2019, at 7:15 PM, Kurt Pritz <kurt@kjpritz.com> wrote:
Dear Keith:
For a set of personal and professional reasons, I am writing to resign my post as Chair of the EPDP for Registration Data. I was honored to be selected by the GNSO Council leadership for the post and attempted to live up to the position expectations and requirements at every moment since I began in July.
I will stay on for as long as it takes to find a replacement Chair and smoothly transition the responsibilities. I have several thoughts about the follow-on work that I can share for Council and EPDP Team consideration.
I wish to thank the Support Team for their incredibly hard, incredibly excellent work, and the EPDP Team members for their tireless, constructive participation and willingness to compromise.
I will remain available to you, the Council Leadership and the EPDP Team as necessary and at your convenience.
Thanks for your and the Council Leadership’s support.
Sincerely,
Kurt Pritz
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