Lanre, That is a terrible outcome. I will look for you on Skype. Perhaps we can pipe you in to the weekend session so you can bask in the warmth of a real farewell! Berard Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 14, 2013, at 4:29 PM, "Lanre Ajayi" <lanre@pinet.com.ng> wrote:

Dear All,

The Argentina embassy in Nigeria has not been able to issue my entry visa, up till this time, which means I may not attend the Buenos Aires meeting. This denies me the opportunity of seeing the great people in the council, once again, before leaving the council. I wish you a successful deliberation.

It has been a great pleasure working with you all.

All the best,

Lanre Ajayi

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Lanre, A pity, I hope you still can get, even if arriving a bit late. If not, hope to see you in Singapore. Best regards, Osvaldo El 14/11/2013, a las 20:30, "Lanre Ajayi" <lanre@pinet.com.ng<mailto:lanre@pinet.com.ng>> escribió: Dear All, The Argentina embassy in Nigeria has not been able to issue my entry visa, up till this time, which means I may not attend the Buenos Aires meeting. This denies me the opportunity of seeing the great people in the council, once again, before leaving the council. I wish you a successful deliberation. It has been a great pleasure working with you all. All the best, Lanre Ajayi ________________________________ [http://static.avast.com/emails/avast-mail-stamp.png] <http://www.avast.com/> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus<http://www.avast.com/> protection is active. ________________________________ El presente correo y cualquier posible archivo adjunto está dirigido únicamente al destinatario del mensaje y contiene información que puede ser confidencial. Si Ud. no es el destinatario correcto por favor notifique al remitente respondiendo anexando este mensaje y elimine inmediatamente el e-mail y los posibles archivos adjuntos al mismo de su sistema. Está prohibida cualquier utilización, difusión o copia de este e-mail por cualquier persona o entidad que no sean las específicas destinatarias del mensaje. ANTEL no acepta ninguna responsabilidad con respecto a cualquier comunicación que haya sido emitida incumpliendo nuestra Política de Seguridad de la Información This e-mail and any attachment is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you are not intended recipient please inform the sender immediately, answering this e-mail and delete it as well as the attached files. Any use, circulation or copy of this e-mail by any person or entity that is not the specific addressee(s) is prohibited. ANTEL is not responsible for any communication emitted without respecting our Information Security Policy.

Very sorry to hear Lanre. We have enjoyed some good meetings together so will miss your presence. Jonathan From: Lanre Ajayi [mailto:lanre@pinet.com.ng] Sent: 14 November 2013 19:29 To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Absence at Buenos Aires meeting Dear All, The Argentina embassy in Nigeria has not been able to issue my entry visa, up till this time, which means I may not attend the Buenos Aires meeting. This denies me the opportunity of seeing the great people in the council, once again, before leaving the council. I wish you a successful deliberation. It has been a great pleasure working with you all. All the best, Lanre Ajayi _____ <http://www.avast.com/> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com/> protection is active.

Dear Wolfgang, Congratulations on this significant achievement! Wishing you well with the new role and looking forward to working with you in your new role. Best wishes, Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" [mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de] Sent: 15 November 2013 19:20 To: jrobinson@afilias.info; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: ICANN Board Dear Jonathan and dear GNSO Council members, as it was announced today, I was selected by the NomCom to fill the vacant position in the ICANN Board after Judiths resignation. This is just a one year term. I was recently elected by the NCSG for another two year term in the GNSO Council. And as you know, I feel fully dedicated to the GNSO work. When the NomCom approached me after the NCSG elections I had to think about what to do. I came to the conclusion that a position in the ICANN Board - even if it is for just one year - offers special opportunities to contribute to ICANNs progress and success in difficult times. So I accpeted the invitation. You can be ensured that I will bring experiences and arguments - which I got in my two years in the GNSO Council - to the ICANN Board, even if I have to work as an ICANN director - according to the ICANN Bylaws - for the benefit of ICANN as a whole. I do not see here any contradiction. I understand that this will create a vacancy within the GNSO Council which has to be filled by the NCSG. I am convinced that NCSG will find a procedure to fill this gap as quick as possible. At this stage I can only say that I will continue to remain engaged with regard to GNSO issues. Feel free to contact me if you need a liaison to the Board at any time. Finally I want to thank our Chair, Jonathan, all council members and in particular Glen and the great ICANN (GNSO) Staff for the very cooperative spirit I experienced in the past two years as council member. I enjoyed it very much and I will miss your community. Thanks for all your suppport Wolfgang