Dear Professor,
I only wish you and your famely all the best no matter what you decide to do in the future.
I know I have not stood up for you, I like to spend my time productive and stay neutral like Swiss. As another member mentioned – who needs going to a conference worried about who hates who? I certantly don’t.
I just wanted to say thank you for all the good things you have done for this industry and with CAP. Don’t let this stuff get to you, I am sure it’s nothing personal — you made it to the top and it’s cold up there. That’s just the way it is. When you are among the leaders in an industry your friends,competitor, neutral people and “enemies” will critisise you because they expect the very best from you and/or because they need to get you down to become the leader.
What you have turned CAP into is really really amazing – but nothing is perfect and we all make mistakes and bad calls from time to time. I certantly do and when I do I try to learn from it and then move on.
Unfortunatly we never have spoken in person even though I have attended many of your fine conferences. This sitting infront of my computer has not exactly developed my social skills I have been told 
I am babbeling here – I just wanted to wish you all the best in the future and tell you not to let problems get to you on a personal level. I really wish this industry was united and that we could all get along but that’s probably never going to happen.
All the best
Jan