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unfortunately, the Board will note that the two constituencies reps weren't in attendance to abstain or vote no. I am not sure that the 'quorum' issue will have any favor with the Board in this instance. <br><br><em><font face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" color="#0000ff" size="4"><strong>Marilyn S. Cade</strong></font></em><br>
<strong><em><font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#0000ff" size="4"></font></em></strong><br><font face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><em><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif">202 360 1196</font> <font face="Tahoma,Helvetica,Sans-Serif">or 202 251 6787</font></font></strong></em></font><br>
<strong><em><font face="Tahoma"><a href="mailto:mscade@att.net"><font color="#000000">mscade@att.net</font></a><font color="#000000"> or </font><a href="mailto:marilynscade@hotmail.com"><font color="#000000">marilynscade@hotmail.com</font></a></font></em></strong><br><br><br><br><br><br>> CC: bc-gnso@icann.org<br>> From: lizawilliams@mac.com<br>> To: philip.sheppard@aim.be<br>> Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] Notification of results in GNSO Council vote on Recommended By Laws changes<br>> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:29:48 +0100<br>> <br>> <br>> Many thanks Philip -- that helps.<br>> <br>> The Board really need to know the status of this -- it is, by any <br>> reading, not a consensus motion and remains structurally flawed.<br>> <br>> Liz<br>> ...<br>> <br>> Liz Williams<br>> +44 1963 364 380<br>> +44 7824 877757<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On 15 Jul 2009, at 08:51, Philip Sheppard wrote:<br>> <br>> ><br>> > Liz,<br>> > I have recently posted this follow-up to the Board after losing the <br>> > argument on<br>> > Council.<br>> > Philip<br>> > -----------------<br>> > To the Board;<br>> ><br>> > This constitutes additional notification to the Board, to the <br>> > Structural<br>> > Improvements Committee of the Board and to the Public Comments area, <br>> > on the<br>> > motion concerning the recommended By Laws changes in support of GNSO<br>> > restructuring as mandated by the Board.<br>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > Please note there was considerable unease about the GNSO Council <br>> > taking this<br>> > vote before the closure of public comments and while key by-laws <br>> > changes (Board<br>> > seats, NCSG seating) were not yet embedded in proposed text. The <br>> > vote taken was<br>> > technically a pass at a barely quorate meeting. The following may be <br>> > of<br>> > assistance to the Board in understanding the level of support of the <br>> > GNSO vote:<br>> ><br>> > 1. Of the 21 members of Council, 7 members voted in favour.<br>> > 2. Of the 6 GNSO Constituencies, only 2 voted in favour.<br>> ><br>> > Philip Sheppard<br>> ><br>> ><br>> <br></body>
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