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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I support that option as
well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Maureen</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kstubbs@afilias.info href="mailto:kstubbs@afilias.info">Ken
Stubbs</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au
href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au">Bruce Tonkin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=council@gnso.icann.org
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">Council GNSO</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 26, 2006 6:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] Election of GNSO
Council chair</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I would strongly support that option..<BR><BR>Ken
Stubbs<BR><BR>Bruce Tonkin wrote:<BR>> Hello All,<BR>> <BR>> Please
note that my current term as GNSO Council chair, expires on 3 Dec<BR>>
2006.<BR>> <BR>> From: <BR>> <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-21dec05.shtml">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-21dec05.shtml</A><BR>>
<BR>> "Decision 1: Bruce Tonkin elected as GNSO Council chair for the
period 4<BR>> January 2006 to 3 December 2006."<BR>> <BR>> My
apologies for not remembering to check this earlier.<BR>> <BR>> Given
this is a week away, I am not sure how the Council would like to<BR>>
handle the election.<BR>> <BR>> One option would be for the Council to
appoint me during a Council<BR>> meeting in Sao Paulo as an interim chair
for a week, while we go through<BR>> the formal process of calling for
nominations etc.<BR>> <BR>> Any comments/suggestions?<BR>> <BR>>
Thanks,<BR>> Bruce Tonkin<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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