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<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Council Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>In preparation for the Council meeting on 8 September
2010 at 15:00 UTC. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 8 September 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_8_september_2010">https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_8_september_2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-08sep10-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-08sep10-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>the <b>motions</b> that will be before the Council are
posted on the Wiki.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_september_motions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>May we remind you of the <b>new GNSO Council Operating Procedures.</b>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please review the <b>Abstentions Guidelines</b> on page:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/docs.html">http://gnso.icann.org/council/docs.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> and in particular the:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>•<b>Visual
Procedures Map covering abstentions, absences, and vacancies</b><br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/visual-procedures-map-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/council/visual-procedures-map-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>•<b>Abstention
Notification Form</b> to be completed by an officer of the abstaining
Councilor's appointing organization (Stakeholder Group or Constituency, as
appropriate)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/abstention-notification-form-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/council/abstention-notification-form-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please note that </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ken Bour is available to
provide </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the </span><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Stakeholder
Groups, Constituencies and the Council members with an overview of these
procedures. Please let me know if you need assistance in scheduling an overview
session. <br>
<br>
Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen
de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO
Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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