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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Kristina. The feedback is much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rosette, Kristina<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 29, 2010 9:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] RE: Second round of voting for chair if needed<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Among the IPC leadership members from whom I've received input, there is a unanimous preference for option 1 (sending out second ballot on 1 December and closing ballot at end of 7 December).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>K</span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gomes, Chuck<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 27, 2010 2:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] Second round of voting for chair if needed<br><b>Importance:</b> High</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As everyone knows, the first round of voting</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>for Council chair will end on Monday, 29 December. The results will be communicated as soon as possible</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>thereafter.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>If neither Olga or Stéphane receive at least 60% of the votes from each house and</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>if</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>the sum of the percent of votes received in each house</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>for one of them is higher than the other, then the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) call for a second ballot between the leading candidate and</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>‘none of the above’, but do not specify exactly when that second ballot should happen. Here are two options that I would like feedback on:</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>1) send out the</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>second ballot on Wednesday,</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>December 1 and close that ballot at the end of Constituency Day on December 7; 2) hold the second ballot in the public Council meeting on 8 December in Cartagena.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please communicate any</span> <span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>preferences you have not later than close of business on Monday, 29 December so that I have some basis for making a decision on this. To the extent possible in the short time available, please obtain input from your respective groups.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thanks in advance for your cooperation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chuck</span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>