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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> jeudi 13 janvier 2011 22:23<br><b>To:</b> gnso.secretariat@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#30]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt'><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Name of Officer: </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span class=given-name><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Steve</span></span><span class=fn><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span></span><span class=family-name><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>DelBianco</span></span><span class=fn><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Officer Email Address: </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Date Prepared: </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Thursday, January 13, 2011 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>GNSO Organization: </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Business Constituency<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Officer Position or Title: </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm' id=roField5><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Vice Chair for Policy Coordination<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Voting Remedy: </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Proxy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>At the 1 hour 22 minute point of the 13-Jan-2011 Council call, BC Councilor Zahid Jamil had to leave the call in progress. The BC wishes to give Zahid's proxy to our elected Councilor, John Berard, for the remainder of this Council meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>All votes that are scheduled in the published Agenda. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Date upon which the remedy will expire or terminate:<br>[Note: may not exceed 3 months initially; may be renewed by sending an email with explanation to GNSO Secretariat] </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Friday, January 14, 2011 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>I affirm that a voting position has been established on the matter(s) at issue pursuant to provisions contained in our Charter or Bylaws. </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Yes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Our GNSO Councilor has been instructed on how to vote on the matter(s). </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Yes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Please identify the GNSO Councilor who will serve as the voting proxy: </span></b><span class=req><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:red'>*</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:5.25pt 6.75pt 5.25pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:135%'><span class=given-name><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>John</span></span><span class=fn><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span></span><span class=family-name><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Berard</span></span><span class=fn><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>