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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FYI<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] <br><b>Envoyé :</b> vendredi 9 décembre 2011 16:38<br><b>À :</b> gnso.secretariat@icann.org<br><b>Objet :</b> GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#71]<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'>David </span></span><span class=family-name><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Maher</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:dmaher@pir.org">dmaher@pir.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'>Friday, December 9, 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'>Registries Stakeholder Group<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'>Chair<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'>Jonathan Robinson, GNSO Councillor, is unable to attend the 15 December Council meeting and has requested appointment of a proxy.<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 subjects, measures, motions and actions<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, December 16, 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'>Jeff </span></span><span class=family-name><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Neuman</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>