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<div dir="ltr">Stephane .<br>First of all I want to apologize by my ignorance if it the case. Second I ask, in order to learn more. I ask the question to whom I consider is the person capable to give me answers.<br>Going directly to the point, I have to say that I have a few doubts in relation with the past teleconference call quorum. My specific doubt is about, differents points:<br><br><br>1- Why did you accept the proxy given by Thomas Rickert to Mason Cole, being Thomas a NCA, and having in account that our OR&P, the specific rule say:<br><br>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">3.8 Absences and Vacancies</span></b><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT" lang="EN-US"></span></i></font></p><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i>
</i></font><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">3.8.4 Remedy: Temporary Alternate</span></i></font></p><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i>
</i></font><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">a. For a Councilor who is not appointed by
the Nominating Committee, the appointing</span></i></font></p><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i>
</i></font><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">organization may, at its discretion, name
a Temporary Alternate to serve in the absent</span></i></font></p><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i>
</i></font><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">or vacant Councilor’s seat.</span></i></font></p><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i>
</i></font><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><font style="" color="#C00000"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">b. For a voting NCA, the Council
non-voting NCA is immediately activated to serve as</span></font></b></i></font></p><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><font style="" color="#C00000">
</font></b></i></font><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><font style="" color="#C00000"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">a Temporary Alternate subject to
provisions in </span></font><font style="" color="#C00000"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:blue" lang="EN-US">Section
4.7-Temporary Alternate</span></font><font style="" color="#C00000"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">. The</span></font></b></i></font></p><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><font style="" color="#C00000">
</font></b></i></font><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><font style="" color="#C00000"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">communication required pursuant to </span></font><font style="" color="#C00000"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:blue" lang="EN-US">Section 4.8-Procedures</span></font><font style="" color="#C00000"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">, Paragraph b, if it cannot</span></font></b></i></font></p><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><font style="" color="#C00000">
</font></b></i></font><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><font style="" color="#C00000"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black" lang="EN-US">be submitted by the voting NCA, will be
completed and forwarded by the non-Voting</span></font></b></i></font></p><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><font style="" color="#C00000">
</font></b></i></font><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><font style="font-size:12pt" size="3"><i><b><font style="" color="#C00000"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">NCA.</span></font></b></i></font></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">-----------------------<br></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">2- I understand (correct me if Im wrong) The Quorum needed to session in case of CPH is 7 Councilors present, all of this according</p><b>
<i>Chapter 4.0: Voting<br>4.1 Quorum<br>In order for the GNSO Council to initiate a vote, a quorum must be present. A quorum is a<br>majority of voting members in each House, which must include at least one member of each<br>Stakeholder Group.<br></i><br></b>In case of the past teleconference call I can see on the transcript record only 6 councilors present & the proxy y (given badly in my point of view) by Thomas to Mason,<br>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial" lang="EN-US">List of attendees:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial" lang="EN-US"><br>
<b>Contracted Parties House</b><br>
<u>Registrar Stakeholder Group:</u> Stéphane van Gelder, Mason Cole, Yoav Keren<br>
<u>gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group: </u>Jeff Neuman, Jonathan Robinson, Ching
Chiao- – absent, apologies, proxy to Jeff Neuman<br>
<u>Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA)</u>: Thomas Rickert – absent, apologies
proxy to Mason Cole</span></p>
<br> Could you explain me what was the procedure to session?<br><b>------------------------------------<br></b>3 - In a hypothetical case that proxy was bad given (having in account the rules mentioned), what is the solution for votes in each motion debated on the call?<br><br>others clauses applicable in my point of view, for this case are:<br><i>Chapter 4.0: Voting<br>4.1 Quorum<br>In order for the GNSO Council to initiate a vote, a quorum must be present. A quorum is a<br>majority of voting members in each House, which must include at least one member of each<br>Stakeholder Group........b. Quorum<br>An absent Council member does not count toward quorum even if a proxy has been<br>established. A Temporary Alternate (see Section 4.7-Temporary Alternate below) if<br>present, would count toward quorum. <br>(4.6 Proxy Voting<br>An abstaining or absent Council member as defined above (the Proxy Giver) may transfer his or<br>her vote to <b>any other</b> Council member (the Proxy Holder).) </i>BUT<i><br>c. Proxy Notification<br>A proxy notification must be sent to the GNSO Secretariat and should indicate which<br>type it is. The notification should, where applicable, be sent by the Proxy Giver's<br><b>appointing organization</b>. Ordinarily a proxy notification must be received by the<br>GNSO Secretariat before the start of the relevant meeting.<br><br>1 The term “appointing organization” (see Section 1.3.1) does not comprise the Nominating Committee; therefore,<br>the Voting Direction remedy does not apply to House NCAs.<br><br>1.3 Definitions<br>1.3.1 An “appointing organization” is defined to be the Stakeholder Group or Constituency that<br>elected or appointed a representative to the GNSO Council1. Note that, for the purposes<br>of these procedures, the Nominating Committee is not considered an “appointing<br>organization.”</i><br><br>Im asking you because I sent to Wolf a private chat during the teleconference, and Im still waiting your response (probably he may have not seen it).<br>At the end, I want give my thanks in advance for time and the explanation that you can give me. <br><br><h3><font face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif">Carlos Dionisio Aguirre</font></h3>
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