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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Draft Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting – 19 January 2012</span></b><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-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-19jan12-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-19jan12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wiki Agenda</span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+19+January+2012</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for the GNSO Council and updated.<br>http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>* An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<br>* An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeting&iso=20111117T20&ah=2">Meeting Time 11:00 UTC</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Coordinated Universal Time: 11:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>03:00 Los Angeles; 06:00 Washington DC; 11:00 London; 12:00 Paris; 20:00 Tokyo;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>20 January 2012<br>00:00 Wellington<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>GNSO Council meeting audiocast </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</a><br><br></span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.0pt;margin-left:19.5pt;text-indent:-19.5pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.1<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Roll Call<b><u> <br></u></b><br>1.2 Statement of interest updates<br><br>1.3 Review/amend agenda <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>15 December GNSO Council minutes –approved on 3 January 2012. <br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-15dec11-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-15dec11-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:21.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. <b><u><br><br><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 2: GNSO Pending Projects List (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Standard agenda item looking at changes made to the GNSO's Pending Projects list since the previous meeting.<br>Refer to Pending Projects list <br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2.1 Changes to Pending Projects List since last Council meeting (Stéphane Van Gelder)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>• GNSO activities: 9 (9 - No change).<br>• Other activities: 10 (10 – No Change) <br>• Joint SO/AC WGs: 7 (7 - no change).<br>• Outstanding recommendations: 2 (2 - no change).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 3: IRTP B Rec 9 part 2 (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As adopted by the Council on 22 June 2011 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#201106-1"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#201106-1</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> the Council requested Staff to provide a proposal for replacing denial reason #7 by adding a new provision in a different section of the IRTP on when and how domains may be locked or unlocked, taking into account the IRTP Part B WG deliberations in relation to this issue (see IRTP Part B Final Report - (Recommendation #9 - part 2).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Staff submitted its recommendation on January 3, 2012<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12545.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12545.html</a><br><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/irtp-b-8-staff-proposal-22nov11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN Staff Proposal on IRTP Part B Recommendation #8</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/irtp-b-8-staff-proposal-22nov11-en.pdf</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/irtp-b-9-part-2-staff-proposal-22nov11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>ICANN Staff Proposal on IRTP Part B Recommendation #9 part 2</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [<br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/irtp-b-9-part-2-staff-proposal-22nov11-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Council must now consider whether to approve it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Refer to motion :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+19+January+2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><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-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.1 Reading of the motion (Mason Cole).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.3 Vote</span><span lang=EN-US><br><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 4: IRTP B Rec 8 (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As adopted by the Council on 22 June 2011 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#201106-1"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#201106-1</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> the Council requested Staff to provide a proposal designed to ensure a technically feasible approach can be developed to meet the following recommendation "prior to the consideration of approval of the recommendation regarding the standardizing and clarifying WHOIS status messages regarding Registrar Lock status".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Staff submitted its recommendation on January 3, 2012 <br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12545.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12545.html</a><br><br>Council must now consider whether to approve it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Refer to motion <br>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+19+January+2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.1 Reading of the motion (Mason Cole).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.3 Vote</span><span lang=EN-US><br><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 5: Cross Community Working Group Drafting Team (CCWG DT) (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>On January 4, 2012, the CCWG Drafting Team sent the Council Chair its final recommendations with regard to the GNSO's approach on Community Working Groups.<br><br>Refer to:<br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold'>Draft Principles for Cross</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>‐</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold'>Community Working Groups (CWGs)</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Council must now consider whether to approve these recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Refer to motion <br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12545.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12545.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"'>5.1 Reading of the motion (Jonathan Robinson).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.3 Vote<br><br></span><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 6: IRTP B Rec 7 (15 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A resolution was passed by the Council at its Dec 15, 2011 meeting to address recommendation 7 of the IRTP part B WG on the requirement to lock a domain subject to UDRP proceedings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Refer to Dec 15 resolution : </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201112">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201112</a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The new GNSO PDP rules state that a group of volunteers should be convened to draft a WG charter, which should then be approved by the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This is an information item on the state of the DT.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.1 Update by Staff (Marika Konings).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.3 Next steps</span><span lang=EN-US><br><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 7: </span></u></b><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Update on Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) developments following the Dakar discussions (10 minutes)</span></u></b><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"'>Update by Margie Milam <br><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Item 8: Any Other Business (5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House;<br>2. Initiate a Policy Development Process (“PDP”) Within Scope (as described in Annex A): requires an affirmative vote of more than 33% of each House or more than 66% of one House;<br>3. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than 75% of one House and a majority of the other House (“GNSO Supermajority”);<br>4. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation;<br>5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and<br>6. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that “a two-thirds vote of the council” demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded with respect to any contracting party affected by such contract provision.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf">GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</a>)<br></span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>4.4.1 Applicability<br>Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures.<br>a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<br>b. Approve a PDP recommendation;<br>c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws;<br>d. Fill a Council position open for election.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho";color:black'>‟</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>s adjournment. In exceptional circumstances,announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available.<br>4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. 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