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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please note the GNSO Operating procedures :<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-26mar14-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">An abstaining or absent Council member as defined above (the Proxy Giver) may transfer his or her vote to any other Council member (the Proxy Holder). <i>GNSO
Operating Procedures, Version 2.8 Page 16</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Proxy Holder must vote in order of precedence according to one of three types:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.35pt"><span lang="EN-US">1. An instruction from the Proxy Giver’s appointing organization (if applicable), or if none;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.35pt"><span lang="EN-US">2. An instruction from the Proxy Giver, or in the absence of either;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">3. The Proxy Holder’s own conscience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">a. Multiple Proxies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">A GNSO Council member is not permitted to be a Proxy Holder for more than one Proxy Giver.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">b. Quorum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">An absent Council member does not count toward quorum even if a proxy has been established. A Temporary Alternate (see Section 4.7-Temporary Alternate below)
if present, would count toward quorum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">c. Proxy Notification<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">A proxy notification must be sent to the GNSO Secretariat and should indicate which type it is. The notification should, where applicable, be sent by the Proxy
Giver's appointing organization. Ordinarily a proxy notification must be received by the GNSO Secretariat before the start of the relevant meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Exceptionally, a proxy notification may be given during a meeting by a Council member who is present but needs to leave before a vote. In all cases the most recent
notification takes precedence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you.<br>
Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Glen de Saint Géry<br>
GNSO Secretariat<br>
<b><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style="color:windowtext">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></b><br>
<b><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/"><span style="color:windowtext">http://gnso.icann.org</span></a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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""> Reed, Daniel A
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<b>Sent:</b> jeudi 4 septembre 2014 14:58<br>
<b>To:</b> Glen de Saint Géry; Jonathan Robinson <br>
<b>Subject:</b> proxy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Glen: I have a conflict that has arisen today, unfortunately.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Jonathan: I’m passing my proxy to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt">Daniel A. Reed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt">Vice President for Research and Economic Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt">Computational Science and Bioinformatics Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt">Professor of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt">University of Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><img border="0" width="130" height="37" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CFC815.F386F450" alt="cid:3437220290_21078"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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