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<div style="direction: inherit;">This came up a few months ago, and oddly enough that's how it is referenced in the bylaws: GNSO Chair and GNSO Vice Chairs. </div>
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On Sep 22, 2016, at 15:35, Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phil, according to the Bylaws and the GNSO Operating Procedures it is the GNSO Chair, not the GNSO Council Chair.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marika<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Marika Konings</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Cambria"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday 22 September 2016 at 07:20<br>
<b>To: </b>"James M. Bladel" <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>>, WUKnoben <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>>, Steve DelBianco <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: [council] Draft Motion - GNSO Representative on the Empowered Community</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Shouldn’t the reference in Resolved clauses 1 and 4 be to the GNSO
<b>Council </b>Chair? I’m not aware of the GNSO having a Chair, just its Council.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>James M. Bladel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 22, 2016 4:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WUKnoben<br>
<b>Cc:</b> GNSO Council List; Steve DelBianco<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] Draft Motion - GNSO Representative on the Empowered Community</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, Wolf-Ulrich. I agree that the motion would benefit from a discrete timeframe, and accept your language as a friendly amendment. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marika/Mary-can you reflect this change in the doc for our call?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you-<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Sep 22, 2016, at 08:26, WUKnoben <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks James for the draft which content I support.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">However, I wonder whether under Res. 3 of the draft motion the term “...</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">the GNSO is expected to finalize its decision on the appointment ...” may
be too weak with respect to a potential extension of the interim status. A more concrete time (e.g.like “Within three months after the completion of the work of the GNSO Rights & Obligations under Revised ICANN Bylaws Drafting Team and adoption of its recommendations
by the GNSO Council, the GNSO is expected to finalize its decision on the appointment...”) could prohibit misunderstandings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black"> Monday, September 19, 2016 10:23 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:Arial">Below and attached, please find a draft motion for appointing a GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:Arial">As you are no doubt aware, the current Bylaws Drafting Team (led by Steve DelBianco) is examining the nature of the GNSO’s participation in the new Empowered Community, and we anticipate their recommendations
very soon. However, as a “Decisional Participant,” the GNSO must identify its representative and communicate this to ICANN’s Secretary
<b><u>before</u></b> the transition (30 SEP 2016). So we are up against a very tight deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:Arial">As currently written, the bylaws call for the Chair of each decisional SO/AC, or another designee, to serve in this role. The text of this motion acknowledges this, but notes that this would be an “interim”
appointment, pending any changes resulting from the work of the Bylaws Drafting Team.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:Arial">I hope that all made sense, and look forward to discussing during our next call (29 SEP).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:Arial">Thanks—</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri">Motion on the interim appointment of the GNSO Representative on the Empowered Community Administration</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri">WHEREAS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.35pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">As stated in
<a name="_Ref444421077"></a><a name="_Ref444423270"></a><a name="_Ref444422540"></a>Section 1.1(a) of Article 6 of the new ICANN Bylaws, concerning the composition and organization of the Empowered Community (EC), “The Empowered Community (“EC”) shall be a
nonprofit association formed under the laws of the State of California consisting of the ASO, the ccNSO, the GNSO, the ALAC and the GAC (each a “Decisional Participant” or “associate,” and collectively, the “Decisional Participants”).”
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.35pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The sole purpose of the EC is to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under ICANN’s Articles of Incorporation and the ICANN Bylaws, and the EC shall have no
other powers or rights except as expressly provided in the ICANN Bylaws. The EC may only act as provided in these Bylaws. Any act of the EC that is not in accordance with these Bylaws shall not be effective.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">through its respective chair or such other person as may be designated by the GNSO (collectively, such persons from all communities are the “EC Administration”). Each Decisional Participant shall deliver annually a
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30 September (see <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_resolutions-23201606-29&d=DQMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=dWBW-2LpdQDItBUJMVp3EQoEsQ9PQjBlz6UpqILxQXs&s=dD7K6RsS9RiGvpXopT-s_I2dhlKU6sx8UFgPTkPHFGE&e=">
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">1. The GNSO Council hereby confirms that the GNSO Chair (currently James Bladel) will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration on an interim basis.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">2. </span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">The GNSO representative shall act solely as directed
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">3. Following the completion of the work of the GNSO Rights & Obligations under Revised ICANN Bylaws Drafting Team and adoption of its recommendations by the GNSO Council, the GNSO is expected to
finalize its decision on the appointment of the person designated to represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration and will communicate this accordingly to the ICANN Secretary.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">4. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to communicate this decision to the ICANN Secretary which will serve as the required written certification from the GNSO Chair designating the individual
who shall represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration. </span>
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