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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">All<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">As James has pointed out, this is a rather annoying, yet internal issue, for our stakeholder group and should have zero impact on the Council and James’ work for it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">And James has our support to continue in this role.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Mr Michele Neylon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Blacknight Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hosting, Colocation & Domains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">https://www.blacknight.com/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">http://blacknight.blog/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Personal blog: https://michele.blog/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of James Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday 13 June 2017 at 16:15<br>
<b>To: </b>GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Ex-com Registrars <rrsg-excom@icann-registrars.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] FW: [RrSG-Members] GoDaddy Status and Resignation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Councilors –</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I wanted to make you aware of some developments w.r.t. to the RrSG elections (see thread below). While I am term-limited and cannot run again, the current round of GNSO Council nominations has raised questions
of who, exactly, is eligible to hold office under the RrSG Charter. To ensure consistent interpretation & application of the Charter, my company (GoDaddy) was determined to be ineligible.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I have resigned my elected office as Councilor, but have been appointed by the Registrar ExCom to continue to serve in an interim basis until a Special Election can be held.
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On the whole, the net impact of all of this on the Council is….not much. My status changes from “elected” Councilor to “appointed” Councilor for the next few months, but I don’t see that this change necessarily affects the Council, or its work, or our upcoming
election calendar.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In any case, I wanted to share this in the interests of full disclosure, and I’m happy to answer any questions here on the list, or in Johannesburg.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">J.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Graeme Bunton <gbunton@tucows.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 10:08 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Subject: </span></b><span style="color:black">Re: [RrSG-Members] GoDaddy Status and Resignation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>James,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thank you for this. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Speaking on behalf of the ExCom, we would like to request that you continue to serve in your position until the completion of a special election under section 4.3.7 of the RrSG charter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The RrSG secretary will begin that process shortly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Graeme<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 2017-06-13 10:56 AM, James M. Bladel via RrSG-Members wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Colleagues - </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As Graeme noted, I’ve recently been notified that GoDaddy is not eligible to hold office under the current RrSG Charter, due to our having executed Specification 13 for the .GODADDY Registry Agreement.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">While Specification 13 is not explicitly listed as a disqualification in our Charter, it contains provisions that are equivalent to Specification 9, which is called out as a disqualification under Section
4.3.6. I was not aware that our adoption of Spec 13 would also encompass Spec 9, and thus make GoDaddy (and by extension, me) ineligible to hold office.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We have no immediate plans to launch .GODADDY, and the only active registration currently is NIC.GODADDY, and any Charter that recognizes GoDaddy as a closed brand, rather than a Registrar, has truly ventured
in to the realm of the Absurd. But rules are rules, so… </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’m hereby offering my resignation from the GNSO Council for the remainder of my term (ending at ICANN 60 Abu Dhabi in November). Should the ExCom & Members wish to retain me in office until the conclusion
my term, I would be happy to do so on an interim basis, and stand for a special vote, as described under Section 4.3.7.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Additionally, GoDaddy will not nominate or run any candidates for office under the existing Charter, and will not cast votes for any pending elections, or on the FY2018 RrSG Budget, or any other votes until
our new Charter is adopted.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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J.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">James Bladel </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">GoDaddy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre>Graeme Bunton<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Director, Analytics & Policy<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Tucows Inc.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>PH: 416 535 0123 ext 1634 <o:p></o:p></pre>
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