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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The wording of this email suggests that Edward Morris has resigned from the council, though it’s not 100% clear if he has or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Could someone please clarify the situation?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Mr Michele Neylon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Blacknight Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hosting, Colocation & Domains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">https://www.blacknight.com/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">http://blacknight.blog/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Intl. +353 (0) 59  9183072<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Personal blog: https://michele.blog/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland  Company No.: 370845</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of ICANN <no-reply@wufoo.com><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"no-reply@wufoo.com" <no-reply@wufoo.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday 12 July 2017 at 21:09<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso.secretariat@icann.org" <gnso.secretariat@icann.org>, "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org>, Nathalie Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine@icann.org>, Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#249]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#222222">Date Prepared:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#333333">Wednesday, July 12, 2017
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#222222">GNSO Organization:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#333333">Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#222222">Officer Position or Title:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#333333">NCSG Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#222222">Voting Remedy:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#333333">Temporary Alternate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#333333">Edward Morris has left his council seat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:#222222">Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised:
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[Note: may not exceed 3 months initially; may be renewed by sending an email with explanation to GNSO Secretariat]
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 Temporary Alternate.<br>
[Note: if not already published and available, a short bio and Statement/Disclosure of Interest should be prepared by the Temporary Alternate and delivered to the GNSO Secretariat in advance of any discussion or voting scheduled to take place].
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