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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>RNA Partners, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Glen de Saint
Géry [mailto:Glen@icann.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 02, 2013
1:13 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Ron Andruff; 'Jonathan
Robinson'; gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> 'Neuman, Jeff'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE:
[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] New task</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Dear Jeff,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>You have been been
added to the SCI mailing list <a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>
with public archives at:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvem-impl-sc/">http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvem-impl-sc/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=FR
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"></a><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=FR style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>De&nbsp;:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org
[mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>De la part de</span></b> Ron Andruff<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé&nbsp;:</span></b> mercredi 2 janvier
2013 18:20<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À&nbsp;:</span></b> 'Jonathan Robinson';
gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc&nbsp;:</span></b> 'Neuman, Jeff'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet&nbsp;:</span></b> RE:
[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] New task<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>First, allow me to wish everyone a
healthy, happy and abundant 2013!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Jonathan/Jeff: Thank you for bringing this
matter to the attention of the SCI. &nbsp;To get all of the SCI members up to
speed on what is being discussed, could you kindly provide us with some
background information vis-à-vis what the specific motion was, and what caused
it to come back to the Council in (as I understand it) virtually the same
wording? &nbsp;That will be helpful for our discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Jeff: By way of this email, I am asking
staff (pursuant to the SCI Charter) to add your email address to the discussion
list until this matter has been fully explored and a recommendation has been sent
back to Council.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>RA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Ronald N. Andruff</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>RNA Partners, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>
[<a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jonathan Robinson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, December 23, 2012
5:50 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:KnobenW@telekom.de">KnobenW@telekom.de</a>; <a
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> 'Neuman, Jeff'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE:
[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] New task</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Jeff Neuman raised a
point on the GNSO Council list that the question being posed to the SCI should
be a simpler one focussed on the general principle not the specific item that
caused us to question the principle.&nbsp; I am in agreement with this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Therefore my
suggestion is that the SCI focus on the essential question i.e. under what
circumstances is it acceptable / permissible for a motion to be submitted to
the GNSO Council when such a motion is identical to one that has been
previously voted down by the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Jeff put it well and
I am support of his formulation of the question as follows.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The question should simply be &quot;should there be
any restrictions on resubmitting motions that previously appeared before the
Council?&nbsp; If so, what should those restrictions be and are there any
exceptions?</span></font><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Thank-you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>
[<a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><a
href="mailto:KnobenW@telekom.de">KnobenW@telekom.de</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 20 December 2012 18:08<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [gnso-improvem-impl-sc]
New task<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>from today's council call the task attached was
shifted to the SCI.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Looking forward to meeting
you later</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
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