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Commercial and Business Users Constituency – Alternate</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Mikey O’Connor – ISPCP – Alternate</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Anne Aikman-Scalese – IPC Primary</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Ken Bour – guest speaker</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Jennifer Wolfe – NCA primary</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Amr Elsadr – NCUC Alternate</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>James Bladel – Registrar Stakeholder Group – Primary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Ray Fassett – Registry Stakeholder Group - Primary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Jennifer Standiford - – Registrar Stakeholder Group – Alternate</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Ken Bour – Guest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Greg Shatan – IPC - <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Apologies:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Nuno Garcia – NCUC – Alternate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Avri Doria – Non Commercial SG – Primary – Vice-Chair</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN Staff:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Marika Konings</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Julie Hedlund</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Mary Wong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nathalie Peregrine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list **</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Let me know if you have any questions.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind regards,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nathalie Peregrine</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>For GNSO Secretariat</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Adobe Connect chat transcript 10 September 2013:</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span> Jennifer Wolfe 2:Is there a separate phone dial in? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Bladel:US: 866-692-5726 Passcode SCI<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Jennifer Wolfe 2:Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:Just dialled in. Hi.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Julie Hedlund:Thanks Amr!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:Avri can't make it today.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:Yup. On a plane.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Nathalie Peregrine:Yes, Avri is an apology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Angie Graves:I am Ron's alternate--will be glad to run mtg if need be<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Ron A:Thanks for pitching in, Angie...;o)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Mike O'Connor:Bladel's a registrar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:The council member didn't vote at all thinking he had a COI.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:..., then realizing he didn't.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Marika Konings:@ Anne - apologies for simplifying the scenario.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Marika Konings:@Anne - who would make that evaluation?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Marika Konings:whether the motion is the same or different?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Mike O'Connor:James -- Here's the one that dropped off the list as of June - 4) Allow a councilor to ask for the re-submission of the motion to betaken off the consent agenda and to request a Council vote on whether toaccept the re-submission.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Julie Hedlund:@Anne: Do you have some language to suggest?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Anne Aikman-Scalese:@Ron - it's two resubmissions, not three<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Ron A:Thanks Anne, that is my understanding<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Mary Wong:Just a note: the original problem that created this issue was how to prevent any person/group from resubmitting an identical motion in order to change the outcome of a previous vote. That may be narrower than what the discussion is about right now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Greg Shatan:Why is that a problem?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:Got disconnected.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Mike O'Connor:kudos to Anne for working that one! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Nathalie Peregrine:Amr, would you like a dial out<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:Sorry about that. Am now on the call again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Anne Aikman-Scalese:Thanks Mikey<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:I'll send my comment to the list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Ron A:Amr are you now back on the call? Is your hand up?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:Yes and yes. :)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Ron A:Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Julie Hedlund:To Amr's point, this is what Avri sent to the SCI list yesterday on this issue: One of the things that I got out of the GNSO discussion was that even if we maintain the full consensus vote threshholder for an SCI recommendation, that does not mean that the group can't decide to send a deadlock report to the council if that were to happen. I think this report would still require full consensus agreement, but I do not see that as a problem as long as everyone's viewpoint was accurately portrayed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:Is anything expected of us on this topic at this point??<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Julie Hedlund:@Amr: I think the Council expects the SCI to send its revision of the charter, but without making changes to the decision-making procedure.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:@Julie..., that's what I gathered. ..., unfortunate though, because it seems Council will make some sort of decision on this which will be reflected in the SCI's new charter.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Marika Konings:@Amr - that is the privilege of the chartering organization ;-)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:@Marika: True... :) ..., I still wish we could have agreed as a group to give a unified recommendation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:@Mikey: I put one in too. :)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:It's a big WG. :)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:I'll reach out to a few as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Jennifer Wolfe:I apologize I have to jump onto a 4 p.m. call. I look forward to continuing the discussion in email and in our next meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Ron A:Thank you jennifer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Anne Aikman-Scalese:@Ron - I also have a 1:00 pm conference call AZ time and will drop off but hopefully Greg can stay on and let me know about the rest of the discussion. I will be sure to propose alternative language in relation to Resubmssion of a Motion. Thank you everyone . Anne<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Bladel:Thanks, Ron & Team!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Amr Elsadr:Thanks everyone. Bye.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Wolf Knoben:By all!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Wolf Knoben:I mean Bye<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> Julie Hedlund:Goodbye everyone!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>