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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Just an FYI I will not be able to attend…please accept my regrets<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ray Fassett<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shatan, Gregory S.<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 21, 2014 12:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Waiver of 10 Day Requirement for Submission of a Motion<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I look forward to meeting with you (and in some cases meeting you) in a few hours. Marika and I have prepared the following proposed language relating to the above issue (a Word version is also attached). The new language is in italics (if you can’t see italics, it begins with ”(the “Submission Deadline”)” and proceeds for the next two paragraphs).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3.3 Notice of Meetings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Advance notice of meetings shall be posted on the GNSO website, if reasonably practicable, at least 7 days in advance of the meeting for Administrative issues and 14 days in advance for Policy issues. Advance notice shall also be posted to other GNSO Council work spaces where practical.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Reports and motions should be submitted to the GNSO Council for inclusion on the agenda as soon as possible, but no later than 23h59 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on the day, 10 calendar days before the GNSO Council meeting <i>(the “Submission Deadline”)</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If a motion is submitted after the Submission Deadline, the GNSO Council shall consider the motion if the following requirements are met: <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The motion is submitted to the GNSO Council at least 24 hours in advance of the GNSO Council meeting; <o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The motion is accompanied by a request to consider the motion despite submission after the Submission Deadline (a “Request for Consideration”);<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A vote on the Request for Consideration shall be called as the first order of business for the agenda item that deals with the motion. The vote on the Request for Consideration must be unanimous (i.e., all Councilors or their proxies must vote and all votes cast must be in favor of considering the motion at such GNSO Council meeting) for the motion to be considered at such GNSO Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If these requirements are not met, the motion shall be considered at the next GNSO Council meeting, provided that the motion has been submitted prior to the Submission Deadline for such next GNSO Council meeting. If not, the requirements above must be met for consideration at such next GNSO Council meeting. For the avoidance of doubt, if the requirements above are not met, the motion shall not be considered “submitted” for purposes of these Rules.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The time of the meetings may vary to accommodate the different geographic regions represented by GNSO Council members. By way of guidance, start times corresponding to local times for the GNSO Council members earlier than 0600 and later than 2300 should be avoided where possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We look forward to your comments. (Note that this language has not been reviewed by my constituency, the IPC.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Gregory S. 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