<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>I’ve sent these proposals to the NCUC discuss list about two weeks ago, and have received no objections in response. I also have no objections, and would like to vote in favour of both proposals. I would, however for the sake of clarity, request that it be pointed out to the GNSO Council when sending these proposals that the 10-day waiver rule only applies to new motions and not to motions being resubmitted.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Amr</div><br><div><div>On Sep 3, 2014, at 5:11 PM, Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div>Hello again everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>Just a note to follow up on Ron’s email (below) - we will close the Consensus Call for both topics (Waiver of the 10-Day Motion Submission Deadline and Proposal for Voting Outside a GNSO Council Meeting) this Friday 5 September. Please let us know as soon as possible, and no later than Friday, if you or your group have any objections to either proposal. <b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If there are no objections or changes received by <u>Friday 5 September 2014</u>, the language will be presumed to be accepted by full consensus.</span></i></b></div><div><br></div></div><div>Thanks and cheers</div><div>Mary</div><div><br></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Mary Wong</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Senior Policy Director</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Telephone: +1 603 574 4892</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">mary.wong@icann.org</a></font></font></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Monday, August 25, 2014 at 4:39 PM<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">mary.wong@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: SCI Proposals on Waiver & Voting Outside a Council Meeting<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="border-left-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-left-width: 5px; border-left-style: solid; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;" type="cite"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks for bringing these Consensus Calls to the list, Mary.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">This is a reminder to all members that with the first week of this behind us, we have two weeks in front of us before this consensus call is considered closed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">RA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Ron Andruff<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">ONR Consulting, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://www.icannsherpa.com/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">www.ICANNSherpa.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Mary Wong<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, August 18, 2014 17:13<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: SCI Proposals on Waiver & Voting Outside a Council Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear SCI members,<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">As agreed on the last SCI call, the following documents are being circulated for a formal Consensus Call: (1) the SCI’s proposal to add language to the existing Section 3.3 of the GNSO Operating Procedures regarding waiver of the 10-day motion deadline rule; and (2) the SCI’s proposal for a new Section 4.10 to be added to the GNSO Operating Procedures, to deal with voting outside a GNSO Council meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please note that per the SCI Charter, "Unless otherwise determined by the SCI members, committee decisions will be made by “full consensus” process as described in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines (see section 3.6).” As such, please review the attached documents with your Stakeholder Group or Constituency (as applicable) if you have not already done so. If the language is approved the next step will be for staff to prepare a redlined version of the GNSO Council Operating Procedures that will be put out for public comment; following which the SCI will review any relevant public comments received. The final step will be submission of the finalized language and proposals to the GNSO Council for its review and adoption.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If there are no objections or changes received by <u>Friday 5 September 2014</u>, the language will be presumed to be accepted by full consensus.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For the attached documents, please note the following minor changes that were made after the last SCI call on 5 August:<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The format and introductory paragraph to the proposal for the Waiver of the 10-day Motion Rule was amended to conform with the format approved by the SCI for Voting Outside a Council Meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The proposed Section number for Voting Outside a Council Meeting was changed to Section 4.10 as there already is a Section 4.5 in the current GNSO Operating Procedures. By numbering this proposal Section 4.10, it will (if adopted) be added to the GNSO Operating Procedures to follow the last current section in the Voting chapter (Section 4.9, regarding a Consent Agenda), without the need to renumber any of the existing Sections in this chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Mary Wong<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Senior Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Telephone: +1 603 574 4892<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">mary.wong@icann.org</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></span></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>