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<DIV>All,</DIV>
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<DIV>following the SCI call I’ve slightly revised the election table (see
attached). I think the date for the NomCom selectees announcement should also
apply for the announcement of new councillors sent by the SGs/Cs.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"><BR>Best
regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=julie.hedlund@icann.org
href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">Julie Hedlund</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 16, 2016 6:47 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] FOR REVIEW: Chair Vice-Chair
Procedures</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">Dear SCI
members,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">Per the
action items below from our meeting on 05 May, Mary and I have drafted the
attached revised procedures on Chair/Vice-Chair Elections that are proposed to
be included in Section 2.2 of the GNSO Operating Procedures. Many thanks
to Amr for his suggestion below concerning additional language, which we have
included in brackets.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">Please
provide any comments on the list, and we can also discuss the proposed language
during the SCI call on Thursday, 19 May, at our usual time of 1800
UTC.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">Julie<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">Julie
Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">From:
</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org>
on behalf of Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org><BR><B>Date:
</B>Monday, May 9, 2016 at 10:59 AM<BR><B>To: </B>Amr Elsadr
<aelsadr@egyptig.org><BR><B>Cc: </B>"gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org"
<gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org><BR><B>Subject: </B>Re:
[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Actions: SCI Meeting 05 May
2016<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Hi
Amr,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Thank you for your
helpful comments and the suggested language for Scenarios 2 and 3. When
staff send around the revised Operating Procedures with the Section 2.2 new
language, we’ll include your suggestion in brackets.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Julie<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Julie Hedlund,
Policy Director<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">From:
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Amr Elsadr <<A
href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org">aelsadr@egyptig.org</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 11:26 AM<BR><B>To: </B>Julie Hedlund <<A
href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</A>><BR><B>Cc:
</B>"<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>"
<<A
href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</A>><BR><B>Subject:
</B>Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Actions: SCI Meeting 05 May
2016<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Hi,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">On May 5, 2016,
at 11:18 PM, Julie Hedlund <<A
href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</A>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">[SNIP]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt">
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">ACTION
ITEMS:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Chair/Vice Chair
Elections:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<OL type=1>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">Staff will produce a
revision of Section 2.2 of the GNSO Operating Procedures (Officer Elections:
Chair/Vice-Chair Elections) based on the final proposed language
below. <o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">SCI members will review the
revision on the list and finalize it no later than at the 19 May
meeting. <o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">Staff will submit the final
revision for a Consensus Call for two weeks (19 May to 02 June).
<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri">Once the Consensus Call is
completed Amr Elsadr, as the SCI Liaison to the GNSO Council, will send an
update to the Council on its list for possible discussion in
Helsinki.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></OL></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">These all seem
good to me, but I have a suggestion for some additional language that I will
explain below. I don’t know if this should be included in the section 2.2
revision, or not.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Discussion re:
Public Comment on Proposed Revisions:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">SCI members
should review and discuss on the list whether to initiate a 40-day public
comment period only on the revisions to the GNSO Operating Procedures relating
to motions and amendments, but to wait to submit a complete set of revisions
for GNSO Council approval once a separate 40-day public comment process on
revisions relating to Chair/Vice Chair elections is completed. Staff
notes that until the revised version of the GNSO Operating Procedures is
published, the GNSO Council will follow their current informal process
relating to motions and amendments. The only change from the current
process in the revision to the Operating Procedures is that discussion and
voting on the motion at the Council meeting cannot proceed without a second
(current informal process allows for discussion, but not voting, on a motion
without a second).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">I agree with the
explanation of where things currently stand here, so see no urgency in producing
an earlier and separate public comment period for the changes that the SCI is
recommending to guidelines on motions/amendments. If the SCI had recommended
changes to the current informal practice, then there might have been a reason to
try to get this done more quickly. However, since the SCI hasn’t suggested any
significant changes, delaying this in order to package it with the Council
elections topic shouldn’t have any impact on Council
business.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Chair/Vice Chair
Elections Final Proposed Language:</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">ISSUE 1: Must
the GNSO Chair be a continuing (not new/incoming) Councilor? Should
new/incoming Councilors be eligible to stand for election?</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">See Section
2.2(b), which provides that a candidate for GNSO Chair “does not need to be a
member of a house, but must be a member of the GNSO Council.” With the ICANN
Bylaws prescribing that a Council member’s term begins and ends at the
conclusion of an ICANN annual general meeting, Section 2.2(b) as phrased would
seem to limit candidates for the Chair to only incumbent, continuing Council
members.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: blue">Final Proposed
Language: "A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of
a house, but must be a [continuing or incoming] member of the GNSO
Council." (Change to the GNSO Operating Procedures in
brackets.)</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">ISSUE
2: Scenarios </SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">relating to
the</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"> gap to be
addressed when the Vice Chairs' terms end at the same time as that of the
Chair, and no Chair is conclusively elected by that time.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">SCENARIO
1:<B> </B>A new GNSO Council Chair is not elected, but both Vice Chairs
are continuing on the Council.</SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: blue">Final Proposed
Language: “In the case where no Chair is conclusively elected, the two Vice
Chairs shall jointly oversee the Chair election and conduct Council business
until such time as a new Chair is elected.”</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">SCENARIO 2: A
new GNSO Council Chair is not elected, but one Vice Chair is continuing on the
Council, while the other Vice Chair’s term on the Council is
ending</SPAN></U><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: #c00000">.
</SPAN></U><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: blue">Final Proposed
Language: “In the case where one of Vice-Chair's terms on the Council ends at
the same time as the Chair, and no Chair is conclusively elected, the House
with a vacant Vice-Chair position shall designate an Interim Vice Chair from
within this House to join the continuing Vice Chair to oversee the Chair
election and conduct Council business. The deadline for the vacant House
to designate its Interim Vice Chair is 14 calendar days following the Council
meeting at which no Chair was conclusively elected.”</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">I’m wondering if
this language may seem ambiguous to some readers, or possibly even lead to a
misunderstanding in the future. One could possibly interpret it to mean that if
the house that needs to appoint an interim vice-chair fails to do so within 14
days, then the process would be required to proceed to scenario 3…, or more
likely scenario 4. I wonder if it would be helpful to add a sentence at the end
like this: <B><I>“Should the vacant House fail to appoint an interim Vice-Chair
within the allotted time period, the continuing Vice-Chair from the other House
will serve as an Interim Vice-Chair alone until a Council Chair is
elected.”</I></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">SCENARIO 3: A
new GNSO Council Chair is not elected in the first round, and neither of the
two Vice Chairs is continuing on the Council.</SPAN></U><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: blue">Final Proposed
Language: “In the case where both Vice-Chairs’ terms on the Council end at the
same time as the Chair, and no Chair is conclusively elected, this procedure
would apply: Each House should designate a new or continuing Councilor from
within its respective House, to temporarily fill the role of Vice Chair on an
interim basis, not as an elected Vice Chair. The deadline for each House to
designate its Interim Vice Chair is 14 calendar days following the Council
meeting at which no Chair was conclusively elected. The Designated Interim
Vice Chairs will co-chair the Chair election and conduct Council business
until such time as a Chair is conclusively elected. Once the election is
completed their service in those roles would end. Candidates for Chair will
not be eligible to serve as Designated Interim Vice Chairs, to avoid potential
conflicts of interest. However, Interim Vice Chairs are not prohibited from
being appointed as continuing Vice Chairs by their respective Houses following
a successful Chair election.”</SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Again, we may need
the language to be specific on that one House appointing an interim vice-chair
is enough not to proceed to scenario 4.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">SCENARIO 4: A
new GNSO Council Chair is not elected, neither of the two Vice Chairs is
continuing on the Council, and the Houses do not designate Interim Vice
Chairs.</SPAN></U><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: blue">Final Proposed
Language: “If both Houses should fail to temporarily fill the role of Vice
Chair on an interim basis, the non-voting NCA will be designated Interim Chair
to oversee the election and conduct Council business until such time as a
Chair is conclusively elected. The deadline for each House to designate its
Interim Vice Chair is 14 calendar days following the Council meeting at which
no Chair was conclusively elected."</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: black">Lets hope it never
comes to this!! :) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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