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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I agree we need a vice-chair for the interim. Is there any objection to the current vice chair being reappointed
on that basis – either from us or indeed from the candidate themselves? I imagine that it would be a challenge at the moment to try to agree, as a house, on a new candidate at this point.
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [IPC-GNSO] Vice chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>22 oktober 2015 09:37:56 +02:00, skrev Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Yes, an interim vice chair is a reasonable and pragmatic approach. We will need to develop a position across the house quite quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">From my late night read of the GNSO Procedure and the ICANN Bylaws, this is not expressly stated. It merely says there are two vice chairs, one from each house, with terms of no more than
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not sure. Contracted parties reappointed Volker (for now). So I guess he can run things alone in the absence of a second vice chair until a suitable Chair is negotiated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Oct 22, 2015, at 7:02 AM, Metalitz, Steven <<a href="mailto:met@msk.com" target="_blank">met@msk.com</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:met@msk.com" target="_blank">met@msk.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
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What's the plan for our (interim?) vice chair? No doubt it will come up in today's wrap up session.<br>
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