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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Tim,<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>My reading of the Bylaws says they are fine to submit their COI
statements so long as they are within 2 days of the nomination or before the
end of the nomination period.<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Therefore as Bob’s COI statement was posted after the
close of the nomination period it needs to be within 48 hours of his nomination
right? The fact it was 8 hours after the close of nominations is irrelevant. Someone
needs to do the math to calculate from when the nomination was made to when his
COI statement was submitted. It might be ok.<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Same with the others...<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hopefully I am on the right track here.<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Basically, if you didn’t get it in before the close you
had to get it in less than 48 hours after you were nominated right? <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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Sheesh!<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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Adrian Kinderis</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><br>
Chief Executive Officer</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>AusRegistry International Pty Ltd<br>
Level 8, 10 Queens Road<br>
Melbourne. Victoria Australia. 3004<br>
Ph: +61 3 9866 3710<br>
Fax: +61 3 9866 1970<br>
Email: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:adrian@ausregistry.com"
title="mailto:adrian@ausregistry.com.au"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>adrian@ausregistry.com</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Web: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ausregistryinternational.com/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.ausregistryinternational.com</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nevett, Jonathon<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 17 May 2007 10:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> registrars@gnso.icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: [registrars] RC Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>All:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Here’s where we stand with the election. If you have
any input, please provide it to Tim right away. He will have to decide
which option to take as he is the only Ex-Com member not impacted as a
candidate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Per Cristin’s announcement, the deadline for nominations
expired last night. Per our rules, candidates have until the later of the
close of the nomination period or two days from their nomination to post their
conflict of interest statements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>As of today, the following nominations are “official”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Chair – Jon Nevett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Vice Chair – Rob Hall (his COI statement was posted within
two days of his nomination)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Treasurer – Margie Milam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Secretary – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>GNSO Rep – Adrian Kinderis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Jay Westerdal was nominated for Secretary; he seconded himself
(which appears to be permitted); and filed a COI statement all within 5 hours
after the close of the nomination period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Bob Connelly was nominated, seconded, and accepted the nomination
within the nomination period. His COI statement, however, was posted
about 8 hours after the close of the nomination period. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Yoav Keren was nominated, seconded, and accepted the nomination within
the nomination period. His COI statement, however, was posted about 4.5
hours after the close of the nomination period. He sent a note to me this
morning explaining that he sent the COI to the list yesterday, but for some
reason it was not received on the list. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>I looked back in the archives and saw that last year the Secretary
sent out a reminder two days before the close of the nomination period and that
the Ex-com extended the nomination period after it closed. No reminder
was sent to the list this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>As I see it, the three viable options are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>We re-open the nomination period
for a short time period for all positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>We re-open the nomination period
only for Secretary as we have no “official” candidates. For
all other positions, nominations would be closed as of last night as stated in
the notice. We would then proceed with the election with only the
“official” candidates for all positions other than Secretary.
Yoav would not be on the ballot. Members who prefer Yoav or any other
candidate to the ones on the ballot may abstain on the ballot and if the
candidate on the ballot receives less than 50% of the vote, then there would be
a new election for that position. (I don’t think that we have the
capability to accept write-in ballots, but I could check on that as well).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>We re-open the nomination period
only for Secretary as we have no “official” candidates and include
Yoav on the ballot for the GNSO seat due to his technical glitch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Jon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adrian Kinderis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 17, 2007 7:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tim Ruiz; Registrars Constituency<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [registrars] RC Nominations</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>All,<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>As per Cristin’s previous email (pasted below) it seems
the nomination period closed at 11.59pm PDT on Wednesday, May 16 (17 hours
ago..?).<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Can someone (potentially from the Ex Com.) confirm this please?<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Adrian Kinderis</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><br>
Chief Executive Officer</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>AusRegistry International Pty Ltd<br>
Level 8, 10 Queens Road<br>
Melbourne. Victoria Australia. 3004<br>
Ph: +61 3 9866 3710<br>
Fax: +61 3 9866 1970<br>
Email: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:adrian@ausregistry.com"
title="mailto:adrian@ausregistry.com.au"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>adrian@ausregistry.com</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Web: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ausregistryinternational.com/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.ausregistryinternational.com</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear Registrars:<br>
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A. NOMINATIONS<br>
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Nominations are now open for the election of Registrar Constituency Chair,<br>
Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, as well as a partial term replacement for<br>
Bruce Tonkin on the GNSO Council. The terms of the Executive Committee<br>
positions will run June 1, 2007 to May 30, 2008. The term of the<br>
replacement GNSO Council seat will run from June 1, 2007 to the conclusion<br>
of the 2007 Annual Meeting in October 2007 per the ICANN Bylaws. The<br>
nomination period will be open from today until 11:59 pm/23:59 PDT on<br>
Wednesday, May 16. <br>
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All nominations must be seconded by at least one member in order to proceed.<br>
Candidates must provide a conflict of interest statement by the end of the<br>
close of the nomination period (or within two days after the actual<br>
nomination). Anyone affiliated with a Registrar Constituency Member is<br>
eligible to make nominations or second nominations. Anyone affiliated
with<br>
a Registrar Constituency Member is eligible to hold any of the positions,<br>
but individuals who are citizens of North America or Europe are NOT eligible<br>
to sit for the replacement GNSO Council seat. <br>
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Please send all nominations and seconds to the list at<br>
<a href="mailto:registrars@gnso.icann.org">registrars@gnso.icann.org</a>.<br>
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B. VOTING PROCEDURE<br>
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The voting period will be open for 8 days, starting Tuesday, May 22, 2007<br>
and closing on Wednesday, May 30, 2007.<br>
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Voting will take place by e-mail ballot sent out individually to each Voting<br>
Member's e-mail address. Ballots should be filled out and returned to the<br>
e-mail address stated in the ballot. They should not be copied to any e-mail<br>
list. <br>
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The results will be announced on this list.<br>
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Thanks.<br>
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Cristin Donohue<br>
Registrar Constituency Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Ruiz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 17 May 2007 3:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Registrars Constituency<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [registrars] RC Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I second the nomination of Bob Connelly, and also nominate
Jay Westerdal for Secretary. Both have filled this position and performed in
the best interests of the RC. I believe either would be an excellent choice.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Tim Ruiz<br>
The Go Daddy Group, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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