<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;">Hi<div><br></div><div>Among the many things we need to do is decide who we would like to represent the non contracted house party on the ICANN board. The current occupant is Bill Graham, who was elected by the business folks with NomCom participant support (we’d proposed Avri). I expect Bill will stand for reelection.</div><div><br></div><div>Bill<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>RE: Non Contracted Parties House Election Procedures 2011</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">February 13, 2014 at 10:15:21 AM GMT+1<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">"Rosette, Kristina" <<a href="mailto:krosette@cov.com">krosette@cov.com</a>>, "tony holmes (<a href="mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com">tonyarholmes@btinternet.com</a>)" <<a href="mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com">tonyarholmes@btinternet.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:elisa.cooper@markmonitor.com">elisa.cooper@markmonitor.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:elisa.cooper@markmonitor.com">elisa.cooper@markmonitor.com</a>>, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>>, William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>>, "marie-laure Lemineur (<a href="mailto:mllemineur@gmail.com">mllemineur@gmail.com</a>)" <<a href="mailto:mllemineur@gmail.com">mllemineur@gmail.com</a>>, "Reed, Daniel A (<a href="mailto:dan-reed@uiowa.edu">dan-reed@uiowa.edu</a>)" <<a href="mailto:dan-reed@uiowa.edu">dan-reed@uiowa.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>>, Erika Randall <<a href="mailto:erika.randall@icann.org">erika.randall@icann.org</a>>, David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div><div lang="FR" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 18px; 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;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Dear Kristina,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Per ICANN’s Counsel, Erika Randall whom I asked to confirm the date of the written notice, she confirmed as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Yes, you will need to give a written notice to the ICANN Secretary by April 16, 2014 of the person selected for Board Seat 14. (This is the date six months prior to the ICANN Annual General Meeting >scheduled to be held in Los Angeles on October 16, 2014). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><br>Please advise what timelines the Non Contracted Parties House suggests for the process.<br>Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><br>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></a></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">De :</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Rosette, Kristina [<a href="mailto:krosette@cov.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">mailto:krosette@cov.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Envoyé :</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>mercredi 12 février 2014 21:23<br><b>À :</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Glen de Saint Géry; tony holmes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">(<a href="mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">tonyarholmes@btinternet.com</a>);<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:elisa.cooper@markmonitor.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">elisa.cooper@markmonitor.com</a>; Rafik Dammak; William Drake; marie-laure Lemineur (<a href="mailto:mllemineur@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">mllemineur@gmail.com</a>); Reed, Daniel A (<a href="mailto:dan-reed@uiowa.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">dan-reed@uiowa.edu</a>)<br><b>Cc :</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Marika Konings; Erika Randall; David Olive<br><b>Objet :</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Non Contracted Parties House Election Procedures 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With apologies as I suspect I may not be taking everything into account, am I correct in thinking that the Call for Nominations (under the GNSO Operating Procedures) opens in May because Bill’s term ends in October? And, if so, we need to have the House procedures finalized by the end of April (which means we have some time)? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">K<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Glen de Saint Géry [<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">mailto:Glen@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:26 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Rosette, Kristina; tony holmes (<a href="mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">tonyarholmes@btinternet.com</a>);<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:elisa.cooper@markmonitor.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">elisa.cooper@markmonitor.com</a>; Rafik Dammak; William Drake; marie-laure Lemineur (<a href="mailto:mllemineur@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">mllemineur@gmail.com</a>); Reed, Daniel A (<a href="mailto:dan-reed@uiowa.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">dan-reed@uiowa.edu</a>)<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Marika Konings; Erika Randall; David Olive; Glen de Saint Géry<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Non Contracted Parties House Election Procedures 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">To : Non Contracted Parties House</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">In preparation for the Non Contracted Parties House Election for Board Seat 14, it has come to our notice that the attached 2011 Election Procedures were not posted in accordance with the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">GNSO Operating Procedures</a>. Would you please be so kind as to confirm these voting procedures so that they can be included as required under the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">GNSO Operating Procedures.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Election procedures are defined in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">GNSO Operating Procedures</span></a>.<br>2.4 Board Seat Elections<br>2.4.3 Detailed Election Procedures</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Each House is responsible for establishing its own internal procedures for nominations,</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">interviews, voting, and candidate selection; however, those processes must be documented</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">and forwarded to the GNSO Council for inclusion as ANNEXES to the GNSO Operating</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Procedures. If a House subsequently elects to alter its procedures, such amendments must be</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">submitted to the GNSO Council before becoming effective so that the procedures accurately</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">reflect the actual processes and activities performed by each House in selecting its candidate.</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you for your urgent attention to this.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://gnso.icann.org</a></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
***********************************************<br>William J. Drake<br>International Fellow & Lecturer<br> Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ<br> University of Zurich, Switzerland<br>Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, <br> ICANN, <a href="http://www.ncuc.org">www.ncuc.org</a><br><a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a> (direct), <a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com">wjdrake@gmail.com</a> (lists),<br> <a href="http://www.williamdrake.org">www.williamdrake.org</a><br>***********************************************
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