RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Waiver of 10 Day Requirement for Submission of a Motion

["Ray Fassett" <ray@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just an FYI I will not be able to attend…please accept my regrets

 

Sincerely,

 

Ray Fassett

 

From: owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shatan, Gregory S.
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 12:54 PM
To: gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Waiver of 10 Day Requirement for Submission of 
a Motion

 

All:

 

I look forward to meeting with you (and in some cases meeting you) in a few 
hours.  Marika and I have prepared the following proposed language relating to 
the above issue (a Word version is also attached).  The new language is in 
italics (if you can’t see italics, it begins with ”(the “Submission Deadline”)” 
and proceeds for the next two paragraphs).

 

3.3 Notice of Meetings

 

Advance notice of meetings shall be posted on the GNSO website, if reasonably 
practicable, at least 7 days in advance of the meeting for Administrative 
issues and 14 days in advance for Policy issues. Advance notice shall also be 
posted to other GNSO Council work spaces where practical.

 

Reports and motions should be submitted to the GNSO Council for inclusion on 
the agenda as soon as possible, but no later than 23h59 Coordinated Universal 
Time (UTC) on the day, 10 calendar days before the GNSO Council meeting (the 
“Submission Deadline”).

 

If a motion is submitted after the Submission Deadline, the GNSO Council shall 
consider the motion if the following requirements are met: 

 

*       The motion is submitted to the GNSO Council at least 24 hours in 
advance of the GNSO Council meeting; 
*       The motion is accompanied by a request to consider the motion despite 
submission after the Submission Deadline (a “Request for Consideration”);
*       A vote on the Request for Consideration shall be called as the first 
order of business for the agenda item that deals with the motion. The vote on 
the Request for Consideration must be unanimous (i.e., all Councilors or their 
proxies must vote and all votes cast must be in favor of considering the motion 
at such GNSO Council meeting) for the motion to be considered at such GNSO 
Council meeting.

 

If these requirements are not met, the motion shall be considered at the next 
GNSO Council meeting, provided that the motion has been submitted prior to the 
Submission Deadline for such next GNSO Council meeting.  If not, the 
requirements above must be met for consideration at such next GNSO Council 
meeting.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the requirements above are not met, 
the motion shall not be considered “submitted” for purposes of these Rules.

 

The time of the meetings may vary to accommodate the different geographic 
regions represented by GNSO Council members. By way of guidance, start times 
corresponding to local times for the GNSO Council members earlier than 0600 and 
later than 2300 should be avoided where possible.

 

We look forward to your comments.  (Note that this language has not been 
reviewed by my constituency, the IPC.)

 

Best regards,

 

Greg

 

Gregory S. Shatan 
Deputy Chair | Tech Transactions Group 
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