RE: [council] REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE VOTE

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au>]

Agreed.

It will save time on the call if we can get all the votes in before 20 Feb.

Regards,
Bruce


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Stubbs [mailto:kstubbs@digitel.net]
> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 10:17 AM
> To: DNSO.SECRETARIAT@dnso.org; council
> Subject: [council] REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE VOTE
> 
> 
> 
> fellow council members
> 
> according to my understanding this vote is currently 
> scheduled to close at
> 14:00 hrs paris time on tuesday..
> i would request a 24 hour extension of this vote for the 
> following reasons:
> 
> monday is a national holiday in the usa (i.e. presidents day) 
> and the vote
> is scheduled to close prior to normal start of busines on 
> tuesday for all of
> north america.
> 
> the extension request will still allow adequate time for the 
> votes to be
> tallied & posted prior to the names council ratification meeting on
> thursday..
> 
> respectfully submitted
> 
> ken stubbs
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DNSO SECRETARIAT" <DNSO.SECRETARIAT@dnso.org>
> To: "council" <council@dnso.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 3:25 AM
> Subject: [council] GNSO Council vote b01 2003
> 
> 
> > Council Members,
> >
> > Please remember there is a GNSO Council Resolution  to be 
> voted on before
> > February 17, 2003.
> > You should each have received a ballot which must be returned to the
> voting
> > address to register your vote.  If you have any problems, 
> please let me
> > know.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > GNSO Secretariat
> >
> > See text below:
> > Proposed by Marilyn Cade, seconded by Philip Sheppard.
> >   WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, (hereinafter "the Council"):
> >      ' confirms its support to the participation of country 
> code top-level
> >      domain (ccTLD) registries within ICANN,
> >      ' looks forward to the establishment of the new 
> Country Code Names
> >      Supporting Organization as the body to address ccTLD issues,
> >      ' commits itself to collaborative work with that Supporting
> >      Organization on policy issues of mutual concern including the
> stability
> >      of the Internet;
> >      ' recognizing that the development of various processes, and
> resulting
> >      bylaws which will establish the Country Code Names Supporting
> >      Organization are still under development, commits itself to
> >      collaborative work on policy issues of mutual concern 
> in the interim;
> >
> >      WHEREAS, the Council commits itself to collaborative 
> work with the
> >      ICANN Government Advisory Committee (GAC) on policy 
> issues of mutual
> >      concern including the stability of the Internet;
> >
> >      WHEREAS, the Council notes a proposed meeting to be 
> hosted by the
> >      International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and its member
> countries,
> >      which will discuss issues related to ICANN and ccTLDs.
> >
> >      The Council Resolves:
> >
> >      1. to welcome the interaction of ICANN with relevant 
> governments and
> >      inter-governmental entities (such as the International
> >      Telecommunications Union (ITU), the World Intellectual Property
> >      Organization (WIPO), the Organisation for Economic 
> Cooperation and
> >      Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU)) through the
> >      Governmental Advisory Committee;
> >
> >      2. to encourage governments and such governmental entities to
> consider
> >      ICANN as the primary venue to address Internet naming 
> and numbering
> >      issues within the mission of ICANN;
> >
> >      3. to encourage and welcome governments and such governmental
> entities
> >      to attend and participate in ICANN's venues and 
> meetings and to work
> >      actively within ICANN.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
>