[council] Terms of office for the GNSO Council

["Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@xxxxxx>]

Council,
The ICANN by-laws section 3 introduces the concept of staggered terms of office 
for Council reps. Terms are two-year but there is rotation every year.

The transition article of the by-laws achieves this staggering in year one 
(2003) uniquely with one rep being elected for just one year. Thereafter all 
elections are held for two-year terms.

Further to the decision by the Board, there are currently three representatives 
per constituency. It is consistent with the concept of two-year terms, that 
there is initially one representative elected in 2003 for the one-time only 
one-year term, while the remaining two representatives are elected as usual for 
two-year terms.  

It is the intention of the Business Constituency to nominate representatives 
accordingly. We welcome comment from other constituencies on this approach.

Philip Sheppard
Marilyn Cade
Grant Forsyth