[council] Re: Election of GNSO Council chair

[Alejandro Pisanty <apisan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Philip,

to come back after others' contributions, for a long time some of these 
timings didn't match, and a lot of effort went into making them match. 
Numerous impracticalities were reduced this way.

Greetings to all.

Alejandro Pisanty


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On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, Philip Sheppard wrote:

> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:40:39 +0200
> From: Philip Sheppard <philip.sheppard@xxxxxx>
> To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: 'Alejandro Pisanty' <apisan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Election of GNSO Council chair
> 
> 
> This discussion has exposed an issue in the current bylaws in that the terms
> of office of the Board and Council (and by implication Council chair) are
> tied not to long standing calendar events such as the 1st January, but to a
> movable feast called the ICANN annual meeting. The timing of the annual
> meeting is subject to the whims of geography, hoteliers and local
> organisers.
> 
> So, what exactly is the ADVANTAGE of this arrangement? 
> Mike? Marilyn ?  Ross ? Bruce? Alejandro ? do you remember?  Dammed if I do.
> 
> Philip
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