[registrars] "Registered Representative" defined; RC Mailing list access to be limited.

["Robert F. Connelly" <BobC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Voting Members:

The designation "Registered Representative" may be unfamiliar to you.  Functionally, it is the same as "Voting Member".

Participation in our meetings and mailing lists has generally been open to Registered Representatives, Non-Registered Representatives and Observers.  Non-Registered Representatives are defined in the By-Laws, Article 2.3.

2.3  Non-Registered Representatives ? Each Member may appoint additional representatives to the Constituency. These additional representatives will be known as ?Non-Registered Representatives?. There shall be no limit as to the number of Non-Registered Representatives that a Member may appoint. Non-Registered Representatives will be afforded the same privileges as Observers; however the participation of Non-Registered Representatives will not be limited as per section 2.7 of these bylaws.

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The term "Observer" is defined in the By-Laws, Article 2.7. 

2.7  Observers - Registrar Constituency meetings and deliberations are open to Observers pursuant to section 2.6. The Executive Committee of the Registrar Constituency may, in its sole discretion, choose to suspend any observer?s access to Registrar Constituency meetings and deliberations for portions of, or for the entire duration of meetings and deliberations, if the Executive Committee deems that having observers present is inappropriate, not feasible or contrary to the best interests of the Registrar Constituency. Any such actions will be noted in the minutes or official record of the meeting or deliberations.

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Until now, our primary mailing list, <registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, has been open to Registered Representatives, Non-Registered Representatives and Observers.  Selected ICANN officials and staff members are also included in this mailing list.  

That list has been a "discussion" list,  open to posting by everyone on that list.  However, in the not too distant future, that list will be converted to an "Announce" list.  Posting will be limited to officers, GNSO representatives and, perhaps, task force leaders.  The exact numbers of authorized individuals is yet to be determined.

In anticipation of the conversion of the <registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> list, we ask you, a Registered Representative, to provide to me the names and email addresses of the Non-Registered Representative you wish to be added to the new "discussion list".

Respectfully submitted,
Bob Connelly
Secretary of the Registrar Constituency