<Note: I tried to use the form at <http://gnso.icann.org/council/abstention-notification-form-en.htm>, but it crashed on me twice. >

Name of Officer:  Avri Doria

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Date Prepared:  Thursday 2 December, 2010

GNSO Organizations: NCSG

Officer: Chair, NCSG Executive Committee

Voting Remedy: Temporary Alternate

Reasons:  Rafik Dammak, on 1 Dec, notified the GNSO secretariat and the NCSG that he would be unable to attend the full sequence of regularly scheduled GNSO meetings to be held in Cartagena from 4 December 2010 until 10 December 2010.  This unavailability includes both face to face and remote participation.  As the NCSG did not wish to give up its full representation in this sequence of important GNSO Council meetings, it is availing itself of the provisions contained in the GNSO Council Procedures for the assignment of Temporary Replacement.

Specific subjects/measure/motions/actions of the council for which the remedy is being exercised:   All actions to be initiated in Cartagena from 4 Dec until 10 Dec 2010.  This specifically does not include the ongoing GNSO election for Chair.

Expiration Date: Saturday 11 Dec 2010

Assigned individual:  Konstantinos Komaitis 

Assigned individual's email:  <[log in to unmask]>