[council] 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