** Amendment to the Absence Notification from IPC Chair John McElwaine.  The IPC will be developing its voting instructions concerning the vote to be held at the Extraordinary Meeting.

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Terri

Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

From: Julie Bisland <julie.bisland@icann.org>
Date: Monday, September 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
To: "council@icann.org" <council@icann.org>
Cc: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs@icann.org>
Subject: FW: GNSO Council Absence Notification Form: Damon Ashcraft

Full Name of Officer:

John McElwaine

Officer Email Address:

john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com

Date Prepared:

29 September 2025

GNSO Organization:

Intellectual Property Constituency

Officer Position or Title:

President

Name of Absent Councilor:

Damon Ashcraft

Voting Remedy:

Proxy

Proxy Information

Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy:

Previously scheduled air travel

Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised:

Extraordinary GNSO Council meeting schedule for Thursday, 09 October 2025

Date upon which the remedy will expire or terminate:

10 October 2025

I affirm that a voting position has been established on the matter(s) at issue pursuant to provisions contained in our Charter or Bylaws.

Yes

Our GNSO Councilor has been instructed on how to vote on the matter(s).

Yes

Full Name of GNSO Councilor Serving as Voting Proxy:

Susan Payne

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I Agree