I believe that both these references refer to formal meetings of Council at which an act of Council may occur Philip
Thank you for discussing this today. For future reference, the GNSO Rules of Procedure provide that all meetings are presumptively open, unless a majority of the Council votes to close it.
The relevant section provides:
"Except where determined by a majority vote of members of the GNSO Council present that a closed session is appropriate, meetings shall be open to physical or electronic attendance by all interested persons."
http://gnso.icann.org/council/new-procedures.shtml#5
The ICANN Bylaws include an identical provision:
"Except where determined by a majority vote of members of the GNSO Council present that a closed session is appropriate, meetings shall be open to physical or electronic attendance by all interested persons."
http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-15dec02.htm#X-3.8
-- Bret
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