Thanks, Bruce. I do plan to be on the call, however, in the event of a disruption of connectivity, I give a proxy to Grant, and then to Philip. I will give instruction separately to my proxies regarding votes. Marilyn Cade BC Councilor -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 8:49 AM To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Reminder regarding proxy voting Hello All, Just a reminder that if you cannot make the next Council teleconference, you should advise the Secretariat (and preferably post to the public list) of who you are appointing as a proxy. For procedural issues that arise during the meeting it would be appropriate to instruct your proxy to vote as they see fit. For policy related issues, a Council member should instruct their proxy on how they wish to vote. For all policy related issues, papers will be presented to Council at least 7 days prior to a meeting. Note that on all policy issues, Council members should vote on the basis of what they believe to be in the best interests of ICANN (and hence the Internet's addressing systems) as a whole, using their knowledge of issues related to their participation in a GNSO constituency or particular expertise, as well as using the reports and other information presented to the Council to assist Council members in making a decision. Regards, Bruce