Hi, There is precedent for this. I know that I as well as other Nomcom appointees where allowed such observer status when we were first elected (we show up for a ICANN meeting but only take office at the end of the meeting). I think we may have done this for others, but I don't remember for sure. So if there is no objection from any other councilor, I propose we follow the Nomcom precedent and allow a council member-elect to attend as an observer. I don't believe this requires a vote, but if any council member objects to not voting on it, then I will call a vote on this as a motion at the next meeting. thanks a. On 30 aug 2007, at 21.13, Ross Rader wrote:

Avri;

At the end of the AGM this year, the registrar representatives to the Council will be changing. In order to better get our new representative up to speed, I would like to request that he be allowed to attend the Council teleconferences as a non-speaking, non-voting observer. I realize that the MP3s are available, but I think it would be more helpful if we could facilitate this in a real-time manner.

Tim Ruiz is the incoming representative. As the former Vice-chair of the registrar constituency, he is well versed in GNSO dynamics, but is looking to get some further insight into council interactions before he officially takes his seat.

I would really appreciate it if this can be facilitated somehow.

Thanks in advance,

-- Regards,

Ross Rader Director, Retail Services Tucows Inc.

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