** 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 By submitting my personal data, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy<https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy>, and agree to abide by the website Terms of Service<https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos>. I Agree