<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv232552358"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_53"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_315" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm;text-align:center;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal" align="center"><b><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_311" face="Calibri"><var id="yiv232552358yui-ie-cursor"></var>IGC Charter Amendment Conflict Resolution Note</font></b></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 0pt;text-align:right;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal" align="right"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_307" face="Calibri">Date:
17<sup><font size="2">th</font></sup> Feb 2013</font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_303" face="Calibri">To:<span style=""> </span>IGC
CS Members<span style="" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_313"> </span></font></div><div id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_53"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_301" face="Times New Roman">
</font><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_295" face="Calibri">From:<span style=""> </span>Imran Ahmed
Shah</font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_291" face="Calibri">Dear IGC CS Members,</font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_289" face="Calibri">With
reference to the recent Formally Proposed Charter Amendment Proposals, we
observed conflict to finalize and accept the survey poll results. I am not
appeal team member or mediator but being an observer and IGC Voting Member, may
perform a little bit effort about arbitration function. Let me try to rephrase the result
and that will finally help to conclude the survey poll outcomes. </font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style=""><span style=""><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_297" face="Calibri">1.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_285" face="Calibri">Recent Results of the IGC
Charter Amendment is as follows:</font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="color:rgb(192, 0, 0);" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_281" face="Calibri">76 responses were submitted,
though some respondents did not answer all questions, as none of them were
compulsory.<br>
On proposal 1, 70 voted in favour, 4 against, and 2 did not vote.<br>
On proposal 2, 62 voted in favour, 5 against, and 9 did not vote.<br>
On proposal 3, 71 voted in favour, 2 against, and 3 did not vote.<br>
On proposal 4, 65 voted in favour, 3 against, and 8 did not vote.</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style=""><span style=""><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_271" face="Calibri">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_273" face="Calibri">With reference to the
Charter Amendments to approve, Charter says:</font></div><div style="background:white;margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><span style="color:rgb(112, 48, 160);font-size:11pt;" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_267" lang="EN">“Amendments to the
Charter</span></b></font></div><div style="background:white;margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;"><span style="color:rgb(112, 48, 160);font-size:11pt;" lang="EN"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_263" face="Times New Roman">This charter can be
amended at any time as proposed by no fewer than ten (10) members and as
approved by no less than two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the IGC. The
membership requirements for amending the charter are based on the most
currently available voters list. In amending the charter, <u id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_261">everyone who voted
in the previous election will be deemed a member for amending the charter</u>.”</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraph"><span style=""><span style=""><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_255" face="Calibri">3.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_259" face="Calibri">Now as per Charter, we have
to recall the voters of the previous election results:</font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(152, 72, 6);" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_247" face="Calibri">“There were 129 people who commenced the survey. One
of them self-identified as not being a member of the Internet Governance
Caucus, and one of them bailed out when asked that question. This leaves 127
people who self-identified. Of those, six people claimed that they had already
voted in this year's election, so they were not offered the opportunity to vote
again. Of the remaining 121, <u>106 took that opportunity</u>.”</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><i><span style="color:red;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""><font face="Calibri">4.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_251"> </span></span></span></i><span dir="LTR"></span><font face="Calibri"><span style="" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_249" lang="EN-GB">By reviewing
the rule “</span><u><span style="color:rgb(112, 48, 160);" lang="EN">everyone
who voted in the previous election will be deemed a member for amending the
charter</span></u><span style="" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_243" lang="EN-GB">”, and
result of the coordinators election, (as declared by Dr Jeremy), 106 used their
vote in the previous election.<br></span></font><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><br><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_233" face="Calibri">
Note:<i><span style="color:red;" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_239"> Point to be noted, the charter say about “<b>everyone
who voted in the</b> <b>previous election”,</b> and does not say “<b id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_231">last one
year elections</b>”</span></i></font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><font face="Calibri"><span style="" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_225" lang="EN-GB">So: <i><span style="color:red;">T</span></i></span><i><span style="color:red;" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_237" lang="EN">wo-thirds (2/3) of 106 = 70.667
(rounding figure is 71)</span></i></font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_213" face="Calibri">5.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font face="Calibri">Result: (</font></span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://igcaucus.org/formally-proposed-charter-amendments"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font face="Calibri">http://igcaucus.org/formally-proposed-charter-amendments</font></span></a><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_217" face="Calibri">)</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt
72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_215" face="Calibri">a.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_209"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="
" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_207" face="Calibri">According to
the above statistics, following proposal has required 71 votes in favour:<br>
i.e. Proposal 3, which was as follows:</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;text-indent:36pt;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_203" face="Calibri">----------------------------</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 108pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color:rgb(192, 0, 0);" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_199" lang="EN-GB">On proposal 3, 71 voted in
favour, 2 against, and 3 did not vote.</span></font></div><h3 style="background:white;margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 108pt;"><span style="color:blue;font-size:9pt;" lang="EN"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_193" face="Trebuchet MS">3. Proposal of Jeremy
and co-proposers on updating the reference to the mailing list</font></span></h3><div style="background:white;margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 108pt;"><span style="color:rgb(61, 61, 61);font-size:9pt;" lang="EN"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_175" face="Times New Roman">Under "Working
methods", update the address of the mailing list from </font></span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org"><span style="font-size:9pt;" lang="EN"><font face="Times New Roman">governance@lists.cpsr.org</font></span></a><span style="color:rgb(61, 61, 61);font-size:9pt;" lang="EN"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_195" face="Times New Roman"> to </font></span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org"><span style="font-size:9pt;" lang="EN"><font face="Times New Roman">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</font></span></a><span style="color:rgb(61, 61, 61);font-size:9pt;" lang="EN"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_191" face="Times New Roman">.</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span
style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_187" face="Calibri">----------------------------</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""><font face="Calibri">b.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><font face="Calibri"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">If
</span><i><span style="color:red;" lang="EN">70.667 <span style=""> </span></span></i><span style="" lang="EN-GB">is rounded as 70, one more option may be qualified and that is Proposal
1.<span style="" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_185"> </span></span></font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color:rgb(192, 0, 0);" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_171" lang="EN-GB">On proposal 1, 70 voted in
favour, 4 against, and 2 did not vote.<br>
</span><span style="" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_181" lang="EN-GB">----------------------------</span></font></div><h3 style="background:white;margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 108pt;"><span style="color:blue;font-size:9pt;" lang="EN"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_169" face="Trebuchet MS">1. Proposal of Avri and
co-proposers on Voting (regarding the affirmation of caucus members and the
provision of an "abstain" option)</font></span></h3><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 108pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><font face="Calibri"><span style="color:rgb(61, 61, 61);font-size:9pt;" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_165" lang="EN">"Prior
to voting the prospective voter must personally ascertain that they are a
member of the IGC based on membership criteria described elsewhere in this <span class="yiv232552358il">charter</span> and posted as part of the voting information (i.e. a
voter must affirm membership on the voter form prior to voting). The decision
to self-identify as a member of the IGC is a personal decision based on the
criteria defined. A list of the self-defined member-voters will be published
after the election with the results of the election.<br>
<br>
All ballots will include the ability for voters to abstain on any choice
included on the ballot."</span></font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;text-indent:36pt;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_161" face="Calibri">----------------------------</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_143" face="Calibri">6.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_149" face="Calibri">There are some
discussion on the mailing list that:</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""><font face="Calibri">a.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_139"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_137" face="Calibri">the information
related to Voters List Selection and significant information about the required
Quorum (2/3 of voters) and observer members, voting and non-voting members were
not communicated to the list, </font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_135" face="Calibri">b.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_153" face="Calibri">Survey Poll
deadline intimation or reminders were not released, and </font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_131" face="Calibri">c.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_156" face="Calibri">Also requested
to extend the same survey time </font></span></div><div id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_53"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_129" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Remarks:</span></b><span style="" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_127" lang="EN-GB"> Discussion about the selection of
previous or current coordinators election, required quorum and some questions
about the poll are on record. These observations or objections may be submitted
to Appeal Team but there is no strong objection that could help to declare the current
survey poll “INVALID” and to re-run the same. <b id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_125">However, any objection from
the members/voters who could not avail their ballot to cast their vote in time,
or due to any technical reason faced by them to complete their survey poll in the
given time period, may be addressed and should be compensated accordingly.</b></span></font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraph"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""><font face="Calibri">7.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_121" face="Calibri">Now, what’s
next, how to proceed “The way forward:<br>
There is provisioning in the charter regarding the unresolved options”</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 72pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_117" lang="EN">“Any options that may remain in the draft charter after
thirty (30) days, will also be voted on as part of the charter acceptance
process. In the case that there are options, the vote will be organized to
first ask for acceptance, as described above, of the basic charter with options
left unresolved. The same ballot will also include a vote on the options. For
each case where there are options, the option that receives the most votes will
be selected.”</span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 36pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_113" face="Calibri">There is provisioning in the charter
regarding the unresolved options, we have to prepare a next Survey Poll for the
acceptance of the latest form of the Charter, and we can arrange to resolve the
issue of the remaining proposed amendments:</font></span></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 54pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style=""><span style=""><font face="Calibri">a.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><font face="Calibri"><span style="color:rgb(0, 32, 96);" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_109" lang="EN-GB">by the remaining voters within
this 30 day’s Survey Poll, the unresolved amendments may be submitted to the
voting members asking that if they are not comfortable with the version of the
charter, which of the following proposed option they would prefer to be
included in the Charter. </span></font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm 7.2pt 54pt;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="color:rgb(74, 68, 42);"><span style=""><font face="Calibri">b.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_105"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><font face="Calibri"><span style="color:rgb(74, 68, 42);" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_103" lang="EN-GB">If we do not include, a fresh
revised survey may be initiated through the same way, but… after the 30 day’s
Survey Poll. We may expect a technical question “should we require the complete
process from bottom, that requires “</span><span style="color:rgb(112, 48, 160);" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_101" lang="EN">proposed by no fewer than ten (10) members</span><span style="color:rgb(74, 68, 42);" id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_82" lang="EN-GB">”, I think this may be resolved after discussion on
the mailing list.</span><span style="color:rgb(74, 68, 42);"></span></font></div><div id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_53"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_80" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri">Thank & Regards</font></div><div id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_53"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_74" face="Times New Roman"></font> </div><div style="margin:7.2pt 0cm;line-height:normal;" class="yiv232552358MsoNormal"><font id="yiv232552358yui_3_7_2_20_1361069158005_57" face="Calibri">Imran Ahmed Shah</font></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>