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==Resignation/Removal of Members of the Board==
 
==Resignation/Removal of Members of the Board==
Any member of the Board either and Director or non-voting liaison may resign any time by expressing an oral resignation during a Board meeting which needs to be followed with a written resignation or by submitting a written notice to the President or the Secretary of ICANN. The resignation will be effective on the specified time. Acceptance of the Board is not necessary to make the resignation effective.[ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9 Resignation/Removal of Members of the Board]</ref>
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Any member of the Board either and Director or non-voting liaison may resign any time by expressing an oral resignation during a Board meeting which needs to be followed with a written resignation or by submitting a written notice to the President or the Secretary of ICANN. The resignation will be effective on the specified time. Acceptance of the Board is not necessary to make the resignation effective.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9 Resignation/Removal of Members of the Board]</ref>
    
Meanwhile, any director will be removed from the Board by a 3/4 majority vote of all the directors. The director under removal proceedings is not entitle to vote or be counted as a voting member when determining the 3/4 vote. Each vote o remove a Director shall be treated as a separate vote based on the single question of removing a particular Director.A notice must be provided to the organization that selected the director being removed.  
 
Meanwhile, any director will be removed from the Board by a 3/4 majority vote of all the directors. The director under removal proceedings is not entitle to vote or be counted as a voting member when determining the 3/4 vote. Each vote o remove a Director shall be treated as a separate vote based on the single question of removing a particular Director.A notice must be provided to the organization that selected the director being removed.  
    
Any non-voting liaison may be removed from the Board with the exception of the liaison appointed by the Governmental Advisory Committee by a 3/4 majority vote of all the Directors. A notice must be provided to the liaison being removed and to the selecting organization. If the organization fails to immediately remove its liaison after the notice, the Board has the option to request the Advisory Committee to consider replacing the removed liaison based on a 3/4 majority vote which determines that the action is appropriate.
 
Any non-voting liaison may be removed from the Board with the exception of the liaison appointed by the Governmental Advisory Committee by a 3/4 majority vote of all the Directors. A notice must be provided to the liaison being removed and to the selecting organization. If the organization fails to immediately remove its liaison after the notice, the Board has the option to request the Advisory Committee to consider replacing the removed liaison based on a 3/4 majority vote which determines that the action is appropriate.
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==Meetings==
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The ICANN Board conducts annual meetings at the main office of ICANN or any appropriate venue chosen by the Board as long as it held within the 14 months period from the previous annual meeting. Regular meetings are determined by the Board which is also held at the main office and special meetings is conducted when 1/4 of the members of the Board submits a request or by the Chairman of the Board or the President.The Secretary of ICANN will make the call for special meeting at a designated venue or at the ICANN main office.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9 Meetings]</ref>
    
==References==
 
==References==
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