Quarterly Conference Calls The purpose of this contact will be to obtain a greater understanding of the performance of the Portfolio, the reasons for that performance, and to gain valuable insights into the Portfolio provided by the manager.
Conference Telephone Meetings Directors or members of any committee of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Conduct of a Meeting; Member Lists (a) The Board shall have full power and authority concerning the manner of conducting any meeting of the Members, including the determination of Persons entitled to vote, the existence of a quorum, the satisfaction of the requirements of this ARTICLE 7, the conduct of voting, the validity and effect of any proxies and the determination of any controversies, votes or challenges arising in connection with or during the meeting or voting. The Board shall designate a Person to serve as chairman of any meeting and shall further designate a Person to take the minutes of any meeting. All minutes shall be kept with the records of the Company maintained by the Board. The Board may make such other regulations consistent with applicable law and this Agreement as it may deem advisable concerning the conduct of any meeting of the Members, including regulations in regard to the appointment of proxies, the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies and other evidence of the right to vote.
Conduct of Research Program Each Party:
Feedback Distributor shall provide Company with prompt written notification of any comments or complaints about the Products that are made by Customers, and of any problems with the Products or their use that Distributor becomes aware of. Such written notification shall be the property of Company, and shall be considered to be part of Company’s Confidential Information.
Benchmarking 6.5.1. Not earlier than [***], Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to conduct a measurement and comparison benchmarking process to compare [***] to ensure that Company is receiving [***], given the nature, volume and type of Services provided by Amdocs hereunder (taking into account the volume of Services, the skill sets and geographical location of the Personnel and other such factors necessary to ensure a like-for-like comparison to the benchmark comparator group) (the “Benchmarking Process”). Upon Amdocs’ receipt of notice of Company’s intent to exercise its benchmarking right, the Parties shall agree on a pool of suitably qualified, experienced and independent benchmarkers generally in the business of conducting such measurements and comparisons. The pool of benchmarkers shall not include any Person that is an Amdocs Competitor. It is the Parties’ intention that they shall jointly select the benchmarker to carry out the Benchmarking Process. However, in the event that the Parties are unable to agree as to the identification of such benchmarker, after escalation of this matter to Company’s Senior Vice President (IT) and Amdocs’ Vice President, then Company may utilize any Third Party benchmarker from the pool to perform the Benchmarking Process (the “Benchmarker”). The Benchmarker will review its benchmarking methodology with Company and Amdocs and the Parties shall agree to the criteria used for selection of the benchmark comparator group prior to commencement of the Benchmarking Process. Amdocs shall have reasonable * Confidential treatment has been requested. The redacted material has been separately filed with the Commission. opportunities to make submissions to the Benchmarker as to the performance of the Services and the related pricing. Company shall pay the fees and expenses charged by the Benchmarker (which fees will not be contingency-based). Amdocs’ cooperation with the Benchmarker shall be conditioned on the Benchmarker’s compliance with Amdocs’ commercially reasonable confidentiality requirements; provided, that, Amdocs shall not be obligated to disclose Confidential Information related to any of Amdocs’ or its Affiliates’ other clients to the Benchmarker. The Benchmarking Process shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably disrupt Amdocs’ operations under this Agreement (including so as not to lead to any material impact on the Service Levels).
Participation in Meetings by Conference Telephone Board Members may participate in a meeting of the Board of Managers by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other or by any other means permitted by law. Such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Conduct of Research The Parties shall use Diligent Efforts to conduct their respective tasks, as assigned under the Research Plan, throughout the Mode of Action Program and shall conduct the Mode of Action Program in good scientific manner, and in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of applicable laws, rules and regulations and all applicable good laboratory practices to attempt to achieve their objectives efficiently and expeditiously.
Board Meetings Unless otherwise restricted by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board or any committee thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.
Conduct of a Meeting The General Partner shall have full power and authority concerning the manner of conducting any meeting of the Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including the determination of Persons entitled to vote, the existence of a quorum, the satisfaction of the requirements of Section 13.4, the conduct of voting, the validity and effect of any proxies and the determination of any controversies, votes or challenges arising in connection with or during the meeting or voting. The General Partner shall designate a Person to serve as chairman of any meeting and shall further designate a Person to take the minutes of any meeting. All minutes shall be kept with the records of the Partnership maintained by the General Partner. The General Partner may make such other regulations consistent with applicable law and this Agreement as it may deem advisable concerning the conduct of any meeting of the Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including regulations in regard to the appointment of proxies, the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes and approvals, the submission and examination of proxies and other evidence of the right to vote, and the revocation of approvals in writing.
