[bc-gnso] Registry Conf Call & Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS

[Phil Lodico]

I'm in agreement.  More dialogue and communication with .Brands would be good.

I'm happy to reach out to those who I know are attending as well.  Like Elisa though, there are not too many at this point.

Phil


From: Elisa Cooper <Elisa.Cooper at markmonitor.com<mailto:Elisa.Cooper at markmonitor.com>>
Date: Monday, March 4, 2013 10:26 AM
To: Ron Andruff <randruff at rnapartners.com<mailto:randruff at rnapartners.com>>, 'bc - GNSO list' <bc-gnso at icann.org<mailto:bc-gnso at icann.org>>
Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Registry Conf Call & Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS

Ron,

I am on the call – but will only be able to attend the first 60 minutes. The call will be recorded and transcribed for those unable to attend.

Regarding your separate comment - I would be in support of inviting .Brands to meet with us in Beijing. Of those that I personally know that are attending (which is just a few), I have already invited them to join our meeting scheduled on Constituency Day (Tuesday).

That said, we might also consider reaching out to them and inviting them prior to Beijing, to a webinar entitled, “Understanding and Influencing ICANN”.

Thoughts?

Best,
Elisa

Elisa Cooper
Director of Product Marketing
MarkMonitor

208 389-5779 PH

From: owner-bc-gnso at icann.org<mailto:owner-bc-gnso at icann.org> [mailto:owner-bc-gnso at icann.org] On Behalf Of Ron Andruff
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 8:10 AM
To: 'bc - GNSO list'
Subject: [bc-gnso] Registry Conf Call & Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS

Good morning all.

Just sending a note to the list to inquire as to how many BC members will be on the Registry call that is starting now?  Perhaps our Secretriat could pull together a list for everyone’s benefit?

Separately, in preparation for this call I was going through the filings and came to realize (again) that that there are 637 .BRANDS from the 1900.  Many of them are brands we know and some are BC members.  Others we don’t know…

Question for the Ex  Com: Would it not make sense to invite the .BRANDS to come to meet the BC in Beijing?  For my part, it would be extremely helpful to hear from them and to have an opportunity to learn more.  Perhaps we could invite them for the CSG breakfast on Tuesday, if guests have not already been scheduled for that meeting slot.

It seems to me that BC members would benefit greatly from meeting with businesses that are applying for top-level domains.

My two cents.

Kind regards,

RA

Ronald N. Andruff
RNA Partners, Inc.<http://www.rnapartners.com>

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