[bc-gnso] local Business Engagement events.

[Chuck Warren]

This is a wonderful suggestion. My primary career allows me to deal with
various businesses and executives. If I find one out ten who knows what
ICANN even it is, that would be a miracle.  Anyway I can help, please
advise.


On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Chris Chaplow <chris at andaluciaws.com>wrote:

> Elisa,
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> On the call today, you asked for opinions and guidance of where Chris
> Mondni should be going with the local Business Engagement events.
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> Most previous events have seen a very low turnout of local business
> leaders.
>
> I appreciate it is difficult to organize remotely but we need attendance
> of 100+ to make this worthwhile to do outreach for ICANN, for the BC, and
> for ourselves.
>
>
>
> The only way is via local business organizations such as Chamber of
> Commerce and get them on board and excited anout a meeting for *their
> members*  that ICANN funds.   It is an opportunity for their members to
> learn about ICANN and BC and meet us, the travelling business people in
> town.
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> I am member of a number of chambers, and I am thinking about it from the
> other side.  If it was properly and well advance promoted within the
> Chamber there would be a good turnout.   Perhaps that needs a Chamber
> committee member well on board.     If not and the invite is just emails
> and phone calls then the chamber might just send a few along as a
> courtesy.  I don't know the organizational route to date but the outcome in
> the past has been the latter.
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>
>
> Again it may need a ICANN and/or BC member to make an advance visit to
> personally meet and present to the chamber committee and get them so on
> board.
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> Too late for Singapore but in time for London and LA.
>
>
>
> Best
>
>
>
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