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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; "><br>Dear Members, please note the BC comment on the ATRT in the Public Forum. This is the statement as written. There are a few </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">differences in the early introduction. I apologize for that, but it isn't a substantive difference.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">Chris will post his comments separately. As noted, all statements will be put on the website as soon as we can. We are posting</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">them to the bc-gnso list because it is an archived list and you will be able to find the powerpoints and public statements there,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">as well as on the BC website itself. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">As an update, I am still editing the comments during the Monday and Wednesday Public Forum on the as i gave them Monday </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">and Wednesday, but in that case, I am going to go to the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21.6px; ">transcript and put in exactly what I said. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21.6px; ">Those comments are also being submitted as a document with an introductinn of who </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">the BC is, to the staff, at the request of the Chair/Board. You will all see them, of course.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">UPDATE on the meeting Report: </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">Chris and Benedetta and I will be working on the main report, with sections provided by Steve/Zahid/John. We will have </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">a transcript, but we will also give you a short meeting report, with the PowerPoints. There are some work items which will</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">be described in the Meeting Report, and individual follow up with members on a few topics/action items, especially regarding</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">public comments on various open public comment items. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">We had a members discussion on the Board Seat process, as all of you know. There will be a posted update separately</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">for the members. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">It is possible that further decisions on relevant topics may emerge tonight or early tomorrow. We will do our best to </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">keep you informed of any decisions affecting the BC's interests. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">This was a highly confusing meeting with all the scheduling changes. I want to express my appreciation for the patience</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">of all of you, as I kept delaying in finalizing the schedule due to lack of information. I was very regretful about that </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">situation,and please know that all our officers worked hard to minimize the negative impacts on you.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21.6px; ">We owe a word of thanks to the speakers who showed such great flexibility as I moved them around several times.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">Special thanks to the other officers </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21.6px; ">and councilors, and to all of the members who came in person and who participted online with us. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">And a very warm welcome to Benedetta Rossi, our new secretariat. Benedetta was with us from Saturday later afternoon</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">through mid day Wednesday and met many of you. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21.6px; ">Join me in thanking her as well for jumping into the deep end of the ICANN waters, and helping to make us all more</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">effective and smoothing our organizing tremendously. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">It is possible that we may have one more BC huddle, if new information </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21.6px; ">develops on the election process for the Board seat. </span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">Marilyn Cade</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt; ">BC Chair</span></div> </body>
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