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March 1, 2013<br>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">ICANN is taking steps to try to better understand
views across the community. Please see the invitation from
ICANN for an online survey regarding some areas of strong
interest to business users. This survey is partly an outcome
from the feedback that occured to ICANN during the
Intercessional planning session of the Non Contracted Parties
House, where the CSG ExComm members all supported the need for
ICANN to ask the broader community of ICANN, not just outsiders
about ICANN's reputation. The ExComm <span style="font-weight:
bold; color: rgb(0, 130, 191); "> encourages all BC members to
participate in this online survey. It is an excellent
opportunity to provide direct feedback to ICANN. You may
wish to also discuss this survey as a BC via the bc online
list. </span></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><font
class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, sans-serif">Transmitted by
the BC Secretariat on behalf of the BC ExComm</font></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">---------------------------</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Dear All,</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">As ICANN operates on a multi-stakeholder model, we
are committed to ensuring that we maintain a dialogue with the
ICANN community. Of particular importance are the opinions of
the members of ICANN’s Support Organizations and Advisory
Committees as they represent a unique perspective on ICANN. </span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">To that end, we have partnered with Echo Research,
an independent, global research organization, to survey our
stakeholders to gather perceptions of ICANN including their
knowledge of the organization and their opinions surrounding
several aspects of its reputation and communications. </span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The research is in the form of an online survey
that will take approximately 10 minutes of your time to
complete. Be assured that the survey is hosted on Echo’s secure
server and conducted under the Code of Conduct of the Council of
American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO), which ensures
your confidentiality</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Please click on the link below to participate in
this important research effort:</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> </span><a
href="http://www.youropinionsmatter.com/E0083/" target="_blank"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">http://www.youropinionsmatter.com/E0083/</span></a><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"
lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">We know time is scarce these days, but we would
appreciate if it you would consider participating and sharing
your feedback. Thank you in advance for your input. </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Sincerely, </span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial,
sans-serif">Jennifer Cluffo Clark</font></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial,
sans-serif">Research Director</font></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial,
sans-serif">ICANN</font></p>
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Kind Regards,
Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a></pre>
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