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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=blue><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I checked with AIM’s members as to who is hoping to attend the meeting in Beijing, but so far I’ve drawn a blank. They tell me that they don’t find it surprising that not many brands are attending, as they aren’t running a domain name Registries so much as being busy concentrating on their core business. Businesses have already budgeted huge sums to apply for/protect domains - it's becoming harder to justify several long-haul trips a year to ICANN meetings. It's certainly not because they’re uninterested<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Marie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Andruff<br><b>Sent:</b> lundi 4 mars 2013 18:21<br><b>To:</b> martinsutton@hsbc.com<br><b>Cc:</b> 'bc - GNSO list'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Thank you for sharing this with the members, Martin. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Two comments: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>taking into consideration your comments about who from brands will be in attendance in BJ, it seems even more important to send invite letters to all brand TLD applicants to see if we can encourage more participation in ICANN rather than have their consultants act as middlemen. I have nothing against consultants doing their job, but it is clearly better to have the principals in the room rather than their filters if ICANN is going to expand its mindshare in the business sector; and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>your RA submission to ICANN was enlightening to read as it brought new information to light that I had not considered. Getting this kind of input from the broader group of .BRAND applicants would be very valuable to the community. Can we look to you to evangelize the need of the rest of the business community to hear and learn more from our applicant brethren?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>RA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ronald N. Andruff</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.rnapartners.com">RNA Partners, Inc.</a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:martinsutton@hsbc.com">martinsutton@hsbc.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 04, 2013 11:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ron Andruff<br><b>Cc:</b> 'bc - GNSO list'; 'Elisa Cooper'; <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] Registry Conf Call & Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ron,</span><span lang=EN-US> <br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For many of the .brand applicants, ICANN and the gTLD programme (still) represents an insignificant part of their overall business. Hence, many applicants will expect their consultants to cover the ICANN chores, rather than be present themselves.</span><span lang=EN-US> <br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nevertheless, I would hope that those applicants based closer to Beijing will be taking the opportunity to attend in April.</span><span lang=EN-US> <br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As you know, I am an applicant for .hsbc and have been engaging with other .brand applicants to identify ways to ensure that our interests are represented within the ICANN structure going forward. I would be happy to facilitate a discussion with the BC on .brand perspectives with those that will be available in Beijing. In the meantime, the attached paper was submitted by this group to ICANN in response to the public comment period for the RA changes;</span><span lang=EN-US> <br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,</span><span lang=EN-US> <br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Martin<br></span><span lang=EN-US><br><a href="http://directory.global.hsbc/cgi-whitepages/search-entry.pl?attribute_extramail=mail&operator_extramail=sw&unused_searching=no&co=*&value_extramail=martinsutton@hsbc.com"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Martin C SUTTON</span></b></a></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><span lang=EN-US><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Group Risk </span><span lang=EN-US><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Manager, Group Fraud Risk and Intelligence | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HGHQ<br>Group Security & Fraud Risk<br>8 Canada Square,Canary Wharf,London,E14 5HQ,United Kingdom</span><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>________________________________________________________________</span> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="15%" style='width:15.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width="84%" style='width:84.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>Phone</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>+44 (0)20 7991 8074 / 7991 8074</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>Mobile</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>+44 (0) 7774556680</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>Email</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:martinsutton@hsbc.com"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>martinsutton@hsbc.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>________________________________________________________________</span> <br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Protect our environment - please only print this if you have to!</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>From:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Ron Andruff" <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>></span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>To:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"'Elisa Cooper'" <<a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com">Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</a>>, "'bc - GNSO list'" <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>></span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Date:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>04/03/2013 16:09</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Subject:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RE: [bc-gnso] Registry Conf Call & Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Sent by:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:gray' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><br><br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Thanks for the prompt reply, Elisa.</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Considering that there are 637 brand TLD applications, one would think that all (or a majority of them) would be showing up at an ICANN meeting, so I am somewhat surprised that you are aware of only a few attending… Perhaps, as Chair, you could work with our Secretariat to send invitations out to all of them? That outreach could have a tangential benefit insomuch as the invitees may also be potential BC members. We have some six weeks or so before the meeting, why not go for it?</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Regarding the webinar suggestion, I am a strong believer of face-to-face meetings whenever possible so my first vote goes there. If we do go the webinar route, I would recommend a new title: A New Era for Business on the Internet: Informing and Educating about .BRANDs. </span><span lang=EN-US><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Hope that this helps move this discussion forward.</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Kind regards,</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>RA </span><span lang=EN-US><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ronald N. Andruff</span><span lang=EN-US> <br><a href="http://www.rnapartners.com/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RNA Partners, Inc.</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Elisa Cooper [</span><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>] <b><br>Sent:</b> Monday, March 04, 2013 10:27 AM<b><br>To:</b> Ron Andruff; 'bc - GNSO list'<b><br>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] Registry Conf Call & Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS</span><span lang=EN-US> <br> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Ron, </span><span lang=EN-US><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>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.</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>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).</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>That said, we might also consider reaching out to them and inviting them prior to Beijing, to a webinar entitled, “Understanding and Influencing ICANN”.</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Thoughts?</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Best,</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Elisa</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Elisa Cooper</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Director of Product Marketing</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>MarkMonitor</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'>208 389-5779 PH</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a> [</span><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Andruff<b><br>Sent:</b> Monday, March 04, 2013 8:10 AM<b><br>To:</b> 'bc - GNSO list'<b><br>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] Registry Conf Call & Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS</span><span lang=EN-US> <br> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Good morning all.</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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?</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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…</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. </span><span lang=EN-US><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It seems to me that BC members would benefit greatly from meeting with businesses that are applying for top-level domains.</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My two cents.</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RA</span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ronald N. 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