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<div>In anticipation of my first trip to South Africa and as a GNSO Councillor representing the Commercial and Business Users Constituency, I have been paying closer attention to information about the business community in the country -- always on the look out for new members!</div>
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<div>I recently came across a story in a public relations industry magazine written by Thero Setilone, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa. Here is a link to the story: <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.brunswickgroup.com/files/html/brunswickreviewIssue7/assets/pdf/master-of-its-fate.pdf I wonder if he or someone from the group will be in Durban for the ICANN meeting.<br /></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">And here is a link to the Business Leadership site:</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> http://www.businessleadership.org.za/home/index.html</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On the site, I found an interesting Executive Director's report from 2010 that makes for, to me at least, interesting reading. Here is the link: http://www.businessleadership.org.za/gup/filez/Press_Release_SA_as_a_Developed_Country_23_November_2010.pdf</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Cheers,</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">John Berard<br /></span></div>
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