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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=859320415-22092009>Under Item 9 on our
Council agenda this week the topic is "<FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Proposal by Registrars for a council meet & greet (discussion and
socializing)</FONT>". I want to thank Adrian and the registrars for the
suggestions they put forward and also thank everyone who participated in the
online discussion of the ideas for Council interaction in
Seoul.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=859320415-22092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=859320415-22092009>Based on what I saw
discussed on the list, I have come to the following
conclusions:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<OL>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=859320415-22092009>Regarding what I
will refer to as a possible "gripe" session, I don't believe it is
realistic for us to reach even rough consensus about holding such a session,
so I suggest we not spend any more time on this idea.</SPAN></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=859320415-22092009>There seemed to be
strong support for some social interaction of
Councilors.</SPAN></FONT></LI></OL>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=859320415-22092009>With regard to the
latter idea, Bruce Tonkin shared some thoughts with Avri, Adrian and I that
I think were helpful that I would like to pass on for Council consideration when
we cover the related agenda item on Thursday:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=859320415-22092009><FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT><SPAN
lang=EN><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is difficult to make an informal dinner at a
restaurant work. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Board (which is just as big)
has tended to use the following approach which is a reasonable compromise.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>(1) Find a restaurant that has a private room.
This often has the benefit that it is quieter and possible to hear conversations
a few seats down. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>(2) Find a restaurant
that has a suitable pre/post dinner drinks area - where people can more
informally interact before and after sitting down. </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>(3) Try to mix things up a bit between courses - move people around.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>This doesn't always happen - but I think it can
be useful. The Board </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>did this when the new CEO
joined for example.</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT>
<P><SPAN class=859320415-22092009><FONT face=Arial size=2>If there is interest
in doing this, we could possibly impose on Staff to explore the possibility for
Saturday night in Seoul.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=859320415-22092009><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thoughts?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=859320415-22092009><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>