Chris, thanks very much for capturing this! It is only missing a sentence, which indicates I should talk more slowly! I am remiss not to have named Alex Mora, our CAMTIC colleague, but I will be writing a formal letter of appreciation to Alex, and CAMTIC's Board on our behalf. While the full transcript is available, this idea of capturing any comments from members from the floor is an excellent service! Marilyn From: chris@andalucia.com To: excomm@bizconst.org Subject: BC Chair update at the Council Meeting Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:37:08 +0100 BC Chair update at the Council Meeting in Costa Rica THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MARILYN CADE, AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUSINESS CONSTITUENCY.AS I SAID IN DAKAR ON BEHALF OF THE BUSINESS CONSTITUENCY, WE DO NOT REPORT ON gTLD POLICY ISSUES. AS THE LEADERSHIP OF THE -- MY CONSTITUENCY HAS ENTRUSTED THAT TO THE CAPABLE, INFORMED AND INVOLVED COUNCILLORS . SO SHOULD YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT gTLD POLICY, I'M SURE THAT THEY WILL SHARE THAT WITH YOU. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER COMMENTS TO MAKE, AND I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN MY COMMENTS BY SAYING THAT WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE IN COSTA RICA, AND THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WARMLY WELCOMED AND WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH LOCAL COSTA RICAN BUSINESS COLLEAGUES AND TO BE INVOLVED WITH THEM IN A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS AND IN A SOCIAL EVENT. AND I WOULD NOTE THAT WITH GREAT PLEASURE BECAUSE OF THE ASSISTANCE WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR BUSINESS COLLEAGUES HERE IN COSTA RICA TO ENGAGE WITH US. SO THAT WAS A HIGHLIGHT FOR US, TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO. WE DID A SIMILAR EVENT IN KENYA. WE DID AN EVENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IGF IN NAIROBI AS A FOLLOW-UP TO ICANN GOING TO KENYA. I HOPE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY WILL PERHAPS THINK ABOUT AS THEY ARE COMING TO THE NEXT LOCATION OR THE NEXT, AND THINK ABOUT HOW TO PLAN AHEAD TO INTERACT OUTSIDE OF ICANN WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, IN PREPARATION FOR THE FACT WE WERE GOING TO BE INTERACTING WITH THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE PUBLISHED AN UPDATE. THIS IS NOT OUR -- ONE OF OUR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS THAT I HAVE SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL. IT IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF A FACT SHEET. OUR NEWSLETTERS HAVE SIX PAGES, AND THIS, AS YOU WILL NOTE, IS ONLY FOUR. WE REPUBLISHED AND UPDATED THE DOCUMENT IN THE MIDDLE WHICH PROVIDES A GRAPHIC PORTRAYAL OF HOW ICANN IS ORGANIZED AND HOW THE GNSO IS IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO RESPOND. >>STEPHANE VAN GELDER: ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?>> STEPHANE, ONE BRIEF COMMENT. I THINK IT'S A VERY USEFUL NEWSLETTER LETTER. AND IT'S A USEFUL DIGEST SO I HAVE ALREADY GRASPED SOMETHING FROM THAT. SO THANK YOU, MARILYN. >>MARILYN CADE: I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT OF THE DESIGN TO THE NEWSLETTER TO CHRIS CHAPLOW AND TO BENDETTA WHO IS THE B.C. SECRETARIAT. AND WE INTRODUCED AN INNOVATION THAT IS ON THE WEB SITE WHICH IS CALLED "MEET THE B.C." SO THE INSERT THAT YOU HAVE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED AS A SNAPSHOT OF OUR MEMBERS AND A BRIEF BIO AND OUR GOAL IS TO DOUBLE OUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEXT YEAR.THANK YOU.