Thanks for the prompt reply, Elisa.

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?

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.

Hope that this helps move this discussion forward.

Kind regards,

Ronald N. Andruff

RNA Partners, Inc.

From: Elisa Cooper [mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com]
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 10:27 AM
To: Ron Andruff; 'bc - GNSO list'
Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Registry Conf Call & Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS

Ron,

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.

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).

That said, we might also consider reaching out to them and inviting them prior to Beijing, to a webinar entitled, “Understanding and Influencing ICANN”.

Thoughts?

Best,

Elisa

Elisa Cooper

Director of Product Marketing

MarkMonitor

208 389-5779 PH

From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On Behalf Of Ron Andruff
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 8:10 AM
To: 'bc - GNSO list'
Subject: [bc-gnso] Registry Conf Call & Proposal for meeting with .BRANDS

Good morning all.

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?

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…

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.

It seems to me that BC members would benefit greatly from meeting with businesses that are applying for top-level domains.

My two cents.

Kind regards,

Ronald N. Andruff

RNA Partners, Inc.