Thank you for the kind word Steven.
I am inclined not to translate anything lest we set precedent -- after all, one of our key messages is that our work on diversity is geography, not language based -- but I get your idea.
If we were to get pushback, perhaps a response at that point in French might be appropriate.
Again, thanks to the Outreach Committee!
Andrew
From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] on behalf of Marilyn Cade [marilynscade@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 8:34 AM
To: Steven Koltai; Steve DelBianco
Cc: BC List
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] FILED: BC reply comment on proposed charter amendments
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 8:34 AM
To: Steven Koltai; Steve DelBianco
Cc: BC List
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] FILED: BC reply comment on proposed charter amendments
Sounds like an excellent idea to me, Steven.
From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org <owner-bc-gnso@icann.org> on behalf of Steven Koltai <steven@koltai.co>
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2017 8:13 AM
To: Steve DelBianco
Cc: BC List
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] FILED: BC reply comment on proposed charter amendments
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2017 8:13 AM
To: Steve DelBianco
Cc: BC List
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] FILED: BC reply comment on proposed charter amendments
As a new BC member whose business is focused on SME’s and tech startups in the developing world, I love this message! I wonder, should we file it in French as well as English? If so, I’m happy to take a crack at that. Thanks
Steven Koltai
Managing Director, Koltai & Company, LLC &
Visiting Scholar, Brookings Institution
steven@koltai.co
http://koltai.co
@koltaico
Steven Koltai
Managing Director, Koltai & Company, LLC &
Visiting Scholar, Brookings Institution
steven@koltai.co
http://koltai.co
@koltaico
LinkedIn Profile
Peace through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Startup Culture for Security and Development, Brookings Institution Press, 2016, INFO & ORDERING AT:
Peace through Entrepreneurship
Peace through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Startup Culture for Security and Development, Brookings Institution Press, 2016, INFO & ORDERING AT:
Peace through Entrepreneurship
On Feb 3, 2017, at 7:17 AM, Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@netchoice.org> wrote:
Thanks to work of our Outreach Committee (Andrew Mack, Jimson Olufuye, Marilyn Cade, and Lawrence OlaWale-Roberts), today we filed a reply on ICANN’s public comment period for our proposed charter.
See here and below.
Business Constituency (BC) response to Afnic comment regarding proposed BC charter amendments
The Business Constituency (BC) prides itself on its continued commitment toincrease diversity, especially geographic diversity.
Among our general membership and within the BC leadership we have madesignificant efforts to expand representation from regions around the world,including outreach to SMEs and businesses from regions historicallyunder-represented in ICANN. We have made much progress, and we embraceoutreach as an ongoing priority of our constituency.
Within the BC, many regions and languages are represented. And many BCbusinesses work around the world in multiple geographies and languages.
In direct response to the comment from Afnic expressing concern about Frenchlanguage representation in the BC, the BC counts among its members manyrepresentatives from many language groups – including a number of French andFrench-speaking businesses, as well as associations with geographically andlinguistically diverse memberships.
Our goal is to represent businesses large and small, and reflect the depth andregional diversity of the global business community. The BC actively welcomesBusiness representatives from all regions, and will continue to encourage BCmembers from diverse regions and backgrounds to run for leadership positions.
—
This comment was drafted by the Business Constituency Outreach Committee,including Andrew Mack (chair), Jimson Olufuye, Marilyn Cade, and LawrenceOlaWale-Roberts.
This comment was approved in accord with the BC charter.
—