Dear BC Members, Please find below the monthly Status Reports submitted by the Executive Committee and myself - BC Secretariat on October 15th, 2013. Elisa Cooper, BC Chair . Hosted two BC member calls . Developed first draft of singular / plural comments with support from Andy Abram, Ron Andruff and Steve DelBianco . Met with Credentials Committee to discuss membership applications . Privacy / Proxy Service Abuse Report comments - in process Steve DelBianco, Vice Chair for Policy Coordination * Prepared policy calendars (19-Sep and 3-Oct) and led policy discussion on member calls * Joined call with Credentials Committee * Presented BC comment at gTLD Security Forum in Washington DC * Drafted talking points and edited letter on singular/plural versions of new TLDs * Solicited drafting help for BC comments on WHOIS study, Risk Management Framework, IGO/INGO Recommendations, PIC DRP Chris Chaplow, Vice Chair for Finance and Operations . Prepared ICANN Finance update for BC member call . Reviewed material and joined call with Credentials Committee . IRTP-D Working Group . Meeting and calls with bank over SO/AC support xfers. . BC budget update prep with Secretariat. Marilyn Cade, CSG Representative . Ongoing engagement with CSG Excomm to finalize agenda for CSG for ICANN 48 . Reviewed Charter and advised Credential Committee of relevant sections /in their assessment of two applications . Identified issues with election of V.Chair/House, and engaged CSG Excomm . Responded to member questions about election procedures on BC list . Participated in BC ExComm call with CC . Participated in ICANN Advisory Group calls on ICANN Labs . Participated in BC Calls . Reviewed materials posted on Collision of Names . Supported Newsletter outline planning with Secretariat Benedetta Rossi, BC Secretariat: . Drafted election procedure for GNSO Councilor Election followed by NomCom Small Seat position . Liaised with ICANN staff as Returning and Verifying Officers for the elections . Worked on Newsletter outline and background work for Buenos Aires Newsletter . Worked on Budget documents in support of V. Chair Finance & Operations . Attended and facilitated BC member calls & CSG Executive Committee calls . Drafted minutes for BC member calls . Updated BC website with positions . Updated BC Wiki (conference call information, recordings, minutes, presentations, transcripts) . Responded to member queries . Liaised with Credentials Committee regarding two new applications. . Prepared materials and joined Excomm Call with Credentials Committee . Continued BC invoicing round for 2013 to close the round for 2013 and followed up with outstanding members . Submitted payments from BC bank account Thank you, -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat bc-secretariat@icann.org <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org