Dear all, As it may have relevance to members of the BC, I thought I should make you aware of a blog post I made on CircleID regarding the long delays and long timelines that lay ahead vis-à-vis new gTLDs [ http://www.circleid.com/posts/and_then_there_was_the_issue_of_time/ ]. The October 12th BC meeting in Washington, particularly the session on brands as gTLDs that Fred Felman chaired, was extremely valuable in fleshing out the complexities around brands as TLDs and got me to thinking more about how ICANN best handle this important aspect. I recommend that members go back and read the transcripts or listen to the MP3 to learn more if they didnt participate remotely. It got me to thinking more about what still needs to be done and how we should address that. In my post, I suggest putting all brands on a separate path towards gTLDs until such time as the issues around SRSU and the like have been properly considered and appropriate recommendations are put in place. I believe that this would address a number of concerns from different groups and build institutional confidence in ICANN. Kind regards, RA Ronald N. Andruff President RNA Partners, Inc. 220 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 + 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11