March 1, 2013 ICANN is taking steps to try to better understand views across the community. Please see the invitation from ICANN for an online survey regarding some areas of strong interest to business users. This survey is partly an outcome from the feedback that occured to ICANN during the Intercessional planning session of the Non Contracted Parties House, where the CSG ExComm members all supported the need for ICANN to ask the broader community of ICANN, not just outsiders about ICANN's reputation. The ExComm encourages all BC members to participate in this online survey. It is an excellent opportunity to provide direct feedback to ICANN. You may wish to also discuss this survey as a BC via the bc online list. Transmitted by the BC Secretariat on behalf of the BC ExComm --------------------------- Dear All, As ICANN operates on a multi-stakeholder model, we are committed to ensuring that we maintain a dialogue with the ICANN community. Of particular importance are the opinions of the members of ICANN's Support Organizations and Advisory Committees as they represent a unique perspective on ICANN. To that end, we have partnered with Echo Research, an independent, global research organization, to survey our stakeholders to gather perceptions of ICANN including their knowledge of the organization and their opinions surrounding several aspects of its reputation and communications. The research is in the form of an online survey that will take approximately 10 minutes of your time to complete. Be assured that the survey is hosted on Echo's secure server and conducted under the Code of Conduct of the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO), which ensures your confidentiality Please click on the link below to participate in this important research effort: http://www.youropinionsmatter.com/E0083/ We know time is scarce these days, but we would appreciate if it you would consider participating and sharing your feedback. Thank you in advance for your input. Sincerely, Jennifer Cluffo Clark Research Director ICANN -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat@icann.org