I definitely wish to play a constructive role in this effort. Philip S. Corwin Partner, Butera & Andrews 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20004 2026635347/Office 2022556172/Cell "Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey ----- Original Message ----- From: George Kirikos <icann@leap.com> To: BC gnso <bc-gnso@icann.org> Cc: Phil Corwin; Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@icann.org> Sent: Mon Oct 19 13:29:41 2009 Subject: Specific TM Issues (STI) drafting team of GNSO as followup to IRT Hello, I understand there's a "Specific Trademark Issues" (STI) drafting team mailing list that's been formed, see: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg07709.html Instead of the BC officers simply grabbing the spots for themselves without any consultation with the constituency: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg07710.html it's my position that fresh blood needs to be involved, especially given what happened last time. A balanced position needs to be created. I would like to be on the mailing list, and I suspect Phil Corwin might also want to be involved, amongst others. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/