Dear BC membersIn our Secretariat's absence, I am forwarding the News Alert announcing the ICANN survey regarding ICANN's Globalization Survey. I am asked as a Chair of the BC to encourage you to take the survey. This is an ICANN survey. I did take the survey, so that I can advise you of the time commitment, which is at least 20 min. It was not pre-reviewed with the leadership of the organization. It allows you to 'skip' certain questions. Should you need more information on a particular topic, you might decide to skip questions. or show that in the optional open comment box. If you want to discuss the overall purpose of the survey, feel free to contact me. However, each individual respondent is asked to respond as an individual, so I will not be discussing responses. Merely trying to help to understand the purpose of the survey. Marilyn Cade, BC Chair News Alerthttp://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-21mar12-en.htmImpr... Global Engagement: ICANN Globalization Survey21 March 2012ICANN published today a survey to solicit community input on improving its effectiveness as a global organization. ICANN has community participants and leaders from all regions of the world, and is seeking ways to make enhancements to its performance as a global organization.The feedback collected from the survey will help inform ICANN's strategy for improving its global engagement. By identifying the activities that are most important toward fully reflecting the global nature of ICANN's mission, it will also help to establish priorities for next steps.The survey is available in all of the UN languages, and feedback is encouraged from stakeholders in all regions.Take the survey: http://questionpro.com/t/AHB7OZM7LxThe survey is designed to:Help ICANN understand its relative strengths and challenges as a global participant;Evaluate ICANNs major organizational functions/processes and the extent to which they can be leveraged to improve ICANNs effectiveness and reputation globally; andAssist ICANN in prioritizing initiatives that will improve its effectiveness as a global organization.The survey results will be shared with the ICANN community, and additional opportunities will be made available to comment before any actions are formalized and implemented.The survey is open until 22 April 2012.Questions may be sent to participation@icann.org. Glen de Saint GéryGNSO Secretariatgnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.orghttp://gnso.icann.org