All, As we discussed on the call last week, I think it makes most sense to have a two-pronged approach: one that has a broader comment outlining the BC’s excellent work on building an outreach strategy generally and then shorter, succinct comments directly addressing any issues that are mentioned (in part so we have responses in early, rather than responding ex post to ICANN). For the broader piece, my sense is that this comment is pretty well formed already based on Jimson’s draft and additions from Marilyn, Lawrence and others. Thank you. For the individual pieces, let me take a quick stab at responding to Afnic based on our conversations: The BC prides itself on its diversity, especially geographic diversity. Among our general membership and within the BC leadership we have made significant efforts to expand representation from regions around the world. As part of this effort many regions and languages represented, and the BC counts among its members representatives from French and French-speaking businesses. We welcome Business representatives from all regions, and will continue to encourage BC members from diverse regions and backgrounds to run for leadership positions. Is this close to what the group wants? I was trying hard here to both capture that we do have French speaking people w/o suggesting any language target per se. Cheers, A ___________________ Andrew Mack Principal C: +1 (202) 256-1077 O: +1 (202) 642-6429 Skype: Andrew.Mack [cid:81F35676-849D-4C6A-B2BF-5DB7F28EFEDB] AMGlobal Consulting 2001 Massachusetts Avenue, NW First Floor Washington, DC 20036 USA www.amglobal.com<http://www.amglobal.com/> | amack@amglobal.com
