Councillors, FYI, what I am hearing is that the joint meeting between the GAC and the Board on new gTLDs will be held in Brussels at the end of February. It has been suggested that SO and AC Chairs would be invited, at their own expense. I have asked what we would be there to do: 1. Would we be expected just to listen? 2. Would we be asked to give a message from our respective SOs and ACs? 3. We would be active participants throughout the meeting? I have not had a response yet (I don't think anyone really knows at this stage). I did want to give you a heads-up on this now though. If it's option 2, we will be pushed for time to come up with a GNSO approved message to the GAC and the Board. So it's something I would ask you to take back to your respective groups now, in order to start discussion on. More on this as I get it. Thanks, Stéphane