Dear councilors I am providing draft text for presentation under "Other Business". Please respond back to me off list - quickly- with edits. My apologies for the lateness of this. We would also approve, but not as part of the statement, a contribution to a memorial fund that is under consideration within the Internet community, from the GNSO reserve funds, of $250, on behalf of the Council. The following would be read into the Council's minutes, if the Council agrees. ----------------------------------------------------- A beloved member of the Internet and ICANN family, Liz Dengate Thrush, was killed last week in a tragic car accident that also took the life of three other members of her family. Liz was a well known leader and contributor to the Internet, and many of the ICANN community knew Liz personally through her participation in ICANN's meetings, and her leadership in InternetNZ and in New Zealand. Liz was the wife of Peter Dengate Thrush, a long standing contributor and leader in the global Internet community, and in the New Zealand Internet community, and an ICANN board member. The GNSO Council, on behalf of the GNSO, sends heartfelt condolences to Peter Dengate Thrush, to Liz's and Peter's children, Clare, Phoebe, and Henry, to the families of Liz and Peter in their tragic loss and to Liz's many loving friends, for the tragic loss of Liz and other members of their family.