Under Item 9 on our Council agenda this week the topic is "Proposal by Registrars for a council meet & greet (discussion and socializing)". I want to thank Adrian and the registrars for the suggestions they put forward and also thank everyone who participated in the online discussion of the ideas for Council interaction in Seoul. Based on what I saw discussed on the list, I have come to the following conclusions: 1. Regarding what I will refer to as a possible "gripe" session, I don't believe it is realistic for us to reach even rough consensus about holding such a session, so I suggest we not spend any more time on this idea. 2. There seemed to be strong support for some social interaction of Councilors. With regard to the latter idea, Bruce Tonkin shared some thoughts with Avri, Adrian and I that I think were helpful that I would like to pass on for Council consideration when we cover the related agenda item on Thursday: "It is difficult to make an informal dinner at a restaurant work. The Board (which is just as big) has tended to use the following approach which is a reasonable compromise. (1) Find a restaurant that has a private room. This often has the benefit that it is quieter and possible to hear conversations a few seats down. (2) Find a restaurant that has a suitable pre/post dinner drinks area - where people can more informally interact before and after sitting down. (3) Try to mix things up a bit between courses - move people around. This doesn't always happen - but I think it can be useful. The Board did this when the new CEO joined for example." If there is interest in doing this, we could possibly impose on Staff to explore the possibility for Saturday night in Seoul. Thoughts? Chuck