Many in the BC are wondering when the next annual, regional NON-contracted party event will be hosted by ICANN? The same rationale given in the blog post, would seem to apply to non-contracted parties, as an opportunity to exchange information, meet ICANN staff and get to understand ICANN better, better appreciate the policy and compliance issues, and interact with peers… all “not structured to influence policy development.” Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW tel/fax: +1 (415) 738-8087 <http://rodenbaugh.com/> http://rodenbaugh.com From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:04 AM To: Council GNSO Subject: [council] FW: ICANN Blog about Asia/Pacific Regional Registry/Registrar Event Forwarded From: Craig Schwartz Would you please share the blog post at http://blog.icann.org/2010/07/icann-to-convene-annual-asiapacific-regional-r egistryregistrar-event/ with the Council list? Thanks, Craig Schwartz Chief gTLD Registry Liaison ICANN Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org <http://gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org