Re: [bc-gnso] local Business Engagement events.

[Gabriela Szlak <gabrielaszlak@xxxxxxxxx>]

I absolutely agree with this approach as well. We should work with Chris to
help him help us.

Count on me for this lunch or any other activity that involves discussing
these topics.

Our approach has been to bring ICANN to the events and places were
businesses are already present and/ or to organize events during the ICANN
meeitngs with local together with leading organizations that can bring
their members to an appealing ICANN event during the meeting. I think many
of us share these views. And we have been quite successful with this kind
of approach in the past.

I have worked with Chris for the Buenos Aires meeting. The webinar we have
organized before the meeting was great.
When we showed leadership from the local organizations and expertise in
organizing these type of events, he was absolutely open and collaborative
and he listened and supported our efforts.

For the events during the meeting it was more complex, there were too many
activities going on at the same time.
But I am sure that is possible to learn the lessons and improve.

We should focus in the concurrent points of our agendas and be able to
leverage the opportunities.

G.




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2014-02-20 18:17 GMT-03:00 Ron Andruff <randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Thanks for your posts, Chris and Marilyn.  I support the direction you are
> both going with this.
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> Kind regards,
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> RA
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> *Ron Andruff*
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> *From:* owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Chris Chaplow
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 20, 2014 13:37
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> *To:* 'bc - GNSO list'
> *Subject:* [bc-gnso] local Business Engagement events.
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> Elisa,
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> On the call today, you asked for opinions and guidance of where Chris
> Mondni should be going with the local Business Engagement events.
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> Most previous events have seen a very low turnout of local business
> leaders.
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> I appreciate it is difficult to organize remotely but we need attendance
> of 100+ to make this worthwhile to do outreach for ICANN, for the BC, and
> for ourselves.
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> The only way is via local business organizations such as Chamber of
> Commerce and get them on board and excited anout a meeting for *their
> members*  that ICANN funds.   It is an opportunity for their members to
> learn about ICANN and BC and meet us, the travelling business people in
> town.
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> I am member of a number of chambers, and I am thinking about it from the
> other side.  If it was properly and well advance promoted within the
> Chamber there would be a good turnout.   Perhaps that needs a Chamber
> committee member well on board.     If not and the invite is just emails
> and phone calls then the chamber might just send a few along as a
> courtesy.  I don't know the organizational route to date but the outcome in
> the past has been the latter.
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> Again it may need a ICANN and/or BC member to make an advance visit to
> personally meet and present to the chamber committee and get them so on
> board.
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> Too late for Singapore but in time for London and LA.
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> Best
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