In extending outreach to and constructive engagement with other stakeholders, today I attended the 'Potential Consumer Constituency' meeting. Glad I did! Because several questions were directed at me in connection to the public comments I sent on during the consulation period on their proposal. Thus it was a great chance to give detailed explanations on each as requested. It was reported that the Business Constituency and Intellectual Property Constituency supported the idea of a separate "Proposed Consumer Constituency" to which I responded that I found it strange why those two supported and even advised how they considered that the proposed consumer constituency should be operated. Explaining business interests stakeholders are not well-known as be 'consumer partners' to the extent of their suggesting the form/path consumer protection should follow in ICANN. I floated the idea of inviting them to join NCSG's Consumer Interest Group "in-formation" (if its possible for them at this point in time or in future). Overall, for the first time I got to meet and interact with the stakeholders behind pushing for it. An avenue for future communication was established and all present were requested to give their email addresses presumably to be contacted in future. One may download the recording at http://nbo.icann.org/node/8931. To hear sections of the proceedings and only those that spoke to the microphone. regards, Alex