[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Meeting in San Juan - 25-29 June 2007

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

True Alan. That is because as you know, air tickets are horrendously
expensive from Africa especially at this time of the year. Thus ICANN's
decision to sponsor more people from the LAC region.

cheers
ar

On 6/13/07, Alan Levin <alan at futureperfect.co.za> wrote:
>
> Alice,
>
> btw, ISOC-ZA put forward a good candidate - our vice-chairman of 4
> years - which was declined.
> Apparently only 4 Africans were supported.
>
> hth
>
> Alan
>
>
> On 12 Jun 2007, at 10:21 PM, Anne-Rachel Inné wrote:
>
> > No at all Alice. The fellows are from all regions and given that
> > this meeting is in the Caribbeans, we are sponsoring most people
> > from the region.
> > So what I meant was that the regional meetings this time are for
> > the region and also for all the newcomers. We will not have an
> > African Region meeting. People can come to the fellows meeting
> > everyday though. This way they will meet the new faces and help us
> > in getting them started and perhaps even mentor them.
> >
> > It is common for ICANN to have meetings for the region in the
> > region where meetings are taking place ( or closer --- like in
> > Lisbon where it was cheaper to have people from Africa and Middle
> > East than from the Caribbean).
> >
> > Now if those who will be in San Juan from the Africa region want to
> > meet sometime, someday to exchange, that is good. Usually when
> > people want to do that, I try to find a meeting space at the
> > meeting venue. Given that this time again we are short on rooms, I
> > cannot promise this will be possible.
> >
> > cheers
> > ar
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/12/07, alice <alice at apc.org> wrote: Thanks Anne-Rachel.
> > The assumption then is that most of the sponsored participants are
> > from
> > the Africa region?
> >
> > best
> > alice
> >
> >
> > Anne-Rachel Inné wrote:
> > > Hello Alice,
> > >
> > > There will not be a specific African meeting because we are having
> > > several meetings of the fellows who will come (every day for one
> > hour)
> > > because for a lot of them, it will be their first ICANN meeting.
> > > Cheers
> > > ar
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/8/07, alice < alice at apc.org> wrote:
> > >> Hi Anne-Rachel
> > >>
> > >> Thank you for this. Is there a plan to have an African meeting
> > this time
> > >> around?
> > >>
> > >> best
> > >> alice
> > >>
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