[AfrICANN-discuss] Issues of Canadian Visa for ICANN66

[Arsène Tungali]

+1 Liz.
Some people on this list are responding to people's queries simply for
the sake of responding. They'd better just keep quiet.

2019-10-25 13:02 UTC+03:00, Liz Orembo <lizorembo at gmail.com>:

> I agree with Amadu and Ali.  And remote participation doesn't give equal

> participation.  Otherwise,  why is icann holding physical meetings instead

> of purely remote engagements?

>

> On Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 11:37 Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.na> wrote:

>

>> It is sad, but not uncommon in the African context, when people do not

>> (want to) understand how government works.

>>

>> el

>>

>> On 25/10/2019 09:52, AMADU YUSIF wrote:

>> > Ali,

>> >

>> > I agree with you perfectly.  This has been happening and no one

>> > cares to talk about it.  It happened to some of the ICANN fellows in

>> > London and Spain.  Its about time the local organizing committee act

>> > on it.  I remember when I was going to India to attend GCCS 2017, the

>> > government of India appointed someone solely in-charge of visa issues.

>> > ICANN must liaise with LOC to make sure that all participants are

>> > taking care off as far as visa issues is concern.  Its so sad that

>> > when people have volunteered to leave their work and family to go and

>> > participate in the betterment of internet and they are refused a visa.

>> > I think it is not right and ICANN must act on it.

>> >

>> > Yusif Amadu

>> [...]

>> > From: ALI Hadji Mmadi <alihadji90 at gmail.com>

>> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 12:13 PM

>> > To: AfrICANN list <africann at afrinic.net>

>> > Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Issues of Canadian Visa for ICANN66

>> >

>> >

>> > Hi all,

>> > I would like to get your attention !

>> >

>> > Many of the african community have been refused the canadian Visa to

>> > attend ICANN 66.  I know in Marrackech for ICANN65, Azize and his

>> > local team have make effort to facilitate the getting of visa.  Why

>> > all local host for ICANN meeting do not make effort about this ?

>> > Could we put this request in ICANN board ?

>> >

>> > Bests Regards.

>> [...]

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