[AfrICANN-discuss] Issues of Canadian Visa for ICANN66

[Jacob Odame-Baiden]

Exactly my point!

Thanks

On Fri, 25 Oct 2019, 10:03 Liz Orembo, <lizorembo at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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