+1 divina > Message du 29/02/16 18:04 > De : "Kathy Kleiman" > A : [log in to unmask] > Copie à : > Objet : Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Questions to the Board? > > +1 Tapani. In the old days, ICANN used to post the fancy hotels and the > not so fancy hotels (and I always stayed at the latter). And they > negotiated some good and low rates that included breakfast and Internet. > It's time for them to do that again... > Best, > Kathy > > On 2/29/2016 9:00 AM, Tapani Tarvainen wrote: > > On Feb 29 08:46, DeeDee Halleck ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > > > >> I agree with Klaus that “broad stakeholder engagement” is needed. I have > >> attempted to discuss ICANN with my colleagues (independent/community media > >> producers and communications academics) but hit a wall of glazed-over eyes > >> when trying to explain the importance of DNS regulation. > > Me too. :-( > > > >> One obvious problem in “non-commercial” participation is the lack of > >> adequate support for the cost of face to face participation. > > That is a very good point in general. However: > > > >> Even if I had the frequent flier miles to get to Marrakech, how > >> could I afford the posh hotels available? > > There are lots of cheap accommodation options in Marrakech even if > > ICANN doesn't tell you about them, and taxis are also cheap so you > > don't need to stay next door to the meeting site. > > > > One thing we could do for future meetings is to ask ICANN look up and > > maybe negotiate rates for some cheap hotels for participants paying > > their own way. > > >