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> Message du 29/02/16 18:04
> De : "Kathy Kleiman" 
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> Objet : Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Questions to the Board?
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> +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.
> >
>