I like Kathy's and Niels's suggestions with Matt's positive and forward looking tweaks. I would maybe add a question about the board's strategy to work for the approval of the transition in the US Congress. Internal lobby will be important, but, given the global importance of this process, the political support of those sitting in the board is important as well, I think. M On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Zakir Syed < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > those who do not get a visa and those who get it late, lets record both > these scenarios because getting it late at times results in not being able > to attend the meeting. > > best, > zakir > > On 29 Feb 2016, at 22:44, farzaneh badii <[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > I also wanted to suggest that those who did not receive a visa because of > embassy problems, please let me know. we can argue strongly for this if we > have numbers to show how many from Africa and other regions were not able > to receive a visa. > > On 29 February 2016 at 18:43, farzaneh badii <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Hi Sogintu, >> >> That's a pity. we have been bringing this to the attention of the Board >> multiple times. With some other community members we have drafted a >> document. If you could jot down your problem there we can inform the staff >> about it and hopefully make it less difficult for the future. >> >> >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bKGEtdLkwAyPTcPtR9WqzH2wmW-pZmhhZfUWgejeKEU/edit?usp=sharing >> >> >> >> On 29 February 2016 at 18:29, Sonigitu Ekpe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> How can ICANN address issues of Visa processing for participants that >>> have all required criteria for entry the host Country? >>> >>> I had a very ugly scenario and yet I ended up not submitting my visa >>> application, after I had spent one week in Abuja. The staff at the embassy >>> said they can not receive my application because my name has not being sent >>> from their foreign Affairs department. >>> >>> I did send in my application as advised before the deadline of 12/02/16 >>> online. >>> >>> For the airline to refund air ticket cost I have to lose some monies and >>> my travel insurance becomes a waste of hard earned resources. While the >>> time and resource spent in Abuja becomes a wasteful venture. >>> >>> I need this issues to be addressed in the future. >>> >>> Sonigitu Ekpe >>> >>> Mobile +234 805 0232 469 Office + 234 802 751 0179 >>> "LIFE is all about love and thanksgiving" >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Kathy Kleiman <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> +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. >>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Farzaneh >> > > > > -- > Farzaneh > > -- *Marília Maciel* Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law School http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - http://www.politics.org.br/ Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin America & the Caribbean" - http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en