Hi, Studies show the online cooperative work, works best when there s occasional F2F. But we have lots of other F2F opportunities, especially for the leaders sent to the intercessional. So it is not necessary in this case. On the other hand, if there is a meeting, I do not see the win for NCSG in boycotting the meeting. I think that is a dangerous tactic. Boycotting works, but only in extreme cases and very rarely - do it more then once and people get used to you being absent. So if we are going to include boycott as a tactic, i think we should pick our occasion carefully and not just because we don't feel like traveling to somewhere or other. Finally, on the issue about the GNSO being just about policy: I think it is also about our self organization, our practices, our interactions with the rest of ICANN, and our participation in the Enhanced Community. avri --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus