Re: [council] Visa for ICANN Toronto refused by Canadian High Commission

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Zahid,

Frankly I'm appalled. I will reach out to Heather personally. There is no way I 
am not having you there for my last week chairing the GNSO ;) I will keep you 
posted.

Stéphane Van Gelder
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Le 18 sept. 2012 à 01:13, Neuman, Jeff a écrit :

> 
> Zahid,
> 
> Sorry to hear this and frankly this should not happen. Stephane, can we reach 
> out to Heather to see if there is something she may be able to do?
> 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:         Zahid Jamil [mailto:zahid@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 06:25 PM Eastern Standard Time
> To:   council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx List
> Subject:      [council] Visa for ICANN Toronto refused by Canadian High 
> Commission
> 
> 
> Dear Councillors,
> 
> I applied today at the Canadian High Commission at London for my visa for the 
> ICANN meeting with invitation letter etc.  Without even asking any questions 
> it was flatly refused.  
> 
> Apparently, the High Commission wouldn't even speak to the ICANN staff.  
> 
> Guess I may not be seeing you all in Toronto.  
> 
> May be an idea to ensure Government support before accepting requests to host 
> ICANN meetings next time.  For all the grievances at least the Senaglese gave 
> everyone visas on arrival.  
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Zahid Jamil
> Barrister-at-law
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