RE: [ga] ICANN Travel Budgeting

["Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One radical but interesting interim solution might be to have satellite 
meetings on different continents.  Encourage Board members to attend 
remotely from those locations --all of a sudden the quality of remote 
participation will improve dramatically.

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, Debbie Garside wrote:

> Hi Jeff
>
> Whilst webcasting and internet video are great for those who cannot attend
> the ICANN conferences, it is extremely hard to participate effectively using
> this media.  It will never replace the need for face-to-face meetings IMHO.
>
> In my experience a lot of work is conducted at coffee breaks, informal
> lunches, dinners and networking events prior to the meetings.
>
> Best
>
> Debbie
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeffrey A. Williams
> > Sent: 12 December 2007 06:52
> > To: Ross Rader
> > Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; icann legal
> > Subject: Re: [ga] ICANN Travel Budgeting
> >
> >
> > Ross and all,
> >
> >   Here here!  Well said Ross!  And again, there is no reason
> > for the gross amount of the expendature or the need for such
> > an in person meeting with Webcasting and internet video
> > conferencing so readily avaliable and far more cost effective.
> >
> >   From where I sit, this whole thing is just another big
> > ICANN boon-doggle of huge proportions!  Sometimes known or
> > reffered to as a scam.
> >
> > Jeffrey A. Williams
> > Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 277k members/stakeholders
> > strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" -
> >    Abraham Lincoln

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