RE: [council] Gala tickets and volunteers...

[Terry L Davis <tdavis2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck

If you do something like that and wanted also to increase WG participation, you
could put a threshold of something like a 50% or minimum of X meeting 
attendance.


Take care
Terry



On Thu Jun 24  2:16 , "Gomes, Chuck"  sent:

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>I wonder if there might be a way to accommodate Timâ??s and
>Maryâ??s suggestions.  What if invitations were reserved up front for all
>GNSO members who are active volunteers in the GNSO (i.e., WG members,
>Councilors, SG/Constituency chairs).  We would need to find out who of those
>volunteers are planning to be in attendance and want to attend the GALA; once
>that was done, Secretariat Staff could pick up those invitations arrange for
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>When meetings are organized, there should be a commitment made by organizers
>and local partners  to allow everyone in the ICANN community to
>participating in social events including the Gala dinner.
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>It is extremely disappointing to have difficulties in getting one of the
>invitations for those not part of a SO or AC, even when they volunteer time and
>effort in different working groups or are just part of the community attending
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>As new rules are being established for ICANN meetings organization, I suggest
>that we address this comment to those in charge of preparing them.
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>are very many attendees, e.g. Paris and now Brussels) an "ordinary"
>member of the community (e.g. not a Board or Council member) is
>told, after traveling to the meeting and after he/she has been
>asked to name his/her hotel for transport to the gala, that he/she needs a
>ticket on a "first come first served" basis (BTW the meeting website
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>taken as a poor reflection of ICANN (especially when so much volunteer time is
>being asked of the community). I also appreciate that as a Council member I get
>a ticket and in advance (thank you Glen!!!!) but if I were a non-Council but
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>may be here for the first time or who may be funding themselves), then either
>hold a less fancy/ambitious event so that more can attend, or don't hold one at
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>  I learned this morning that the ATRT members do not get Gala
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>  work teams, etc. of the ACs and SOs should have some preference.
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>  be sure to get tickets if any of them want them? Â And going forward,
>  this is something that should be given some thought. It may even serve as an
>  incentive for participation in the work of the ACs and SOs.
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