Re: [ga] ICANN Travel Budgeting

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Debbie and all,

  I guess we will have to disagree.  The COI alone is reason enough
to be skeptical, not to mention the far to high cost and the fact that
such meetings are easily enough done via live web forums.  And BTW,
fun has nothing to do with it.

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Debbie Garside wrote:

> Hi Ross
>
> I think paying travel and accommodation for Council Members to attend
> international meetings is quite reasonable.  It happens all the time in
> politics and industry.
>
> I was concerned at the amounts being bandied around at first but I am sure
> that with the public eye always upon them, ICANN will most certainly make
> sure that there are receipts for the airfares, hotels and subsistence claims
> submitted by Council Members.
>
> With a maximum budget of around £3,500 per member I don't see much amiss
> here.
>
> BTW, I once enjoyed a meeting in Northern Italy courtesy of my local
> townspeople; I was their Town Councillor!  I am now partially funded by the
> standards industry or I just wouldn't be able to afford to go to
> International Standardization meetings.
>
> Funnily enough most people think that travelling abroad to meetings is fun.
> I can tell you it is not all it is cracked up to be.  Consider the jet-lag,
> inconvenience, missing your family, a month boning up on your subject matter
> and organizing presentations and documentation.  Then consider being met
> with adversity and mayhem by way of people who have a multitude of different
> ideas to yours and are intent on "bringing you down" in order for their idea
> to be accepted.   If you are very lucky you get one day touring the city.
> Not my idea of fun at all!
>
> Best
>
> Debbie
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ross Rader
> > Sent: 10 December 2007 11:36
> > To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> GA
> > Subject: Re: [ga] ICANN Travel Budgeting
> >
> >
> > On 10-Dec-07, at 4:45 AM, Debbie Garside wrote:
> >
> > > Seems a bit more reasonable now.
> >
> > Reasonable? How does paying a bunch of lobbyists, consultants
> > and private sector representatives to show up at meetings
> > ever become reasonable?
> >
> > Ross Rader
> > Director, Retail Services
> > t. 416.538.5492
> > c. 416.828.8783
> > http://www.domaindirect.com
> >
> > "To solve the problems of today, we must focus on tomorrow."
> > - Erik Nupponen
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