Re: [ga] ICANN Travel Budgeting

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

Dr. Froomkin and all,

  Indeed!  And a suggestion I made along with others, some
5+ years ago.  Internet video conferencing is essentially
satellite based BTW.

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"Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" wrote:

> 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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