Re: [ga] Melbourne and nominations

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Joanna and all remaining assembly members,

  Oh no, not an offer at all.  It is a question, Joanna...   I just find it
difficult that if someone wants to attend something badly enough, that
they cannot find the $$ to do so.  At least in my 40+ years of existence,
I have always found a way if I really wanted to....

Joanna Lane wrote:

> Is this an offer?
> Joanna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Jeff
> Williams
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 2:31 AM
> To: Roberto Gaetano
> Cc: sidna@feedwriter.com; ga@dnso.org
> Subject: Re: [ga] Melbourne and nominations
>
> Roberto, Greg and all remaining assembly members,
>
>  What's the matter with you guys, don't you have your own funding to
> attend meetings?
>
> Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>
> > Greg,
> >
> > >
> > >The funding for travel to Melbourne that I hoped for has just fallen
> > >through, so if attendance is a requirement for the chair, I'll have to
> > >withdraw my acceptance of the nomination.
> >
> > Sorry to hear that the funding has not been granted, but let me suggest to
> > keep your acceptance of the nomination, at least until we don't have a
> > clearer picture of the timeframes.
> >
> > It would be interesting though if we could use this chance to discuss the
> > issue of funding of the GA Chair (or co-chair) to the ICANN meetings, as
> we
> > cannot assume that the GA physical meetings could run chairless.
> > For instance, would it be reasonable to ask funding by the DNSO?
> > Of course, this cannot happen for Melbourne, but maybe if we start to
> > scratch our heads now it can be done for Stockholm.
> >
> > Incidentally, to have geographical diversity between chair and co-chair
> may
> > ensure better coverage of geographically diverse meetings ;>)
> >
> > Regards
> > Roberto
> >
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