[ga] remote participation

["Cade,Marilyn S - LGA" <mcade@att.com>]

While I support a better mechanism to include remote participation, the
reality is that each meeting draws heavily from the local/regional
community, and many people to make extraordinary efforts to attend and
participate.  

Let's not create a disincentive for folks to make the effort to participate
face to face in our efforts to improve remote participation.

Marilyn
-----Original Message-----
From: Sotiropoulos [mailto:sotiris@hermesnetwork.com]
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 4:26 PM
Cc: ga@dnso.org
Subject: Re: [ga] Draft of Bylaws Recommendation concerning the
GeneralAssembly


"Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" wrote:
> 
> I have a very simple suggestion that is fair to everyone.  Please note in
> reading what follows that I am serious about this.
> 
> I think everyone, including the people physically present, should have to
> submit comments via the 'remote' system and be subject to the same
> filtering.  This will remove the otherwise highly unfair advantage that
> wealth and physical proximity bring to attendees.  If the system of
> handling remove comments is fair enough for remote participants, it should
> be fair enough for physical participants.  If it is not, this system will
> ensure that it quickly reaches that standard.
> 
> Anything less is second-class status.

Professor Froomkin, I completely agree with you on
this wise.  Personally, I do not think any special
emphasis should be placed on the so-called "ICANN
Experience" of an in-person audience.  If
anything, such emphasis serves to paint ICANN
Meetings as some kind of travelling roadshow. 
There is simply too much at stake in ICANN to make
exclusive allowances for the in-house audience, no
matter what their presence at the meeting cost
them.  

I think your proposed measure would go a long way
in establishing a more level playing field within
the instrumentality of ICANN Meetings, especially
with regards to audience participation. 

Sincerely,

Sotiris Sotiropoulos
	Hermes Network, Inc.
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