RE: [wg-c] Cairo meeting?

["Josh Elliott" <jelliott@tucows.com>]

In defense of ICANN, they are a staff of 6, with a lawyer doing the meeting
planning, and supporting organizations that do not help with their tardiness
on various logistics and schedules.

However, while a WG-C meeting in Cairo would definately be constructive (and
I hope we are able to arrange one), I don't believe everyone on this list
has the time or resources to get there.  Outcomes of such meetings should
not be set in stone, but discussed and ratified on the list, but I do agree
that business gets done in face-to-face meetings.  I hope a meeting in Cairo
will progress the business we need to be taking care of.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-wg-c@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-c@dnso.org]On Behalf Of
> Christopher Ambler
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 7:25 AM
> To: 'Jeff Shrewsbury Info Avenue'; 'Jonathan Weinberg'; wg-c@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [wg-c] Cairo meeting?
>
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> >In my humble opinion, if members decide not to come to the ICANN
> >conferences (where the business gets done), then they have no
> >justification for criticizing the outcome.
> >
> >Do you not agree?
>
> Correct, I do not agree.
>
> When there is no agenda at this late date, how can anyone be
> expected to make last-minute travel plans? Should one spend
> the effort and money on the presumption that there will be
> a reasonable agenda at attendance? I don't think so.
>
> When a meeting is held in a location such as Cairo, where the
> logistics for attendance are non-trivial, one would expect
> a greater amount of pre-planning and pre-publication of
> information. As is typical with ICANN, however, we not only
> do not have that, but they're late (again).
>
> Christopher
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