Manal, thank you for sharing your thoughts. In my experience seated dinners only allow for a very limited interaction. An option would be preferable where free "mingling" is possible to maximise interaction. Michael From: internal-cg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:internal-cg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Manal Ismail Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 9:46 AM To: internal-cg@icann.org Subject: [Internal-cg] Call#5 chat transcript - ICG Dinner .. Thought it may be useful to post this in a separate thread .. Just want to echo a few thoughts that were shared in call#5 chat room<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/transcript-chat-icg-01oct14-en.p...> regarding ICG dinner .. · Agree to benefits of having an ICG social event /informal gathering .. · Agree with those who felt the dinner is a bit expensive .. · Will still join if no other options are feasible .. · Agree to keep it an ICG dinner to encourage communication and engagement among ICG members .. Kind Regards --Manal