Dear Alissa, Thank you for your efforts on this. Your option seems fine. I´d rather go with a buffet with mingling. Best, Jandyr -----Mensagem original----- De: internal-cg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:internal-cg-bounces@icann.org] Em nome de Alissa Cooper Enviada em: quinta-feira, 2 de outubro de 2014 17:05 Para: Manal Ismail Cc: ICG Assunto: Re: [Internal-cg] Call#5 chat transcript - ICG Dinner .. I checked with the secretariat and it looks like we could do a buffet dinner (with a glass of wine included) for $80/person, where people would be able to mingle around rather than doing a seated dinner. They had previously looked at a bunch of options in the local area but for a group of 30+ people the $83 for seated or $80 for buffet was the best price they could find since most places require catering for a group of our size. Do others have preferences as regards to seated dinner vs. buffet with mingling? Alissa On Oct 2, 2014, at 2:42 AM, Manal Ismail <manal@tra.gov.eg> wrote: Thanks Michael .. I fully agree .. Kind Regards --Manal From: Michael.Niebel@ec.europa.eu [mailto:Michael.Niebel@ec.europa.eu] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 10:12 AM To: Manal Ismail; internal-cg@icann.org Subject: RE: Call#5 chat transcript - ICG Dinner .. 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 _______________________________________________ Internal-cg mailing list Internal-cg@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/internal-cg