On 4.08.14 18:57 , Alissa Cooper wrote:
Hi Alice,
Apologies for not catching this earlier:
We are all busy. I intended to send a message about this too and was promptly distracted.
I believe in London we had some discussion about the importance of ICG participants engaging with constituencies outside of the normal ICANN ones and outside of ICANN meetings. For those who require travel support, having support solely to fly in the night before the ICG meeting, which is taking place after the IGF, seems to severely limit their capability to engage with the broader community attending the IGF. In my view the IGF is perhaps one of the most important broader venues in which ICG participants may engage, since it draws a diverse global audience and has on its own agenda topics related to the work of the ICG. Thus I think it would be preferable if supported travelers can obtain support to arrive in time to participate in the IGF. Please advise the group about this possibility.
I agree 100%.
(Note that I’m asking on behalf of supported travelers and for the benefit of the group as a whole as I’m not seeking travel support myself.)
And I am not seeking travel support for this meeting either. Daniel