[At-Large] RES: Venue Accessibility

[Thomas Roessler]

Not that these efforts aren't laudable and important -- but these
mechanisms are ultimately no replacement for attending meetings in
person.  

The ability to meet people directly and talk over dinners, during
receptions, or in the hallways, is usually the biggest value of a
face-to-face, and I haven't seen this emulated online so far.
Backchannel chats are valuable, but don't have the same effect.

That means, in particular, that even good online participation
technology doesn't make holding meetings in expensive and
inaccessible places acceptable.

(As long as that happens only occasionally, it's a one-off screw-up.
Just don't make a habit out of it.)

Regards,
-- 
Thomas Roessler   <roessler at does-not-exist.org>





On 2008-01-03 10:47:11 -0800, Kieren McCarthy wrote:
> From: Kieren McCarthy <Kieren.McCarthy at icann.org>
> To: jsalgueiro at cantv.net, roessler at does-not-exist.org
> Cc: alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:47:11 -0800
> Subject: Re: [At-Large] RES:  Venue Accessibility
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> May I mention again the online meeting participation website for the Delhi meeting, found at http://del.icann.org.
> 
> If people have suggestions for improvement over previous sites, please raise them now as time gets very tight just prior to a meeting.
> 
> If you go to the main participation site at http://public.icann.org you will see I have set up a discussion forum where you can thrash about ideas.
> 
> Kieren
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>   
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Thomas Roessler <roessler at does-not-exist.org> 
> Cc: At-Large Worldwide <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org> 
> To:  <jsalgueiro at cantv.net> 
>  
> Sent: 1/3/2008 6:22:04 AM 
> Subject: Re: [At-Large] RES:  Venue Accessibility 
>  
> On 2007-12-30 11:01:14 -0400, Josè Ovidio Salgueiro A. wrote: 
>  
> > This is true. But when everyone of us was appointed to their 
> > possitions we already new the time we had to devote to ICANN so I 
> > don`t see why we should complaint now 
>  
> Because this isn't just about your precious time, but about the 
> possibility to bring a broader public into these meetings. The 
> Internet at large, you know... 
>  
> Sure, ICANN staff will ultimately take care of travel arrangements 
> for ALAC members and other appointees, modulo the usual little 
> signals such as not being put into the same hotel as the board 
> members. 
>  
> But what do you do about others who are members of this community, 
> might have valuable insights to contribute, and for sure won't cough 
> up $500 per night in terms of hotel expenses -- either out of their 
> own pocket, or out of an expense account? 
>  
> --  
> Thomas Roessler   <roessler at does-not-exist.org> 
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