I agree with Amadu and Ali. And remote participation doesn't give equal participation. Otherwise, why is icann holding physical meetings instead of purely remote engagements?
On Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 11:37 Dr Eberhard W Lisse <[email protected]> wrote: > It is sad, but not uncommon in the African context, when people do not > (want to) understand how government works. > > el > > On 25/10/2019 09:52, AMADU YUSIF wrote: > > Ali, > > > > I agree with you perfectly. This has been happening and no one > > cares to talk about it. It happened to some of the ICANN fellows in > > London and Spain. Its about time the local organizing committee act > > on it. I remember when I was going to India to attend GCCS 2017, the > > government of India appointed someone solely in-charge of visa issues. > > ICANN must liaise with LOC to make sure that all participants are > > taking care off as far as visa issues is concern. Its so sad that > > when people have volunteered to leave their work and family to go and > > participate in the betterment of internet and they are refused a visa. > > I think it is not right and ICANN must act on it. > > > > Yusif Amadu > [...] > > From: ALI Hadji Mmadi <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 12:13 PM > > To: AfrICANN list <[email protected]> > > Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Issues of Canadian Visa for ICANN66 > > > > > > Hi all, > > I would like to get your attention ! > > > > Many of the african community have been refused the canadian Visa to > > attend ICANN 66. I know in Marrackech for ICANN65, Azize and his > > local team have make effort to facilitate the getting of visa. Why > > all local host for ICANN meeting do not make effort about this ? > > Could we put this request in ICANN board ? > > > > Bests Regards. > [...] > -- > Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist > [email protected] / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) > PO Box 8421 \ / > Bachbrecht 10007, Namibia ;____/ > > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann >
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