+1 Liz. Some people on this list are responding to people's queries simply for the sake of responding. They'd better just keep quiet.
2019-10-25 13:02 UTC+03:00, Liz Orembo <[email protected]>: > 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 >> > -- ------------------------ **Arsène Tungali* <http://about.me/ArseneTungali>* Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international <http://www.rudiinternational.org>*, CEO,* Smart Services Sarl <https://www.smart-kitoko.com/>*, Tel: +243 993810967 (DRC) GPG: 523644A0 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow < http://tungali.blogspot.com/2015/06/selected-for-2015-mandela-washington.html> (YALI) - ICANN GNSO Council Member <https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/gnso-council.htm> Member. UN IGF MAG <https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/pi2247.doc.htm> Member _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list [email protected] https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
