RE: [gnso-osc-ops] Nairobi meeting-GCOT

["Ray Fassett" <ray@xxxxxxxxx>]

"If this situation boosts ICANN's ability to provide quality remote
participation, that will be the silver lining in all of this."

I could not agree more...and thanks for your willingness to chair the Work
Team meeting in my physical absence.

Ray

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Avri Doria
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:17 AM
To: gnso-osc-ops
Subject: Re: [gnso-osc-ops] Nairobi meeting-GCOT


hi,

Yes, still planning to attend - am going to try and buy my ticket today
since it seems like it is really going to happen (my greatest fear was being
stuck with a non refundable non reimbursable ticket - i was lucky enough to
find partial sponsorship but i am not sure they would pay for my ticket to a
cancelled meeting).

I am willing to chair the session, though I hope that the remote
participation opportunities are rich enough for you to participate fully.
For many of us, including in the council when i was there and for those who
have trouble finding sponsorship to attend these meetings, the quest of
quality remote participation has been a grail level topic for a while.  If
this situation boosts ICANN's ability to provide quality remote
participation, that will be the silver lining in all of this.

a.


On 16 Feb 2010, at 09:16, Ray Fassett wrote:

> Our meeting of the GCOT in Nairobi has been scheduled for Sunday, March 7,
at 9:00 am local time.  The link to the agenda is here:
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_7_march_2010
>  
> As I will not be physically attending the meeting, I will ask Avri Doria,
Vice Chair of the GCOT to chair in my absence (assuming Avri still plans to
physically attend).  I will make an attempt to participate remotely.
>  
> Ray