[npoc-voice] Fwd: Countdown to Durban!

[Olivier Kouami <olivierkouami@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi !
For your information please.
Cheers !
-Olevie-


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Date: 2013/6/26
Subject: Re: Countdown to Durban!
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Hello Fellows,

The ICANN Meeting Schedule has been published.

http://durban47.icann.org/full-schedule

>From a GAC perspective, I am pleased to report that the majority of GAC
Sessions have been made OPEN. Where there are Closed Sessions, these are
clearly marked with a "C".

Rgds,

Tracy
On Jun 18, 2013 4:17 PM, "Janice Douma Lange" <janice.lange@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>  *Hello everyone!*
>
> *We are now less than month away from the ICANN meeting in Durban….time
> to get ready!*
>
> ** **
>
> *First:  **VISAS and OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND PREP:*
>
> *We are down to the wire on the visas and I know from communications back
> and forth with ICANN Constituency Travel that you are working hard on
> this.  Now is the time to contact the embassy again, if you haven’t heard
> back, or send a letter or email to the department, agency or individual who
> took your information to see if it can be expedited.  Please reply back to
> me individually now on your progress(do not copy everyone else on this
> distribution list) so that I can coordinate with the Travel team on next
> steps.  *
>
> * *
>
> *Some of you may also need vaccinations – please make sure that you have
> researched this and receive what is needed before boarding a plane! *
>
> * *
>
> *Transit visas and hotels:  Check your proposed or confirmed Travel
> Itineraries to see if you are transiting through an airport that requires a
> transit visa; the Travel team “catches” most of these situations but not
> all, so take charge of your own travel and double check.  If you need one,
> apply now!  Also, if there is a long layover..I mean, 7 hours and more
> usually, contact the Travel team to see if a hotel should be provided by
> ICANN.*
>
> *Second:  Hotels have been secured for the Fellows; ICANN will send an
> electronic hotel confirmation about a week before the meeting so don’t
> worry now. You are staying at one of 4 hotels near the conference area and
> complementary shuttles will be provided between hotel and conference center
> from Saturday on. *
>
> *Please note that you will need a credit card for a refundable deposit
> when you check-in to the Durban hotel.  If you do not have a credit card or
> the cash equivalent of a one night stay (normally around USD 250), write to
> me individually and we will work something out for you.* *I do not want
> you to arrive after a long flight and be stopped from getting into your
> room so please let me know if ICANN can assist with this one night
> refundable deposit.  *
>
> *Breakfast and Internet are provided free of charge to you at the hotel.
> Lunch and Dinner are yours to cover for the week; ICANN does NOT provide as
> this is what your stipend is intended to help cover.  That being said, as
> told in the Fellowship terms, stipends are NOT provided BEFORE the meeting;
> you must successfully complete the meeting requirements and then stipends
> are wired to your bank after Durban.  IF you will have any financial
> difficulty in covering the cost of meals and other needs, write me back
> separately, offlist, and we will work something out for you.  No one needs
> to go hungry **J or not have money for transportation from and then back
> to the airport (also your cost to cover).  Just talk to me please.*
>
> *I always advise to bring snacks to have in your hotel room as well,
> especially at this meeting where there don’t seem to be any stores close by
> and things are always expensive to purchase at the hotels.*
>
> *Third: * *In order to get the most out of the ICANN meeting week, it is
> important that you plan a bit ahead of time now at home. Talk with your
> direct supervisor about your workload – you have to be “in the moment” at
> this meeting, not up all night doing your job or in sessions doing your
> work.  Please look ahead now, prioritize, delegate, and please remind your
> supervisor of their commitment of support for your attendance. Of course,
> we all will have to do some work -  no one, including me, has the luxury to
> turn off completely but do your best to free yourself up for this one week
> so that you can be rested and get out of the meeting what you came for….*
>
> *Fourth. : You will need a computer so if you do not have a laptop or
> tablet, please check with your work IT department or supervisor now to see
> if you can have one on loan; it is difficult to be at the meeting without
> one.*
>
> *Lastly – Alumni - please chat it up with the new fellows via email in
> the next couple weeks- assist with agendas, getting prepared for the
> meeting, helpful hints etc. To our new fellows, there are no “stupid”
> questions…we were all first timers once so please don’t hesitate to ask
> anything of the alumni or me.  *
>
> * I will be sending more information over the next few weeks about our
> schedule, the ICANN week schedule, what to expect, what to wear,
> transportation, food, etc.*
>
> *Have a GREAT week everyone!*
>
> ** **
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>



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