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>Subject: RE: [IDNO-DISCUSS] Re: [IFWP] Why fail on purpose
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>>Hi.
>>
>>I am commenting of this one because the same point was made on GA-DNSO, and
>>is worthed discussing. I am repeating my point over here.
>>
>>Andy Gardner wrote:
>>>
>>> What _is_ the point in having a meeting in Santiago?* Has ICANN done a
>>> version of their website en Espa�ol? If not, do they expect many local
>>> people down there to attend? That was the reason behind
>>> having meetings in
>>> far flung places, wasn't it?
>>>
>>> *No offence to the people of Santiago intended here.
>>>
>>
>>Far flung from where, may I ask?
>
>In locations causing the majority of interested parties to have to travel
>long distances to attend.
>
>>About the location of the meeting, it has been asked since the beginning of
>>ICANN by the LatinoAmericans to hold a meeting in that region.
>>In fact, if you go back to the archives, there was a lot of discussion about
>>the marginalization of LatinoAmerica and Africa, that, for instance, had no
>>representative on the initial Board.
>
>If I had the choice, I'd pick getting a representative on the board to be a
>much better option than getting a meeting held in my location.
>
>>Just for the record, may I remind that the same resistance has been shown by
>>the IFWP to hold a meeting in Buenos Aires (the initial proposal was for
>>three meetings only, Reston, Geneva, Singapore).
>>The LatinoAmericans insisted, and organized what has been, from the
>>organizational and financial POV, the most successful of the series, with
>>videoconference with Prof. Frankel in Cambridge, simultaneous translation in
>>three languages, and complete cost-recovery.
>
>Excellent.
>>May I also add, because you speak about translations, that according to the
>>information I have simultaneous translation will be provided in Santiago for
>>the benefit of the people who don't speak Spanish.
>
>I was more worried about ensuring things would be translated into Spanish
>for the locals benefit. Are .cl domain name owners aware of what is going
>on?
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Andrew P. Gardner ZL2VOA 176.E 41.1S
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