<div dir="ltr">Hi Oliver,<div><br></div><div>I think the proposal is good but needs few adjustments:</div><div><br></div><div>1. One of the reasons why fellowship should be made available is to ensure that Chapters start becoming proactive in IG spaces like IETF, thus it would be best that knowledge of applicants regarding IETF be not a criteria for participation but intention on how the experience will be used to enhance future participation. Since Chapter delegates will be approved by the respective boards, best candidates will be selected, of which some will be there to learn and transfer learning to their constituencies. The criteria for selection should not be too restrictive as the goal is to encourage participation.</div><div><br></div><div>EG: I attended ICANN 57 with no prior knowledge just basic information what it is about, now I have sparked interest which never existed within the Chapter and more members are starting to participate in different communities and working groups of ICANN. Currently our members are engaging local registers and regulators regarding DNS and how best to achieve multi facet goals that the internet can achieve, like content development, domaining the undomained, business opportunities in the domain business and how to infuse social objectives in these spaces. So prior knowledge of IETF should not be a qualifier but online meetings and assignment of coaches can be used to deal with this. I think rather background on the IG process and involvement therein could also still qualify a participant's nomination.</div><div><br></div><div>2. The level of support for Chapters in attending this meetings needs to be improved not just limited to Registration fees but also include travel and lodging costs, especially for Chapters in developing regions. Consideration needs to be made when dealing with applicants from different regions or the problem of limited participation from developing countries will still persist becoming an obstacle to inclusiveness and openness of these events.</div><div><br></div><div>3. I also believe that full participation should also be pursued as opposed to just a 1 or 2 day pass.</div><div><br></div><div>4. I think pushing for extension of the fellowship is the best option with consideration of the above. Chapter leaders also need to obtain first hand experience in order to lead their constituencies effectively, as some Chapters have never participated in IETF in the past, thus this could be seen as a capacity building exercise as it is directly linked to the ISOC 2017 Strategic Objectives of strengthening the IETF, thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Royden Thato Mfikwe</div><div>ISOC Gauteng South Africa</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 10:13 PM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com" target="_blank">ocl@gih.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><br>
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On 08/03/2017 16:24, John Levine wrote:<br>
> Well, OK. Here's a concrete question: there's an IETF meeting in<br>
> Chicago in two weeks. For someone in San Francisco, that would mean a<br>
> plane ticket, a hotel, and a week's day to day expenses which cost at<br>
> least $1000, typically more like $2000. For most people there's also<br>
> the cost of taking a week off from work. Would the added cost of the<br>
> registration realistically be the deciding factor for anyone?<br>
<br>
</span>I don't know about the US, but in Europe, using low cost airlines and<br>
online apartment exchange, which is what many people are using these<br>
days, plus only staying 3 days, this would amount to a few hundred Euros<br>
- less than the fee itself.<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
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