<div>Suresh writes:</div> <div>"Or find some way to actually mentor fellows from the start to finish - so<BR>that they can be drawn into the process. And improve fellowship selection<BR>so that finding quality people from a particular location takes priority<BR>over the usual CS catchphrases like "inclusive"."<BR></div> <div>And I coundn't agree more with him. He was trying to make a point by suggesting hosting events in some remote and obscure place. That may be less attractive to those who don't really mean business.</div> <div> </div> <div>I'm not sure how it's going to be done but I believe strengthening regional structures is one possible solution. That way selection of participants for global CS/ IG related events will come from the regions themselves but not from a panel who may not have an idea who those they are selecting are and their motives for participation. Participants will then be made accountable to their respective regions.</div>
<div> </div> <div>Kwasi<BR><BR><B><I>Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh@hserus.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">kwasi boakye-akyeampong [10/12/07 12:30 +0000]:<BR>> Good point Milton. What is the point in giving fellowships to people<BR>> from a certain part of the world x times a year to attend meetings,<BR>> conferences, workshops, etc., when things remain largely the same. Is<BR>> anybody taking stock?<BR><BR>As the fellowships chair for the APRICOT network operators conference -<BR>http://www.apricot.net - what I do is give fellowships for the annual<BR>apricot meeting to 20 people from developing economies, who work in the<BR>network operator community, and would benefit from APRICOT.<BR><BR>I can say that the fellowships program is a mixed bag. Occasionally you get<BR>some really good people who actually contribute to the program, and are<BR>doing quite
a lot of good work in their countries .. work which can be<BR>supplemented (with resources, expertise, some funding) by others they meet<BR>at such events. Quite often you get people you hope will do good, but<BR>actually treat the fellowship as an expenses paid holiday to somewhere nice<BR><BR>One possible solution is doing events at cities that don't really have much<BR>to recommend them (aka not "tourist destinations" like Rio). Doing the next<BR>IGF at a polluted, expensive place like New Delhi would be a great idea -<BR>or do it in Manila, Minneapolis, somewhere like that.<BR><BR>Or find some way to actually mentor fellows from the start to finish - so<BR>that they can be drawn into the process. And improve fellowship selection<BR>so that finding quality people from a particular location takes priority<BR>over the usual CS catchphrases like "inclusive".<BR><BR>Ideally both of these.<BR><BR>srs<BR>____________________________________________________________<BR>You
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