[governance] Recommendation - Offset carbon footprint

[yehudakatz at mailinator.com]

Kieren,

If the cost of Flying to San Juan is $1000 round trip per person, for one (1)
meeting
And each person buys a specified ‘conference-set’ or the Organization Lease the
systems and FedEx/DHL/UPS the units to the Individuals. The foot print would be
reduced.

Do a head count is San Juan or use stats from previous meetings, assuming there
are at least 36 people in attendance (non-local) per meeting;
– That’s 36,000 Dollars/meeting x 3 meeting/yr = 108,000 Dollars – 
Plenty enough money to lease the latest equipment.
I think you would also find a few companies willing to donate or loan you their
equipment (maybe for a small ad or endorsement).

You could also setup Conference Centers, by having a conference room setup in
select cities around the World, People would only need to travel to the center,
not Continent-to-Continent.

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Another Idea: 
Dot.Travel is an ICANN Register, ask them to setup an Airline agreement for
ICANN bound meetings (all people who are traveling too the event) wherein the
Frequent-Flyer points of the Individuals attending are then pooled, and then
hold a drawing for an under-privileged or under-represented area’s Person to be
flown into the next meeting.

Of course this program would have to convince People enough to give up their
un-discussed ‘fringe-benefits’ of  ICANN travel expenses. But you could easily
enforce the policy on ICANN Staffers who attend.

[That does not reduce the Carbon-Footprint, but it does make use of economic
efficiency and representation]

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