[governance] 3rd meeting of the WTPF Informal Expert Group (IEG)

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

--srs (iPad)

On 24-Jan-2013, at 16:57, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:

> How does this work in practice? Is it reasonable to expect that all
> civil society people who want to participate in this Informal Expert
> Group will be able to do so?

In practice you need to be ready and willing to travel to Geneva, at your expense, besides participating in email discussions and conference calls.

If the group thinks it makes sense to nominate someone to go there, who isn't already based in Geneva, it might have to look around for an NGO to fund the individual nominated with a fellowship.  Else, as Bill Drake among others are actually based in Geneva (correct me if I am wrong) it might be expedient to let them represent our interests there.

That is, if there is consensus that we need to participate in the IEG.  It is a significant commitment of time to the individual concerned and Geneva isn't exactly a very inexpensive city (though there are substantial discounts for hotel rooms at ITU rates, and even cheaper accomodation and prices across the French border in Ferney).

--srs

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