[governance] IGF Cancelled

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

VC fuelled parties that cost more than a million have usually been followed by the VC crashing and burning.  And that day is long gone when startups had that kind of money to burn on parties.
 
In any case, I never did see the government department where an additional unscheduled demand of a million dollars wasn’t met with shock.
 
--srs
 
From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Malcolm
Sent: 26 July 2013 09:15
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Subject: Re: [governance] IGF Cancelled
 
On 26/07/13 11:37, genekimmelman at gmail.com wrote:
I imagine other governments that really want the event to proceed will now weigh in to help

If not, then it will really confirm the contempt with which the IGF is held as a process.  There are Silicon Valley parties that have cost more than the IGF's $1.05M shortfall.

Alternatively it could be time for the IGF to be reimagined in purely online form.  At least that would ensure that more attention is given to the remote participation experience.
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