Re: [ga] ICANN Meetups

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Alex and all assembly members,

  Interesting that this would now come up yet again.  We [INEGroup]
suggested this in '98 and the than ICANN "Interim" BoD of which Esther
was COB, rejected the idea out of hand.  However [INEGroup]
has been doing these sorts of Meetups sense late '98, either
online or physically.

Alexander Svensson wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Sotiris and Bruce have mentioned it on the At Large
> mailing list, and I think it's an interesting idea:
>
> ICANN Meetups.
> Face-to-face ICANN meetings with people in your vicinity.
> Not organized by anyone, just facilitated by Meetup.com
> (and no, I'm not paid by them :)).
>
> They take place every 3rd Wednesday of the month
> at 7.00 pm. They take place where you are -- currently,
> there are 548 cities (mostly US, but you can help them
> add your home town). It's just a matter of finding
> people near you at http://icann.meetup.com/
>
> I'm sure it makes a difference whether you attend
> the one in San Jose (with Denise Michel), in
> San Francisco (where Esther Dyson might turn up) or
> Auckland, New Zealand (Joop Teernsta's home turf).
> As I write this, there are eight ICANN Meetup cities,
> but unfortunately, each one has only one member.
> But then again, Meetup.com is very new and the
> idea will spread.
>
> The next ICANN Meetup is tomorrow, which is probably
> too soon for most of us. But maybe those who are
> interested should mark the following two days in
> their calendar:
>  - 21 August 2002, 7.00 pm
>  - 18 September 2002, 7.00 pm
>
> Best regards,
> /// Alexander
>
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