[Internal-cg] Call#5 chat transcript - ICG Dinner ..

[Paul Wilson]

I prefer buffet rather than seated dinner.

And my apologies if this issue was resolved, but while I am happy that the dinner is not “funded”, I strongly feel that the cost should be reimbursed to those individuals who require the financial support for their travel and incidentals.

thanks,

Paul.

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On 3 Oct 2014, at 6:04 am, Alissa Cooper <alissa at cooperw.in> wrote:

> I checked with the secretariat and it looks like we could do a buffet dinner (with a glass of wine included) for $80/person, where people would be able to mingle around rather than doing a seated dinner. They had previously looked at a bunch of options in the local area but for a group of 30+ people the $83 for seated or $80 for buffet was the best price they could find since most places require catering for a group of our size.
> 
> Do others have preferences as regards to seated dinner vs. buffet with mingling? 
> 
> Alissa
> 
> On Oct 2, 2014, at 2:42 AM, Manal Ismail <manal at tra.gov.eg> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Michael ..
>> I fully agree ..
>> Kind Regards
>> --Manal
>>  
>> From: Michael.Niebel at ec.europa.eu [mailto:Michael.Niebel at ec.europa.eu] 
>> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 10:12 AM
>> To: Manal Ismail; internal-cg at icann.org
>> Subject: RE: Call#5 chat transcript - ICG Dinner ..
>>  
>> Manal, thank  you for sharing your thoughts.
>> In my experience seated dinners only allow for a very limited interaction. An option would be preferable where free "mingling" is possible to maximise interaction.
>> Michael
>>  
>> From: internal-cg-bounces at icann.org [mailto:internal-cg-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Manal Ismail
>> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 9:46 AM
>> To: internal-cg at icann.org
>> Subject: [Internal-cg] Call#5 chat transcript - ICG Dinner ..
>>  
>> Thought it may be useful to post this in a separate thread ..
>> Just want to echo a few thoughts that were shared in call#5 chat room regarding ICG dinner ..
>> ·         Agree to benefits of having an ICG social event /informal gathering ..
>> ·         Agree with those who felt the dinner is a bit expensive ..
>> ·         Will still join if no other options are feasible ..
>> ·         Agree to keep it an ICG dinner to encourage communication and engagement among ICG members ..
>>  
>> Kind Regards
>> --Manal
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