Re: [lir-wg] New question
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:22:05 +0100 (CET)
On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Aleksi Suhonen wrote:
> If flying to RIPE meetings is already a bit too expensive
> for many of the smaller LIRs, I don't think we'll see much of
> them anymore if there is going to be an entrance fee as well.
>
> Furthermore, if the AGM will be a part of one RIPE meeting
> per year, wouldn't this create a plutocracy, i.e. rule by
> those that can afford to pay a bit more?
urm, no. I am interpreting the suggestions for the two to be held
together as:
The RIPE NCC AGM should be held immediately before or after the
RIPE Meeting, utilising the same venue[1] and support
infrastructure[2].
and that:
The existing RIPE Meeting registration fee should not include the
RIPE NCC AGM. ( so if you're just attending the RIPE NCC AGM, you
are not paying the RIPE Meeting registration fee. )
For people that attend both the RIPE Meeting and RIPE NCC AGM, this
removes one trip per year, at the cost of a slightly longer stay in
Amsterdam. For people that attend only one or the other, this does not
change their flight or registration requirements.
Kind regards,
--
Bruce Campbell RIPE
Systems/Network Engineer NCC
www.ripe.net - PGP562C8B1B Operations/Security
[1] Obviously, this would tie the given RIPE Meeting to Amsterdam.
[2] Logistically, a long meeting is easier for the NCC to support, than
multiple small meetings.
