[lir-wg] New question

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.