Was not pre-registered. Technocrats must have been pre-registered or they provided Job ID cards.<br><br>The Kenyan yuppies at the registration desk are probably nicer to non Africans. They were not hostile though.<br><br>Will just spare them another visit without the docs they required ... <br>
<br>The Kenya &amp; EA-IGF meets opened my mind to the &#39;bottom up&#39; way of doing things.<br><br>Understood then that the internet is &#39;owned&#39; by local &amp; regional communities on the ground that show up for these meets to participate in decision making.<br>
<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:22 AM, McTim <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
hi,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 8:36 PM, S.Murigi Muraya <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com" target="_blank">murigi.muraya@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">One could easily get into (registered for) an ICANN session by providing a Business Card. That said, how do college students get in when ICANN attendants are required to produce Job ID cards? <br>


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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;"><br>What about unemployed techies or technocrats seeking to learn more about Internet Governance but are not Tech Entreprenuers?<br></span></div>


</blockquote></div><div><br><br>I am an unemployed techie, and I sat next to an unemployed Kenyan techie at the SSAC mtg, so obviously we are able to attend.<br><br>As many (if not most) of the attendees ARE technocrats they are also obviously able to get in.<br>


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Must say the Kenya IGF meeting really opened my mind as to how the Internet Community thinks &amp; functions. </span><br></div></blockquote></div><div><br><br>How so? <br><br><br></div></div>-- <br><div><div></div><div class="h5">
Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>&quot;A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there.&quot;  Jon Postel<br>


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