[kictanet] Nothing like free dinner

[S.Murigi Muraya]

Was not pre-registered. Technocrats must have been pre-registered or they
provided Job ID cards.

The Kenyan yuppies at the registration desk are probably nicer to non
Africans. They were not hostile though.

Will just spare them another visit without the docs they required ...

The Kenya & EA-IGF meets opened my mind to the 'bottom up' way of doing
things.

Understood then that the internet is 'owned' by local & regional communities
on the ground that show up for these meets to participate in decision
making.



On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:22 AM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

> hi,
>
> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 8:36 PM, S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>
>
> I was not required to produce such a document (but I pre-registered).
>
>
>>
>> What about unemployed techies or technocrats seeking to learn more about
>> Internet Governance but are not Tech Entreprenuers?
>>
>
>
> 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.
>
> As many (if not most) of the attendees ARE technocrats they are also
> obviously able to get in.
>
>
>
>>
>> Must say the Kenya IGF meeting really opened my mind as to how the
>> Internet Community thinks & functions.
>>
>
>
> How so?
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
> indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>
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