Elsa Saade as temp alternate to Arsene on GNSO Council

[Arsène Tungali]

Such a shame!!!! So sorry to hear about that Benjamin! 

I cannot imagine after such a long haul at the time you are about to enter the country and get some rest, you are being asked to redo the trip because you cannot enter!!

We have been complaining about this very same issue at almost every ICANN meeting but i don’t recall any change in the strategy.

 Maybe we need to be more creative?

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Arsène Tungali,
about.me/ArseneTungali
+243 993810967
GPG: 523644A0
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos)

> On Jun 25, 2018, at 5:32 PM, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes Arsene
> 
> We also had Benjamin being turned back at the Panama border. To be honest I don't think ICANN should even think about holding meetings in countries with very strict visa rules that are sometimes not certain.
> 
> Lets participate remotely :) 
> Farzaneh
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 11:30 AM Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Elsa, everyone!
>> 
>> It is unfortunate that the gov of Panama could not grant visa on arrival while they are aware that their visa process is very complicated.
>> 
>> Think: they only have two consulates in the whole African continent!!!
>> 
>> I hope ICANN Org will be able to negociate things like these beforehand when they select host countries.
>> 
>> Thanks Elsa for willing to help and thanks Farzaneh and the EC for working out this very quickly!
>> 
>> -----------------
>> Arsène Tungali,
>> about.me/ArseneTungali
>> +243 993810967
>> GPG: 523644A0
>> Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos)
>> 
>>> On Jun 25, 2018, at 5:11 PM, Elsa S <elsa.saade at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> It really saddens me that some of us haven't been able to make it because of Visa issues. But happy to help and make myself available anytime!
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Elsa
>>> --
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 9:31 AM, dorothy g <dgdorothydg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> So I guess this is a last minute thing given the visa issue. Thank you Elsa for stepping in.  When will this discrimination against Africans stop! Arsene glad you can listen in and hopefully next time you will not encounter this problem.
>>>> 
>>>> best
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 1:25 PM, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> She still takes on some of my tasks. She was not going to replace me. But because we found out last minute that Arsene cannot make it, thought it's better to have an alternate for Arsene because this is an important meeting. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Farzaneh
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 8:23 AM Farell FOLLY <farell at benin2point0.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello Mrs Chair,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks for the info, but I thought Elsa was going to replace you instead? What happened?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> @__f_f__
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>> ____________________________________
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ekue (Farell) FOLLY
>>>>>> Technology Champion & Chapter Head
>>>>>> Africa 2.0 Foundation.
>>>>>> www.africa2point0.org
>>>>>> linkedin.com/in/farellf
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 24 Jun 2018, at 07:49, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Unfortunately, Arsene cannot make it to Panama. Arsene will be participating remotely in the Council meetings but we decided that for an in-person presence, Elsa Saade can be his temp alternate.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> This was a last minute decision which we had to take because we were still hopeful that Arsene could make it. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Will see you and Arsene remotely in virtual meeting rooms.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Best 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Farzaneh
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> Elsa Saade
>>> Consultant
>>> Gulf Centre for Human Rights
>>> Twitter: @Elsa_Saade
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