Subject: [gaia] Georgia - Article re Network that Went Live in September...

From: Jane Coffin <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2018 14:42:13 +0000

Hi All –

Some inspiration for 2018.  Great article about a community network in the Republic of Georgia that went live in September…amazing effort from our team in Europe and local partners and many others (like the photographer that spent weeks with the shepherds getting into the villages or by police transport helicopter…no roads to some of these places as many of you know).  Building trust in the technology and each other made this happen.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/05/technology/caucuses-mountains-internet.html

Best,

Jane

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From: gaia <[email-masked]> on behalf of Jane Coffin <[email-masked]>
Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 8:43 AM
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Subject: [gaia] IETF 101

Hello All –

Happy 2018 – wishing everyone the best.

See the data below re IETF 101 in London – March.  And, a reminder that IETF plans their meetings well in advance and you can find the schedule and locations at ietf.org

IETF 101

London, UK

March 17-23, 2018

Co-Hosts: Google and ICANN

IETF 101 Information: https://ietf.org/meeting/101/index.html

Register online at: https://ietf.org/meeting/register.html

1. Visas and Letters of Invitation

2. Registration

3. VAT

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1. Visas and Letters of Invitation

IETF 101 letters of invitation are now available. Google, one

of the co-hosts for IETF 101, has generously agreed to provide

letters of invitation (LOIs) to attendees applying for a visa.

Google has an in-house process for requesting a LOI, and anyone

requiring either a soft or hard copy LOI will need to complete an

online Google form.

The form is available here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKZKiIok2Q4ms3f7N4bcrhfKrbuLlSPWVs-IdC31BCPvmZNQ/viewform

Instructions on how to fill out form: https://ietf.org/meeting/101/letters-of-invitation.html

Please complete your IETF 101 Registration prior to requesting a letter of invitation.

Please expect delays for letters of invitation over the holidays.

2. Registration

EU regulations require that we assess a 20% value added tax

(VAT) on your IETF 101 meeting registration. The registration fee

does not include VAT; VAT will be added on to the meeting fee and

paid over to the tax authorities.

A.  Early-Bird Registration: USD 700.00, if paid in full prior to 23:59 UTC 2018-03-09

B.  After Early-Bird cutoff: USD 875.00

C.  Full-time Student Registrations: USD 150.00 (with proper ID)

D.  One Day Pass Registration: USD 375.00

E.  Registration Cancellation: Cutoff for registration cancellation is Monday, 12 March 2018 at UTC 23:59.

Cancellations are subject to a 10% (ten percent) cancellation fee if requested by that date and time.

F.  Online Registration and Payment ends Friday, 16 March, 2018, 17:00 local UK time

G.  On-site Registration begins on Sunday, 18 March 2017 at 10:00 local UK time.

3. Value Added Tax (VAT)

  You may be entitled to recoup some or all of the VAT.

  In addition to a receipt from the IETF, all IETF 101

  attendees will receive a VAT compliant invoice from BC&A

  (VMC), our tax agent. For this meeting, the London VAT of

  20% has been added to the Registration Fee. More

  information is available at:

  https://www.ietf.org/meeting/101/vat.html

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