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<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">This may be of
concern to people organizing parallel events in Tunis. If you were
assuming that the conference host would provide microphones, a computer,
projector, and screen to display Power Point presentations or whatever, you
might need to think again. After several rounds of communication
with the authorities, a colleague who's organizing the ICT4Peace event
was informed that all A/V requests are being handled by one private French
contractor called GL Events which charges rather hefty fees. For a two
hour session, ICT4P was quoted as follows:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Audiovisual
Engineer, at Overtime Rate (i.e. a person to turn on the projector for you and
then sit there)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">200
euros</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Projector, 2
hours</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">600
euros</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Screen</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">100
euros</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">So that's 900
euros for two hours. USAID is organizing a four hour event, and was quoted
1,800 euros.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Does anyone have
different information?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Bill</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357360622-09112005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">*******************************************************<BR>William
J. Drake </FONT><A href="mailto:wdrake@ictsd.ch"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">wdrake@ictsd.ch</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">President, Computer Professionals for <BR>
Social Responsibility </FONT><A href="http://www.cpsr.org/"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">www.cpsr.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Book Antiqua"> <BR>Senior
Associate, International Centre for Trade<BR> and Sustainable
Development </FONT><A href="http://www.ictsd.org/"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">www.ictsd.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Book Antiqua">
<BR> Geneva, Switzerland <BR></FONT><A
href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/IRGP-series"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">http://mitpress.mit.edu/IRGP-series</FONT></A><BR><A
href="http://www.cpsr.org/board/drake"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">http://www.cpsr.org/board/drake</FONT></A><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"> </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Morality is the best of all devices for leading </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Book Antiqua">mankind
by the
nose.---Nietzsche<BR>*******************************************************</FONT></P>
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