[safnog-oc] SAFNOG 4 / EANOG | Rego Status | Urgent attention required

[Mark Tinka]

Hi Noah.

So we have the option to pay at the door. Delegates can select that and
then come with cash (TZS is fine) on the day.

So there is no restriction to credit cards only.

Mark.

On 29/Aug/18 09:55, Noah Maina wrote:
>
> Hi Team
>
>
> Am thinking since most people use mobile money  widely in Tanzania,
> more than options such as VISA  and all, perhaps we should consider
> this option as well, in which case, we will need someone local to
> receive the money (TISPA maybe).
>
>
> We can also consider an option like on-site registration as we have
> seen some participants in the past register on site.
>
>
> Cheers,
> *Noah Maina*
> AS37100 Peering Team
> http://as37100.net/?peering
>
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Mark Tinka <mark.tinka at seacom.mu>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 29, 2018 10:41 AM
> *To:* Molly Cheam; michelleo at workonline.africa
> *Cc:* safnog-oc at safnog.org
> *Subject:* Re: [safnog-oc] SAFNOG 4 / EANOG | Rego Status | Urgent
> attention required
>  
> Agreed that we all need to put our heads down and do our bits to push
> for rego.
>
> It should be easier this year because we are co-locating with EANOG
> and tzNOG. So across the 3 of us, we should be able to rally our
> delegates, but we need to go and chase them. In many cases, even
> individually.
>
> I am busy chasing speakers for the development of the agenda, so I
> won't have much time to chase registrations or other logistics. I will
> need the support of the rest of the OC to do that.
>
> Ultimately, folk won't come by themselves. We have to go make them.
>
> Mark.
>
> On 29/Aug/18 05:53, Molly Cheam wrote:
>> Hi Michelle,
>>
>> Thanks for the email.
>>
>> We have 4 weeks to the event.  What this means is that all parties,
>> especially local partners have to NOW, really reach out to the
>> community and get people to participate. So the push has to start now.
>>
>> I also understand from Noah that there are like 40 people (students)
>> who would like to participate in the conference but is not able to
>> pay for the participation fees.  We need to decide if we will provide
>> fellowship to them.
>>
>> Let's hear from other OC members about the matter.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> regards,
>> Molly
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 1:25 PM Michelle Opiyo
>> <michelleo at workonline.africa> wrote:
>>
>>     Thanks for the heads up Molly. That's  definitely concerning for me.
>>
>>
>>     I'm curious, is this quite unusual for SAFNOG event for so few to
>>     have registered by now?
>>
>>
>>     Michelle.
>>
>>
>>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     *From:* Molly Cheam <molly at apricot.net <mailto:molly at apricot.net>>
>>     *Sent:* Wednesday, August 29, 2018 5:23:34 AM
>>     *To:* safnog-oc at safnog.org <mailto:safnog-oc at safnog.org>
>>     *Subject:* [safnog-oc] SAFNOG 4 / EANOG | Rego Status | Urgent
>>     attention required
>>      
>>     Dear OC,
>>
>>     As of today, we have only *8 registrations for the event, out of
>>     which only 3 have paid.*
>>
>>     See screenshot below.
>>
>>     We need to do something about this or we may not have an event. 
>>
>>     regards,
>>     Molly
>>
>>     Screen Shot 2018-08-29 at 12.19.17 pm.png
>>
>
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