[members-discuss] [Ticket#2011100301001792] Discussion : Cost allocation

Sorry, but i feel the need to jump in...

>  >Now we have the following situation: each LIR pays defined cost for
> all of meetings which are being hold during whole year. But actually not
> every LIR->representative visits such meetings.

that's up to the LIR to partecipate or not, and take advantage of it... 
still, the whole yearly fee of an LIR won't perhaps pay even of couple 
of days of support by some (i would say most) of the people that 
partecipate in the Ripe meeting and with their effort help developing 
the policies and sort out the issues which involve our business..

I'm i the only one who feels weird to hear the proposal of "let them pay 
if they want to eat and drink" when in the end they are volunteering 
their work for us, and perhaps without them our business, if not the 
Internet as we know, wouldn't even exits? doh!

How much does the ripe meetings and training costs account in the whole 
budget... 10% more or less?

Are you really saying that something like 20-30-40 euros per MONTH is 
too much to support the activities of the people that in one way or the 
other are enabling your whole business to exist!?

C'mon.. we should actually grab them a beer, not thinking about asking 
them to pay it for themselves...

PS: Note, anyone who attendend a Ripe meeting knows, the Ripe meeting is 
not a "free food, drink and a vacation" for everyone ... each one pays 
for the travel, accomodation AND food (yes, lunch may be free, you got 
free coffe breaks, but dinner is up to you, except the Ripe dinner, 
which btw is not free either).

Please...
Ricky