[WSIS CS-Plenary] Possible problem with Audiovisual services in Tunis

[William Drake]

Hello,

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:

Audiovisual Engineer, at Overtime Rate (i.e. a person to turn on the projector for you and then sit there)
200 euros

Projector, 2 hours
600 euros

Screen
100 euros

So that's 900 euros for two hours.  USAID is organizing a four hour event, and was quoted 1,800 euros.

Does anyone have different information?

Thanks,

Bill


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