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

[McTim]

On 11/10/05, William Drake <wdrake at ictsd.ch> wrote:
>
> 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

DIY

>
> Projector, 2 hours
> 600 euros
>
> Screen
> 100 euros

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

For that you can but a beamer that you can use 500 times over!

Well worth the investment.

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Cheers,

McTim
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