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

[DeeDee Halleck]

Lest you think this some sort of development scam, these are 
approximately equivalent to the prices which the Radisson Hotel in La 
Jolla, CA charges. 
DeeDee

McTim wrote:

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>On 11/10/05, William Drake <wdrake at ictsd.ch> wrote:
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>>Hello,
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>>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:
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>>Audiovisual Engineer, at Overtime Rate (i.e. a person to turn on the
>>projector for you and then sit there)
>>200 euros
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>DIY
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>>Projector, 2 hours
>>600 euros
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>>Screen
>>100 euros
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>kingsize flat bedsheet!
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>>So that's 900 euros for two hours.  USAID is organizing a four hour event,
>>and was quoted 1,800 euros.
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>For that you can but a beamer that you can use 500 times over!
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>Well worth the investment.
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>McTim
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