The APC Council meeting is being held on the Black Sea coast, Bulgaria. Varna is known for its holiday destinations, in particular the sprawling resorts that were favoured by the Communist elite.

This is the view, at 7am, from my room, now converted into a micro-production suite...

The view with my room...

That the APC Council and staff are here for their bi-annual meeting I find, I must admit, alarming. The Imperial Hotel, one of many on this compound, contains so much timber panelling it was hard not to imagine several football fields worth of Black Forest having gone into the making of the dining room alone!

The APC slogan says, "Internet and ICTs for social justice and development". Sorry, but I can't imagine this resort representing the values from which this statement was born.

It's my understanding, in the light of this 2nd day in Varna, that would the organisers have chosen any other venue in Bulgaria we would not have had the service offered here. No internet, poor food, poor infrastructure... Why we are here is perhaps more about the local situation... that said, service is good here and the walk from the hotel to the meeting rooms, one that takes you along the beach, is really quite stunning.