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color=#0000ff size=2>this would be indeed worthwhile to
clarify. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>tom</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Von:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>Im Auftrag von </B>Greg
Ruth<BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Donnerstag, 14. August 2008 15:05<BR><B>An:</B> Avri
Doria; Council GNSO<BR><B>Betreff:</B> Re: [council] Revised Community Travel
Support Procedure for FY09<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P>Avri et al,</P>
<P> The solution to a problem depends
heavily on the framing of that problem. Is it really 10 travel slots we
have to allocate or a budget? If the latter, then perhaps the money can
be divided up among the constituencies and then each constituency can use the
travel funds as it sees fit.</P>
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<DIV>Greg</DIV>
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Original Message ----<BR>From: Avri Doria <avri@psg.com><BR>To: Council
GNSO <council@gnso.icann.org><BR>Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:36:08
AM<BR>Subject: Re: [council] Revised Community Travel Support Procedure for
FY09<BR><BR><BR>Hi,<BR><BR>Now that this has been released, we need to
determine rather soon, how <BR>the available travel slots (10) for Cairo
will be allocated. Once the <BR>bi-cameral approach is
approved, if it is, this might be easy, for <BR>now we have 6
constituencies and 10 slots and that means they do not <BR>divide
equally.<BR><BR> Some questions that need to be answered (there may be
more):<BR><BR>- do all constituencies wish to take part in the
allocation?<BR><BR>- should allocation be based on need?<BR>- - if so how is
need determined?<BR>-- is self declaration of need sufficient?<BR>-- and what
if more then 10 indicate need?<BR><BR>- do individual council members request
support or should the request <BR>come from the constituency?<BR><BR>We
may also want to provide feedback on the policy, but that is less
<BR>critical at this point then of making sure we have the names in time
<BR>for 60 days prior to the meeting. My assumption is that we need
to <BR>provide our list of names by the end of
August.<BR><BR>a.<BR><BR><BR>On 14 Aug 2008, at 05:54, Glen de Saint Géry
wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>> [To: council[at]<A href="http://gnso.icann.org/"
target=_blank>gnso.icann.org</A>; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org]<BR>> [To:
ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org]<BR>> [To:
regional-liaisons[at]<A href="http://icann.org/"
target=_blank>icann.org</A>]<BR>><BR>> <A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13aug08-en.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13aug08-en.htm</A><BR>><BR>>
Please note that ICANN Posts Revised Community Travel Support <BR>>
Procedure for FY09<BR>><BR>> 13 August 2008<BR>><BR>> The work to
create a community travel support procedure began with a <BR>>
specific call for travel support in late 2007 by some in the <BR>>
community (though this issue has been discussed for some time). <BR>>
There has been extensive consultation on community travel support.
<BR>> It began as a workshop in Delhi, with comments received and an
<BR>> analysis posted. Further, a draft was posted in June, discussed
in <BR>> budget meetings in Paris, and again with fairly extensive
comment in <BR>> person, via email and on the web. These second round
of comments <BR>> were summarized and analyzed. This last summary is
available at:<BR>><BR>> <A
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/travel-support-draft/msg00013.html"
target=_blank>http://forum.icann.org/lists/travel-support-draft/msg00013.html</A><BR>><BR>>
The revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09 document<BR>> <A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/travel-support/revised-procedure-11aug08-en.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/travel-support/revised-procedure-11aug08-en.htm</A><BR>>
strives to accommodate the community feedback. Of course, this is a
<BR>> subject about which complete agreement is not possible.
However, <BR>> there is strong agreement within the community that a
procedure <BR>> exist that is documented, transparent, consistent,
adhered-to, and <BR>> reviewed/revised for efficacy.<BR>><BR>>
Comparing the final procedure with the draft discussed in Paris,
<BR>> some key changes include:<BR>><BR>> - Guarantees travel support
for NomCom-nominated counselors<BR>> - Stresses transparency in application
and post-meeting reporting<BR>> - Allows for some flexibility in the
allocation mechanism within a <BR>> SO without overburdening the
Chair<BR>><BR>> The document strives to be complete without being
overly-detailed. <BR>> This will leave many specific questions
unanswered. ICANN staff will <BR>> develop and post a FAQ (frequently
asked questions document) to <BR>> capture questions, and provide
consistent answers to the entire <BR>> community. If you have
questions, please send them to the ICANN <BR>> staff member with whom
you work most closely, or send them to <A
href="mailto:travel-support@icann.org"
ymailto="mailto:travel-support@icann.org">travel-support@icann.org</A>
<BR>> .<BR>><BR>> Staff will collect feedback on issues that
arise in the first <BR>> implementation of this procedure, now
through the Cairo meeting, and <BR>> Staff will make clarifications,
as needed. Additionally, Staff will <BR>> conduct a complete review
of the Community Travel Support Procedure <BR>> at year end with a
public consultation at the June ICANN meeting, <BR>> and this will be
an opportunity for RSSAC to provide additional <BR>> input if
desired.<BR>><BR>> Glen de Saint Géry<BR>> GNSO Secretariat<BR>>
<A href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"
ymailto="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</A><BR>>
<A href="http://gnso.icann.org/"
target=_blank>http://gnso.icann.org</A><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>