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<DIV> I agree with Philip - by far the easiest way to untie this Gordian knot is simply to fund travel for all GNSO councilors.</DIV>
<DIV>Greg</DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Philip Sheppard <philip.sheppard@aim.be><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Doug Brent <doug.brent@icann.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> Denise Michel <denise.michel@icann.org>; GNSO Council <council@gnso.icann.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, January 12, 2009 4:31:58 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [council] Community Travel support Procedure for Mexico City<BR></FONT><BR><BR>Doug, <BR>thank you for explaining the current thinking re community travel support.<BR>I am not going to take issue with questions of US fiduciary responsibility though do note we<BR>are talking about less than 0.3% of ICANN's budget.<BR>Tax authorities would have to be grossly overstaffed to bother about this.<BR><BR>If however you at present can only operate a system of pre-approvals then the
solution is<BR>clear.<BR>Increase the budget to allow for the funding of all GNSO Councilors on a pre-approval basis.<BR>(This will still not exceed 0.6% of the total ICANN budget).<BR><BR>That will end the divisive and impossible position that the present arrangements have forced<BR>upon Council.<BR><BR>The tiny amount required is surely within your 2009 contingency so could be implemented<BR>immediately.<BR><BR>Philip<BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></div><br>
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