Hi,<br>attached is an email from Kevin Wilson informing us that in order to release the DNSO funds to<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> support the travel costs for members of the six GNSO constituencies, he needs a clear request from
each constituency of the exact amount and payment instructions (e.g., name of
payee, account #’s, currency, date of transfer). <br><br>For further details please see the email copied below.<br><br>Best regards<br><br>Olga<br><br><br></span><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Kevin Wilson</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kevin.wilson@icann.org">kevin.wilson@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: 2009/4/26<br>Subject: [gnso-travel-dt] Release of DNSO restricted funds<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:gnso-travel-dt@icann.org">gnso-travel-dt@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-travel-dt@icann.org">gnso-travel-dt@icann.org</a>><br>Cc: Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>><br>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Dear
GNSO Travel Team:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I
understand that the GNSO approved the release of the $19,963.79 DNSO restricted
funds to support the travel costs for members of the six GNSO constituencies.
In order to execute the release of these funds, I will need a clear request from
each constituency of the exact amount and payment instructions (e.g., name of
payee, account #’s, currency, date of transfer). In the </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">request
please include a reference to the GNSO resolution (copied below for your
reference) and copy the other contituencies. I assume I will be getting 6
requests for US$ 3,3327.30. (19,964.79/6).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Thank
you</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Kevin
Wilson</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CFO</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ICANN</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Whereas:</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">At its meeting of September 25, 2008 the
GNSO Council created the Travel Drafting Team (TDT) to work on proposals to
optimize the allocation and the management of Travel Funding for the GNSO
Constituencies.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">At a meeting held during the Mexico ICANN
meeting in March 2009 between the TDT and members of ICANN staff, the TDT
requested that all GNSO Constituencies receive Funding Slots for each of their
elected Councillors at each one of the three yearly international ICANN
meetings, with the understanding that it would then be up to each Constituency
to allocate these slots according to their own internal processes.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That request stemmed in part from the
recognition of the significant, and ever increasing work loads, that GNSO
Councillors face. Work which they carry out as unpaid volunteers.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Since that meeting it has been identified
that an amount of funds left over from the DNSO are available for use should
the Council wish to provide additional Travel Funding to those GNSO
Constituencies that no longer have enough credits left for their three slots
for the final meeting of the fiscal year 2008, in Sydney.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The funds identified are in the amount of
19,963.79 USD.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Resolved:</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That the DNSO funds be distributed evenly
across all six GNSO Constituencies in time for the Sydney meeting in June, with
the express purpose of providing additional Travel Funding for those persons
nominated by each Constituency as recipients to be of said Travel Support.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></p>
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