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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear RSSAC Caucus members,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <a href="https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/104/">
IETF 104</a> will take place in Prague from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>23-29 March 2019</b>. RSSAC will provide travel support up to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>4 RSSAC Caucus Members</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to
attend IETF 104<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>including economy class airfare, accommodation, registration and per diem expenses.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> As of the end of the funding request period we have received 14 requests, 10 more than the allotted slots. Thus, we will go through a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>random<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>selection
process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> Here is a list of the RSSAC Caucus members requesting funding (ordered by the time of the request):
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Robert Story<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Ramanou BIAOU<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
George Russell Mundy<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Daniel Migault<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Ihtisham Khalid<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Anand Raje<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Harish Chowdhary<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Shailesh Gupta<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Dr AbdulkarIm Oloyede<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Alejandro Acosta<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Amir Qayyum<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
MOHIT BATRA<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Rao Naveed Bin Rais<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Anupam Agrawal<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> The process works as follows, unless any of the requestors withdraw his or her interest in participating, or if there are any requests we have missed, a Publicly Verifiable<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Random<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Selection
Process will be conducted by Staff on Monday, 7 January 2019, using the RFC 3797 method with the following parameters: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Number of slots: 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Three sources of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>randomness: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> #1 US Mega millions, Friday 4 January 2019 drawing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:10.5pt"><span style="color:black">(<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lottery.com_results_us_megamillions_&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=O16Ko7V_SvDE5jZHxFQsUEzduEwmIp0AxPl2Gzy-KTc&m=sd26iPjVdEK7azN-E5Y3pQuHQhwgTfI-pBQOcjFl00E&s=C5dUTPCVeAzXnGfU7cxAiPEzW_4LcrKJoxDyWO7OY2Y&e="><span style="color:purple">https://lottery.com/results/us/megamillions/
[lottery.com]</span></a>)<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> #2 Euromillions, Friday 4 January 2019 drawing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:10.5pt"><span style="color:black">(<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.national-2Dlottery.co.uk_results_euromillions_checker&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=O16Ko7V_SvDE5jZHxFQsUEzduEwmIp0AxPl2Gzy-KTc&m=z9T19iK4aAVenrmg8B85e2u9cQvbIjk64EkJCYvHo3Y&s=c1p5HzHdz4TGexLn46s1UNrcmw0cJ8a1hIGk3EogQ0Y&e="><span style="color:purple">https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/results/euromillions/checker
[national-lottery.co.uk]</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:10.5pt"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> #3 NASDAQ closing index (rounded to the nearest integer) on Friday 4 January 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nasdaq.com_en&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=O16Ko7V_SvDE5jZHxFQsUEzduEwmIp0AxPl2Gzy-KTc&m=GJ3gnA2gpPXSJKrV-a5YViNwiLBLiMsM-KSkf7urDE8&s=PvdmrNYOE5nJnCxRnh1wWvO_xVaBfwVVGzyqpVkggcQ&e=">http://www.nasdaq.com/en[nasdaq.com]</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> The results (as well as other data) will be announced to the list on the same day, after which you can verify the result yourself. The RSSAC caucus members who are not selected for travel support will be automatically
placed on the waitlist. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> The RSSAC Administrative Committee has also been reviewing the selection criteria for IETF travel funding. If there are new guidelines, they will be announced prior to the next IETF meeting.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Steve Sheng <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span>
</b><span style="color:black">rssac-caucus <rssac-caucus-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Mario Aleman <mario.aleman@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 3:04 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>rssac-caucus <rssac-caucus@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[rssac-caucus] RSSAC Travel Support for IETF 104 Prague | RSSAC Caucus Members<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Dear RSSAC Caucus Members,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/104/">IETF 104</a> will take place in Prague from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>23-29 March 2019</b>. RSSAC will provide travel
support up to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>4 RSSAC Caucus Members</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to attend IETF 104<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>including economy class airfare, accommodation, registration and
per diem expenses. Depending on how many requests we receive, we may need to do a random selection process.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">If you would like to apply and be considered for travel support, please complete the following form by<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>next Tuesday 18 December 2018.
</b><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/fsoSMaDnvHlJxTPo1">https://goo.gl/forms/fsoSMaDnvHlJxTPo1</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Mario A. Aleman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Support Staff for RSSAC and RZERC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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