[Ccnso-travelfunding] Form submission from: ccNSO Application Form

[Country Code Names Supporting Organisation]

Submitted on Thu, 10/20/2022 - 11:33

Submitted values are:

First/Given Name:: Sean
Last/Family Name:: Copeland
Gender: Male
E-mail Address:: sean.copeland at nic.vi
ccTLD Manager
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I am employed by a ccTLD manager, or have the support of a ccTLD manager.: 
Yes
If yes, please specify which ccTLD:: nic.vi
If yes, please select the relevant ICANN region for your ccTLD:: North 
America

I have my employer's approval to attend the meeting for which I requested 
ccNSO travel support.: Yes
Please select your preference:: I apply for <em>full</em> funding (economy 
class ticket to the travel destination, hotel costs for the approved duration 
of the trip and a per diem)
I am unable to attend the upcoming ICANN meeting without ccNSO Travel 
Support.: Yes
I am a ccNSO-appointed co-chair to a Cross-Community working Group (CCWG): No
I am a ccNSO Council member.: Yes
I am a Customer Standing Committee (CSC) member.: No
I am expecting to be a speaker/presenter/session chair at ccNSO relevant 
sessions during the ICANN meeting for which I apply for funding.: Yes
If yes, please specify: (role + session):
Technically unknown this early, though I suspect we will have governance 
items to bring forward to the community.

I am a ccNSO Working Group Chair actively meeting at the ICANN meeting for 
which funding is requested.: Yes
I am a ccNSO Working Group member actively meeting at the ICANN meeting for 
which funding is requested.: Yes
I am a liaison to the ccNSO Council, as per the definition included in the 
relevant ccNSO Guideline: Liaison and Observers.: No
I am an observer, as per the definition included in the relevant ccNSO 
Guideline: Liaison and Observers.: No
I am a ccNSO appointed observer/liaison to another SO/AC, as per the 
definition included in the relevant ccNSO Guideline: Liaisons and Observers.: 
No
I am currently contributing to the work of the ccNSO in another capacity.: 
Yes
If yes, please specify::
I am part of the council sub group with regard to the holistic review 
process.

I have a different ccNSO-relevant role.: No
I currently am an active member of the broader ccTLD community.: No
I have an interest in becoming an active member of the broader ccTLD 
community.: Yes
If yes, please specify::
As you are aware, I am of the belief the IGLC is progressively going to take 
on importance as the geo-political climate changes, I do believe we need to 
work across the board with other SO's and with the ICANN people tasked with 
this issue, such that the ccNSO, or more specifically, any of its members are 
not blindsided by actions or doctrines that may emerge in this area.

In the future, I intend to contribute to the work of the ccNSO.: Yes
If yes, please specify::
Continued direct work on council and evolving of Guidelines Review Committee. 
  Continued membership in Strategic and Operational Planning Standing 
Committee, Meetings Programme Standing Committee, Internet Governance Liaison 
Committee, CSC Review, perhaps the wind down of Policy Development Process 
(PDP) Review Mechanism Working Group.

I was previously granted ccNSO travel funding.: Yes
If yes, please specify: :
Barcelona, Kobe, Montreal, Marrakech, approved for Cancun pre-pandemic 
(cancelled) ,The Hague, Kuala Lumpur (partial)

  Any additional information you would like to share?:
As a native speaker, I do spend time on the readability of the documents we 
produce and try to get as close to plain English as possible.  With the 
addition of translation, which I hope continues and expands, it becomes even 
more important for clarity in English.

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