[council] Revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

I have sent a request off asking about this distribution question and  
will pass the answer back when it comes in.

a.

On 14 Aug 2008, at 11:45, Greg Ruth wrote:

> Alan,
>
>       I agree with your thinking.  It would be best, I think, if the  
> GNSO had the flexibility to allocate travel funds in finer  
> granularity than all or nothing support for an attendee.  The  
> policy's mechanics section, however, suggests that the ICANN prefers  
> to offer support at the granularity of an (entire) airfare, or an  
> entire hotel stay.
>
>
> Greg
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> To: Council GNSO <council at gnso.icann.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 10:28:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [council] Revised Community Travel Support Procedure  
> for FY09
>
>
> My understanding is that the budget is calculated
> based on a person-count, but that it could be
> spent other ways - for instance, 20 people could be funded at a 50%  
> level.
>
> Alan
>
> At 14/08/2008 07:36 AM, Avri Doria wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >Now that this has been released, we need to determine rather soon,  
> how
> >the available travel slots (10) for Cairo will be allocated.  Once  
> the
> >bi-cameral  approach is approved, if it is, this might be easy, for
> >now we have 6 constituencies and 10 slots and that means they do not
> >divide equally.
> >
> >  Some questions that need to be answered (there may be more):
> >
> >- do all constituencies wish to take part in the allocation?
> >
> >- should allocation be based on need?
> >- - if so how is need determined?
> >-- is self declaration of need sufficient?
> >-- and what if more then 10 indicate need?
> >
> >- do individual council members request support or should the request
> >come from the constituency?
> >
> >We may also want to provide feedback on the policy, but that is less
> >critical at this point then of making sure we have the names in time
> >for 60 days prior to the meeting.  My assumption is that we need to
> >provide our list of names by the end of August.
> >
> >a.
> >
> >
> >On 14 Aug 2008, at 05:54, Glen de Saint Géry wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org]
> >>[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org]
> >>[To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org]
> >>
> >>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13aug08-en.htm
> >>
> >>Please note that ICANN Posts Revised Community Travel Support
> >>Procedure for FY09
> >>
> >>13 August 2008
> >>
> >>The work to create a community travel support procedure began with a
> >>specific call for travel support in late 2007 by some in the
> >>community (though this issue has been discussed for some time).
> >>There has been extensive consultation on community travel support.
> >>It began as a workshop in Delhi, with comments received and an
> >>analysis posted. Further, a draft was posted in June, discussed in
> >>budget meetings in Paris, and again with fairly extensive comment in
> >>person, via email and on the web. These second round of comments
> >>were summarized and analyzed. This last summary is available at:
> >>
> >>http://forum.icann.org/lists/travel-support-draft/msg00013.html
> >>
> >>The revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09 document
> >>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/travel-support/revised-procedure-11aug08-en.htm
> >>strives to accommodate the community feedback. Of course, this is a
> >>subject about which complete agreement is not possible. However,
> >>there is strong agreement within the community that a procedure
> >>exist that is documented, transparent, consistent, adhered-to, and
> >>reviewed/revised for efficacy.
> >>
> >>Comparing the final procedure with the draft discussed in Paris,
> >>some key changes include:
> >>
> >>- Guarantees travel support for NomCom-nominated counselors
> >>- Stresses transparency in application and post-meeting reporting
> >>- Allows for some flexibility in the allocation mechanism within a
> >>SO without overburdening the Chair
> >>
> >>The document strives to be complete without being overly-detailed.
> >>This will leave many specific questions unanswered. ICANN staff will
> >>develop and post a FAQ (frequently asked questions document) to
> >>capture questions, and provide consistent answers to the entire
> >>community. If you have questions, please send them to the ICANN
> >>staff member with whom you work most closely,
> >>or send them to travel-support at icann.org  .
> >>
> >>Staff will collect feedback on issues that arise in the first
> >>implementation of this procedure, now through the Cairo meeting, and
> >>Staff will make clarifications, as needed. Additionally, Staff will
> >>conduct a complete review of the Community Travel Support Procedure
> >>at year end with a public consultation at the June ICANN meeting,
> >>and this will be an opportunity for RSSAC to provide additional
> >>input if desired.
> >>
> >>Glen de Saint Géry
> >>GNSO Secretariat
> >>gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> >>http://gnso.icann.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
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