[council] Motion on Travel Funding

[Stéphane Van Gelder]

Thanks Tim.

Stéphane


Le 09/04/09 15:20, « Tim Ruiz » <tim at godaddy.com> a écrit :

> 
> Actually, I may have only sent them to the Travel DT, just options to
> help us develop a proposal. But I believe the scenario in your motion
> was the one supported by the DT members.
> 
> Tim  
>   -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [council] Motion on Travel Funding
> From: Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder at indom.com>
> Date: Thu, April 09, 2009 7:52 am
> To: "Rosette, Kristina" <krosette at cov.com>, GNSO Council
> <council at gnso.icann.org>
> 
> Hi Kristina,
> 
> No. The aim of the motion is to allocate the left-over DNSO funds for
> Sydney in an equitable manner amongst all Constituencies. The motion
> doesn¹t go any further than that.
> 
> Two general scenarios have been put forward by Tim Ruiz, who is also on
> the DT. I did not include them in the motion because the first matter of
> urgency is for the Council to actually decide that the funds will be
> used, or not, for the provision of extra travel funding.
> 
> Each of Tim¹s scenarios is an attempt to allocate the funds according
> to the number of Constituencies, while taking some measure of account of
> the funding already used this fiscal year by each Constituency. I
> believe Tim has previously sent these scenarios to the Council list, so
> we can discuss them during our discussion on this motion if Council
> members wish to.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> 
> Le 09/04/09 04:32, « Rosette, Kristina »
> <https://email.secureserver.net/krosette@cov.com> a écrit :
> 
>  Thanks, Stéphane.  Is the practical effect of this motion to fund
> slots for 7 persons per constituency for the current fiscal year?
> 
>  
>  
>   From: https://email.secureserver.net/owner-council@gnso.icann.org
> [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Stéphane Van  Gelder
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 4:50 PM
> To: 'GNSO  Council'
> Subject: [council] Motion on Travel  Funding
> 
>  
> Hello all,
> 
> As you know, the travel drafting  team has been working on proposals to
> best manage TF allocation.
> 
> As you  also know, there has been a proposal to use left-over DNSO funds
> to help ³top  up² the amount of funding available for the final
> meeting of the current  fiscal year, which is Sydney (any work the DT is
> now working on would not have  any effect until the next fiscal year).
> 
> In light of this, the DT has  opted to put forward a motion for our next
> council meeting. This is the motion  proposal which I have drafted on
> behalf of the DT and wanted to get in before  the deadline (which is
> today, right?).
> 
> Comments and thoughts welcome.  Thanks.
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> 
> Whereas:
>  
> 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.
>  
> 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.
>  
> 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.
>  
> 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.
>  
> The  funds identified are in the amount of 19,963.79  USD.
>  
> Resolved:
>  
> 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.
> 
>