<div dir="auto"><div>Dear NCUC AFRICA MEMBERS<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">PLEASE FIND THE CALL FOR CROP. BEST OF LUCK</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px">Travel support call] Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) -</span><br style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px">Opportunity to travel to events for outreach/inreach</span><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Renata Aquino Ribeiro" <<a href="mailto:raquino@gmail.com">raquino@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Nov 22, 2017 22:34<br>Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] [Travel support call] Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) - Opportunity to travel to events for outreach/inreach<br>To: "NCUC-discuss" <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">[Travel support call] Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) -<br>
Opportunity to travel to events for outreach/inreach<br>
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Hi everyone<br>
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This is to inform you of opportunities for our members to travel to<br>
events and do outreach/inreach for NCUC through a program known as<br>
CROP (Community Regional Outreach Program).<br>
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For those amongst you who are interested, kindly keep in mind that<br>
most of these trips must be regional; mainly in the continent where<br>
the member is based. Only one exception can be applied when the member<br>
is travelling in another continent, accordingly they can apply for<br>
that other continent where they are travelling through.<br>
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Applications for the next year can be received anytime until April<br>
2018, and all the members who are interested in applying should write<br>
to NCUC Chair<br>
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<a href="mailto:raquino@gmail.com">raquino@gmail.com</a> and <a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a><br>
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Please see the rules below.<br>
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Thanks<br>
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What Does CROP Provide in FY18?<br>
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Standard Travel Authorizations<br>
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1. Trip Allocations (4 days, 3 nights maximum):<br>
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a. Five (5) individual regional trips which may include one (1)<br>
out of region trip if necessary, allocated to GNSO Constituencies<br>
including: Business, Intellectual Property, Internet Services<br>
Provider, Non-Commercial Users, and Not-for-Profit Operational<br>
Concerns.<br>
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2. Funded Costs/Expenses:<br>
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Includes transportation (economy class), lodging, and per diem (4<br>
days, 3 nights maximum)<br>
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3. Visa Fees & Registration Fees:<br>
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Travellers will be reimbursed for visa fees (up to $200 USD) and for<br>
conference registration fees where applicable (up to $800 USD)<br>
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4. Booking:<br>
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All travel booked via ICANN Constituency Travel to ensure consistency,<br>
proper accounting, recordation, and tracking against budget.<br>
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General Procedures<br>
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• All trips and outreach activities must be completed before the<br>
end of ICANN's 2018 fiscal year. Traveling participants must have<br>
returned to their originating destination on or before 30 June 2018.<br>
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• Minimum timeframes: An individual trip must be approved within<br>
the participant's organization/structure, including coordination with<br>
the applicable regional Stakeholder Engagement V.P. team a minimum of<br>
6-weeks prior to the proposed travel date. This 6-week period is the<br>
absolute minimum time and should not be considered a "best practice".<br>
Notice and planning with regional teams should take place as early as<br>
possible.<br>
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• Travel may not be booked individually or through the event<br>
organizers. ICANN's Constituency Travel department will manage all<br>
travel booking and ensure that any financial outlays are optimized to<br>
the maximum extent possible.<br>
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• A Trip Assessment must be completed for each outreach activity<br>
attended (within 3 weeks of returning). The assessment should clearly<br>
and specifically describe if/how the original purpose(s) and<br>
outcome(s) were realized as well as details of the event itself (who,<br>
what, where, when, and why).<br>
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• Trips must originate and conclude within the same region and<br>
should, wherever practicable, be taken by someone working in or<br>
proximate to that territory. GNSO Constituencies may attend one out of<br>
region trip per fiscal year within the five trip allocations.<br>
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• It will not be possible to support trip "compounding" or<br>
"splitting" of expenses or any other strategy with a goal of<br>
increasing the number of individual trips assigned to an organization.<br>
ICANN appreciates all reasonable efforts on the part of participants<br>
to minimize expenses; however, to properly manage this unique<br>
resource, each individual trip stands on its own and will require<br>
separate authorization and tracking.<br>
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Submission form<br>
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• All of those who wish to submit a proposal for the CROP must<br>
fill the following form:<br>
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Name of Event<br>
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Date<br>
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How you plan to outreach for NCUC at the event?<br>
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Why you think your application should be considered?<br>
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• The timeline for submitting requests is critical and has to be<br>
submitted to us at least two months before the event. If you would<br>
like to suggest an event, please consider this timeline.<br>
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