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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear members<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In what could prove to be an important change in ICANN
policy, a new travel support policy has been proposed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/topics/travel-support/draft-procedure-22may08.htm">http://www.icann.org/topics/travel-support/draft-procedure-22may08.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This policy is only a proposal and there is still debate
about it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The essential features of the policy are:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=Bullettreport1 style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-weight:bold'>Eligibility</span></b><span lang=EN-GB>: GNSO, ASO,
ccNSO. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Bullettreport1 style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-weight:bold'>Administration.</span></b><span lang=EN-GB> ICANN will
directly pay for air travel, provide reasonable reimbursement for other forms
of travel (e.g. rail), and pay a per diem to cover all other expenses (meals,
lodging, sundries, taxis, parking, etc.) Actual per diem amounts will be
published for each meeting, based on international standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Bullettreport1 style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-weight:bold'>Budget.</span></b><span lang=EN-GB> ICANN will
allocate sufficient funds so that the Chair and half of the remaining Council
members will receive travel support. So for the GNSO this covers 12 of 23 GNSO
members (including liaisons).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Bullettreport1 style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-weight:bold'>Allocation</span></b><span lang=EN-GB>. SO Chair (or
designated committee) to determine for whom this travel support funding is to
be used, based on best meeting the policy-making needs of the entity so may
include non-Council members (by excluding further Council members). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Bullettreport1 style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-weight:bold'>Class of travel.</span></b><span lang=EN-GB> To
maximize participation, class of travel will be economy, however the Chair will
travel according to the same policy as the Board. <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>(For trips longer than five hours, Board member travel is booked at
Business class airfares. </span></i></span><font size=2><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=Bullettreport1 style='mso-list:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=Bullettreport1 style='mso-list:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Some of us are concerned about the idea of
covering only half the GNSO Council members and requiring a committee or the
chair to decide which half. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=Bullettreport1 style='mso-list:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>We will probably file some comments on
this. Obviously the supplier constituencies (registries and registrars) who
view themselves as being taxed to pay for flying around people who want to
regulate them, oppose any travel support, and the user constituencies tend to
want all the Council members to be supported. Your comments welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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