[NCUC-EC] Call for small grant for ICANN77 attendance (Draft)

Hfaiedh Ines hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com
Wed May 17 21:34:55 CEST 2023


Hi Ben yes of course Andrea as staff receives the applications as usual.
Thank you Ken for this looks great!

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Le mer. 17 mai 2023 à 20:17, Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> Thank you for the email draft.
>
> I would only encourage that you include Andrea as a collaborator on the
> form.
>
> Everything looks great and good to go!!!
>
> Kind regards,
> Benjamin
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 8:26 PM Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ines.
>>
>>
>>
>> All EC members…
>>
>>
>>
>> I have drafted a communication message which you can find at this link:
>>
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>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L9NNAvBv25TvKCxDJqSv5Gfq4ln6VEBW7DTvJxITJeM/edit?usp=sharing
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>> And for convenience I have pasted the text below.
>>
>>
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>> As you can see I have included some simple criteria. The message includes
>> a link to the form for applicants to use.
>>
>>
>>
>> Let me know your thoughts and if we all agree then we can proceed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>>
>> *************
>>
>>
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>> To: NCUC-Discuss List
>>
>>
>>
>> Subject: NCUC Travel Grant Opportunity for ICANN77
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello NCUC Members:
>>
>>
>>
>> I am happy to announce that the NCUC Executive Committee has approved a
>> pilot programme to provide limited grant funding for members to attend
>> ICANN77. We are calling it the “Engagement Enhancement Pilot Programme
>> (E2P2)”. The concept behind the programme is to encourage participation
>> from individuals interested in contributing to the work of NCUC. This
>> programme is for ICANN77 only, and the EC will review the programme
>> effectiveness before deciding to continue for any future ICANN meeting.
>>
>>
>>
>> ICANN77 is the 2023 Policy Forum, which will convene in Washington, D.C.,
>> from 12 – 15 June 2023.
>>
>>
>>
>> The grant is for $500 each for two NCUC members. Accepted applicants will
>> be reimbursed up to $500 each upon submission of a hotel or airfare receipt
>> after the meeting.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Criteria. Candidates for the funding must:*
>>
>> -                Be a member of NCUC.
>>
>> -                Have checked-in for the 2023 Non-commercial Election.
>>
>> -                Participated in an ICANN working group for the past 3
>> months.
>>
>> -                Attended two NCSG policy committee meetings in 2023.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Expectations: *The selected candidate should be prepared to:
>>
>> -                Participate in most of ICANN77.
>>
>> -                -                Participate in drafting communications
>> during the meeting to the NCUC membership regarding the sessions attended.
>>
>> -                -                Participate in a post-meeting
>> membership call to describe the outcomes/activities of the meeting.
>>
>>
>>
>> *How to apply: *If you wish to be considered, kindly complete the online
>> application through the link provided with the following information by the
>> deadline:
>>
>> -                Name.
>>
>> -                Contact information (e-mail).
>>
>> -                Confirmation that you meet the criteria.
>>
>> -                -                Short statement explaining why you
>> would like to attend ICANN77 representing the NCUC. Include a mention of
>> which working groups or policy discussions you have been involved with or
>> would like to be involved with in the future. If you have not been involved
>> in policy discussions, which policy discussion(s) will you become involved
>> with? (please provide links to your mailing list contributions and your
>> record of attendance in WG meetings)..
>>
>>
>>
>> *Application Link:*
>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-NLpqfVtnj4HJuw7eYXzS5Q4AoHqX_fwYxurOCexTGUpHCQ/viewform?usp=sf_link>
>>
>> *https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfP1RbcuI8u1OB8bA9quFo6JtYK8-kuL4smkdQzGz5d47ZNVg/viewform?usp=sf_link
>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfP1RbcuI8u1OB8bA9quFo6JtYK8-kuL4smkdQzGz5d47ZNVg/viewform?usp=sf_link>*
>>
>>
>>
>> *Deadline: *Please complete the application by 23:59 UTC Thursday, May
>> 25, 2023. I recommend that you also reply to andrea.glandon at icann.org
>> with a copy to the NCUC-EC Chair (benakin at gmail.com) indicating that you
>> have applied using the form.
>>
>>
>>
>> NOTE: REPLYING TO THE NCUC-DISCUSS OR ANY OTHER LIST DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
>> AN APPLICATION!
>>
>>
>>
>> Please feel free to reach out, should you have any further questions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Hfaiedh Ines <hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 17, 2023 11:50 AM
>> *To:* Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com>; Exec. Comm <ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [NCUC-EC] Call for small grant for ICANN77 attendance
>> (Draft)
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you Ben for the clarifications and Ken for volunteering to do the
>> form.
>>
>>
>>
>> It would be great indeed to have the call out tomorrow (if possible) so
>> that Andrea hopefully receives a good number of applications, if it s not
>> possible then let s just keep it simple by email as it is and work on a
>> form next time.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 17, 2023, 15:30 Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Ken,
>>
>> Please where is the form? It would be great to make Andrea a co-admin on
>> the form so she can receive the applicant.
>>
>> We like to have the Call out tomorrow.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regarding transparency, the entire process is open to the community. I
>> shared the idea in our EC meeting(it is available to the community).
>>
>>
>>
>> The entire development of the call and these interactions is available to
>> the community.
>>
>>
>>
>> The cost is 500 USD and for two participants, the ECs are going to vote
>> to select.
>>
>>
>>
>> Once that is done we inform the treasurer to provide the funds to
>> selected participants.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is my understanding.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Benjamin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 11:59 PM Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Benjamin.
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree with Olga’s questions and strongly urge we use a web form similar
>> to what I put together for the CROP for the applications rather than e-mail
>> messages. I can amend the form tomorrow or Thursday for this purpose.
>>
>>
>>
>> Second, please suggest some criteria for making our decision. We could,
>> for example, encourage newcomers who may have been following discussions
>> but not active yet. This could spur a higher level of engagement. And in
>> that vein, we can assign one of the two EC members officially attending to
>> act as mentors.
>>
>>
>>
>> Finally, how is this going to be settled? I do not think we should just
>> be sending out checks to people. Maybe require submission of a hotel or
>> airline receipt. We will need to make this clear in the announcement.
>> Again, I can amend my CROP announcement to include whatever criteria we
>> decide.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* NCUC-EC <ncuc-ec-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> *On Behalf Of *Olga
>> Kyryliuk
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 16, 2023 12:49 PM
>> *To:* Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Exec. Comm <ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [NCUC-EC] Call for small grant for ICANN77 attendance
>> (Draft)
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Ben!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for putting this together. I would just add that interested
>> candidates should send a short motivation why they want to attend ICANN77
>> and how travel support will contribute to their chances to attend the
>> meeting in-person.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Olga
>>
>>
>>
>> *16 травня 2023 р. о 16:25:17,від "Benjamin Akinmoyeje"
>> <benakin at gmail.com <benakin at gmail.com>>: *
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear ECs,
>>
>> Kindly see below the call for a small grant for ICANN77 attendance as
>> discussed at the last EC meeting.
>>
>>
>>
>> What do you think? I hope to send it to the mailing list shortly.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear NCUC members,
>>
>>
>>
>> The EC would like to award two grants to assist with attendance at
>> ICANN77. Two members will be awarded $500 USD, each, to be used towards
>> travel or accommodations for ICANN77 in Washington, D.C.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is another effort to support NCUC's presence at the ICANN meeting
>> and improve engagement.
>> Successful applicants would commit to full engagement with NCUC during
>> the meeting and ensure they participate in the readout session.
>>
>> Active participation on the mailing list and at NCUC virtual meetings is
>> a major consideration.
>>
>>
>>
>> Recipients would be reimbursed for their expenses.
>>
>> Send your interest to andrea.glandon at icann.org  before May 25.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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