<div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Ed will get there cheaper, UK has much cheaper connections to almost<br>
anywhere than Finland, though maybe not by much (perhaps $200 or so).<br>
I would need roughly EUR 1000 =~ US$1350 for travel and about $600<br>
for hotel (happy to stay in a 3-star one), plus possible per diem.<br>
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But I can also get there cheaper than either Zuan or Wilson,<br>
by a significant amount, so if either of them needs funding,<br>
they should get the ICANN slots instead.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm in general agreement with this. European travel to Buenos Aires will be cheaper than African or Asian travel.</div><div>
<br></div><div>The UK tends to be cheaper than Finland, although departure cities and times tend to play a role. Nothing we can't work around. Timing of reimbursement may also be an issue but nothing we can't work with Milton on.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In terms of cost, from least to most expensive, it would be: 1. Ed, 2. Tapani, 3. Zuan, 4. Wilson. Bill is actually cheapest but our Chair should be an ICANN funded position. </div><div><br></div><div>
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> I favor paying per diem to NCUC's covered traveler as per Durban,<br>
> there's no reason accepting this arrangement should disadvantage<br>
> someone.<br>
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Agreed.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>That appears to be settled. </div><div><br></div><div>Tapani, ye expert on e-mail Meetings, should we be doing something formally on these decisions?</div><div><br>
</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
> As to making a fixed amount available per Milton, for the AGM up to<br>
> $5k seems ok.<br>
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That should be enough for two (from Europe at least), so assuming<br>
Carlos doesn't need funding, we can have ICANN pay for you, Zuan and<br>
Wilson and NCUC for me and Ed. If either Wilson or Zuan can arrange<br>
their own funding we'd only need to cover one (Ed) by NCUC money;<br>
if both of them can, we don't need to use NCUC money at all.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>NIce summary.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ed</div><div> </div></div>