<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div style=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:jyoti@cis-india.org" class="">jyoti@cis-india.org</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Application requesting for NCUC travel support</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">September 15, 2015 at 10:33:22 AM GMT+2<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" class="">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="background: transparent;" data-mce-style="background: transparent;" class="">Hi, </span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="background: transparent;" data-mce-style="background: transparent;" class="">My name is Jyoti Panday and I am a consultant on internet governance with the Centre for Internet and Society, India—a recognised NCUC member. Over the past year I have been engaged in furthering CIS' research interests and participation in IG processes. So far, I have not applied for a travel grant as CIS has sponsored my attendance at ICANN 50 and my report from the event is available here: <a href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/report-on-icann-50" data-mce-href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/report-on-icann-50" class=""><span style="text-decoration: none;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: none;" class="">http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/report-on-icann-50</span></a></span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="background: transparent;" data-mce-style="background: transparent;" class="">While I am very new to these discussions, my interactions with individual members, and on the lists have been invaluable in deepening my knowledge and interests. I am keen to build on my research on the transition and other issues related to DNS management. I would be very grateful if you could please consider my application to attend the Dublin the meeting as a NCUC participant. This meeting will be a crucial milestone in improving ICANN accountability and ensuring a timely NTIA Stewardship transition. Listed below are further details pertaining to my application. I am happy to provide any further information that may be needed. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><strong class="">Voted in the previous year’s NCUC election, if eligible at the time;</strong><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class=""><br class="">I was not eligible to vote in the previous NCUC election. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><strong class="">Are actively and verifiably engaged in NCUC’s work, for example constituency governance, NCUC/NCSG policy discussions, or GNSO or cross-community working groups;</strong><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class=""><br class="">A relative newcomer, I have been actively involved in research and enagaged with NCUC work. I have contributed to CIS' comments and submissions and in informing the Indian government's position through engagement in national level consultations. </span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="background: transparent;" data-mce-style="background: transparent;" class="">I have written on various issues including:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">Comments to ICANN Supporting the DNS Industry in Underserved Regions. See:</span><a href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/cis-comments-supporting-the-dns-industry-in-underserved-regions" data-mce-href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/cis-comments-supporting-the-dns-industry-in-underserved-regions" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/cis-comments-supporting-the-dns-industry-in-underserved-regions</span></a></div><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="background: transparent;" data-mce-style="background: transparent;" class="">Comments on draft paper assessing India's approach to WHOIS related issues at ICANN circulated by Indian government. Available on request.</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="background: transparent;" data-mce-style="background: transparent;" class="">Authored two papers preceding ICANN'53 in Buenos Aires.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">IANA Transition Stewardship & ICANN Accountability (I) See: </span><a href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/iana-transitition-stewardship-icann-accountability-1" data-mce-href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/iana-transitition-stewardship-icann-accountability-1" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/iana-transitition-stewardship-icann-accountability-1</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">IANA Transition Stewardship & ICANN Accountability (II) See:</span><a href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/iana-transition-stewardship-and-icann-accountability-2" data-mce-href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/iana-transition-stewardship-and-icann-accountability-2" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/iana-transition-stewardship-and-icann-accountability-2</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">Summitted comments to the consolidated ICG proposal both in an individual capacity and co-authored CIS' comments. See:</span><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class=""><a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/pdf/submission/submission89.pdf" data-mce-href="https://comments.ianacg.org/pdf/submission/submission89.pdf" class="">https://comments.ianacg.org/pdf/submission/submission89.pdf</a> </span><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">and see: See:</span><a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/pdf/submission/submission126.pdf" data-mce-href="https://comments.ianacg.org/pdf/submission/submission126.pdf" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">https://comments.ianacg.org/pdf/submission/submission126.pdf</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">Participated and contributed research to IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability Process and India' s Position Consultation organised by the Indian government. See:</span><a href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/iana-transition-icann-accountability-process-indian-position" data-mce-href="http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/iana-transition-icann-accountability-process-indian-position" class=""><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class="">http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/iana-transition-icann-accountability-process-indian-position</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><strong class="">Need to be at a given meeting because the above mentioned work will be advanced there;</strong></div><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="background: transparent;" data-mce-style="background: transparent;" class="">The Dublin meeting will be important as many discussions on unresolved or contentious issues will take place during this meeting. Further, I also expect that there would be opportunities to forge collaborations on short and long term work related to ICANN accountability. In particular I am keen to get involved in the DIDP reform conversations and work that is being taken forward. Further, there are parallel issues not limited to the transition process such as applying the Manila Principles framework for domain seizure and blocking, privacy & proxy services accreditation issues working group, human rights and governance related meetings that I plan to attend.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><strong class="">Agree to participate in any NCUC, NCSG and GNSO meetings held during the meeting;</strong><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class=""><br class="">Yes.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><strong class="">Agree to write a brief post-trip blog post for the NCUC website reflecting on the meeting’s main developments of relevance to NCUC;</strong><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class=""><br class="">Yes.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><strong class="">Did not receive NCUC funding to attend the immediately previous ICANN meeting, unless exceptional circumstances require their presence at two consecutive meetings. (Note: this criteria only applies to regular ICANN meetings, as below)</strong><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class=""><br class="">Have not received previous funding.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><strong class="">Agree to make their own travel, accommodation, visa, and related arrangements and be reimbursed after the trip. NCUC cannot provide funds in advance of meetings or any administrative support.</strong><span style="font-variant: normal;" data-mce-style="font-variant: normal;" class=""><br class="">Yes.</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="background: transparent;" data-mce-style="background: transparent;" class="">Regards,</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="background: transparent;" data-mce-style="background: transparent;" class="">Jyoti Panday</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant: normal; line-height: 100%;" class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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