From ken at kherman.com Thu Dec 21 18:00:01 2023 From: ken at kherman.com (Ken Herman) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:00:01 -0500 Subject: [Ncuc-na] ICANN79 Funded Travel Opportunity for NCUC NA Member - CROP Message-ID: <001a01da342f$27a6efd0$76f4cf70$@kherman.com> Hello NCUC Members from the North America region: I am happy to announce that the Community Regional Outreach Programme (CROP) is available for ICANN79 in San Juan, Puerto Rico in March. The CROP programme provides travel funding for one NCUC member to attend an ICANN meeting within the region of the meeting. Interested community members can learn more about CROP at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RjgCLefvk-lb7MU1M2p8aAUNY3oTrzxGd0rZrQw6 4ck/edit#heading=h.v36p1ssltp2e. Since ICANN79, the Community Forum, will convene in Puerto Rico from 1 - 7 March 2024, the CROP funds are available for one (1) NCUC member to attend from the North America (NA) region. Who can apply: Anyone who is a member of NCUC from the NA region. Expectations: The selected candidate should be prepared to: - Participate in the length of the meeting provided by the funding. - 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) - 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 and would like to be involved further. 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). - How much time, effort and work will you spend studying policy topics before, during and after the meeting? And are you willing to stay engaged or volunteer to mentor future NCSG members? - Confirm that you are ready and attentive to all visa requirements and other documentation to attend, should you be accepted. Application: To apply, complete the form located here: https://forms.gle/ind3VARXkuWuJhNn8 Deadline: Please complete the application by 23:59UTC Sunday, January 7, 2024. Once you have completed the form, 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 the NA LISTS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN APPLICATION! Please feel free to reach out, should you have any further questions. Good luck! Ken Ken Herman NCUC-EC North American Representative -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: