Two travel grants still available for NCUC members

[Iliya Nickelt]

On 8 Feb 2004 at 20:48, Erick Iriarte Ahon wrote:

> Sorry Iliya
> but i don't understand
>
> this email:
> http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0312&L=ncuc-discuss&F=&S=&P=1
> 119
>   was sent in December 6!!
That was when the EC made public that
a) we got money from different sources -- knowing that Afilias might have
different intensions by giving us the money, but:: Non olet.
b) we decided plan to spend a large part of it for Rome.

> I think milton speaks about "different" funds, and now the question is:
> are the funds to Rome Meeting part of the $7000 US that milton said in his
> december 6 email??,

I wish we had as many secret black suitcases as you are suggest. But, no,
there is only the $7000 so far, and from that we budgeted $5000 for Rome.
With this money we chose to first support the task force and NC members
and those closest to the venue (cheaper flights). This means that AP will
be preferred next time, and Africa (maybe also AP) in December.

If anyone can make use of the two remaining partial grants: Please apply
(but, please only if you really need the money and can't make it without)

This problem of the constituency actually having money to spend is
completely new to us, as long-time members are probably aware. My secret
hope is that it won't last long. :-) Anyway, I am preparing guidelines on
how the money granted should be spend (and how it should be saved!).
Everyone interested in supporting me in that task please contact me. I
will then discuss the outcome on the list, of course.

I hope this answers the questions?

        --iliya


> At 08:30 p.m. 08/02/2004, Iliya Nickelt wrote:
> >On 8 Feb 2004 at 18:52, Erick Iriarte Ahon wrote:
> > > And only for the transparency in the NCUC i would know who are our
> > > supporters? how many money they donate to the NCUC?
> >
> >Please read our last minutes:
> >http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0312&L=ncuc-
> >discuss&F=&S=&P=1119
> >
> >NCUC Executive Committee Minutes
> >December 5, 2003
> >10:30 am North America, 4:30 pm Germany
> >11:30 pm Philippines.
> >Meeting time: two hours
> >Method: IRC
> >
> >[...]
> >
> >1. Budget/finances report
> >         * $550 in NCUC account from memberships
> >         * about $1500 of EPIC Public Voice grant remaining
> >         * Afilias will donate $5000. Some discussion of
> >            appropriateness of accepting it. EC agreed that as long as it
> >            is public and Constituency makes it clear that its activities
> >            and decisions will not be affected it will take it.
> >         * Must set up credit card payment system for members
> >                    using non-US currencies
> >         * $5000 budgeted for Rome meeting
> >
> > > and, how it has been
> > > distributed (by the Executive Committee) this funds?. and, We use the
> > > regional participation principles or we prefer people only from one
> > > region?
> >
> >Hot meeting topic is likely to be "whois". So we decided:
> >
> >Kathy Kleiman (US): Whois TF 2
> >Marc Schneiders (NL): NC
> >Frannie Wellings (US) (partial fund): Whois TF 3
> >
> >There will be minutes, but the availability of the grants was announced
> >asap.
> >         --iliya
>