Regarding meeting in Washington, DC - Friday 24 Feb and Saturday 25 Feb

[Mawaki Chango]

Dear Carlos,

I am one of the 3 NCUC's representatives at the GNSO Council, and
I've been the one raising the issue that NCUC had with that meeting.
Nonetheless, I've been forwarding to this list emails about that
meeting trying to draw your attention and raise awareness. So my
assumption to me, if you will, is that we were not against the
meeting, but against the agenda item that calls for public comments
on the gTLD PDP in Wash DC (which is not the only one, not even the
main purpose of the meeting).

At this point in time, the move is rather in our favor, since Bruce
has suggested instead to have a conference bridge with the authors of
submitted papers calling in for more discussions/clarification on the
gTLD policy item, where the Councilors feel it's needed. We just
missed the WHOIS comments, and I guess we will not be in mass in
Wellington. And now, with all due respect, I am sorry Carlos to note
that you don't react to my postings urging to nominate delegates to
the meeting, but prompt to discourage Iliya in her attempt to support
us. Geeee... are we going to achieve anything that way?

Regards,

Mawaki

--- Carlos Afonso <ca at rits.org.br> wrote:

> Dear Iliya,
> 
> My assumption, given the on-list exchange we had with Milton and
> some
> others, was that NCUC is against the meeting (I agree) and would
> not be
> present.
> 
> fraternal regards
> 
> --c.a.
> 
> Iliya Nickelt wrote:
> 
> >Dear NCUC-EC,
> >
> >	I guess we have business to do. Sorry to have been so silent
> lately, but 
> >I still have little time at the moment.
> >
> >On 9 Feb 2006 at 15:54, Mawaki Chango wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I suggest that NCUC consider choosing among Kathy,
> >>Franny, Milton, and the its reps on the Council.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >OK, only reply we got so far is a negative response from Kathy. I
> would 
> >suggest we (EC) morally support sending Franny, Milton and Mawaki
> if they 
> >want to, though it is up to the GNSO-Reps in the end to pass on
> proxies. 
> >I have no idea if there are any legal limits about who is
> qualified to 
> >attend without NCUC vote, but I guess the whole meeting is outside
> 
> >borders anyway, so who cares.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I am voluntaring to participate (but of course not alone), and
> the cost
> >>for the trip etc. in my case would be around $600. A quick answer
> is
> >>needed; more we take time higher will be the cost (very few seats
> are
> >>now available on the flights at the current price). 
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I thus move to request a EC authorisation for the funding of
> travel 
> >expenses for the three delegees above in the form of flight /
> train / bus 
> >tickets (depending on the distance). Should they be willing to go,
> that 
> >is. Franny, Milton, are you interested and what would you estimate
> your 
> >costs are? Total sum for all three should stay below, hmm, $2000.
> Let's 
> >see if we can get anything back from GNSO.
> >
> >EC members, please cast a vote about the funding asap so tickets
> can be 
> >booked!
> >
> >	--iliya
> >
> >
> >.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> -- 
> 
> Carlos A. Afonso
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