[NCUC-DISCUSS] Announcement: New NCUC Travel Support Policy

[Seun Ojedeji]

It's good I am not the first person to say this. Dorothy has properly
captured what I had in mind. [1]. I am sure it will not be difficult to
know if a member participate in PDP or not without making attention virtual
meeting compulsory.

Cheers!
1. @Amr connectivity is still a challenge back home, please come back home
;)
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kindly excuse brevity and typos.
On 25 Sep 2014 18:54, "Dorothy K. Gordon" <director-general at aiti-kace.com.gh>
wrote:

> I am happy with the philosophy behind the travel policy but please note
> that it is easier for some nationals to participate in the conference call
> than for others.  That is simply to do with the platform under which
> participation is managed as well as time zone issues. This would be a
> factor in African participation.
>
> best regards
>
> Dorothy K. Gordon
> Director-General
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stefania Milan" <Stefania.Milan at EUI.eu>
> To: "Amr Elsadr" <aelsadr at egyptig.org>, "NCUC-discuss" <
> ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
> Sent: Thursday, 25 September, 2014 5:49:32 PM GMT +00:00 Casablanca /
> Monrovia
> Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Announcement: New NCUC Travel Support Policy
>
> Hi Amr
> I am happy to see there is support to the new travel support policy. Your
> suggestion re: attendance to conference calls is good, and we will take it
> into account in evaluation the proposals.
>
> Everyone, for future reference, please note that the travel support policy
> is now online, under a dedicated tab of the "governance" section of the
> NCUC website: http://www.ncuc.org/governance/travel-policy/
>
> Thanks for the support, it is important to know we are going in the right
> direction. I, too, believe that this will increase active participation and
> inclusiveness.
>
> Best, Stefania
>
>
>
> ________________________________________
> Da: ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org <
> ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> per conto di Amr Elsadr <
> aelsadr at egyptig.org>
> Inviato: giovedì 25 settembre 2014 15.11
> A: NCUC-discuss
> Oggetto: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Announcement: New NCUC Travel Support Policy
>
> Hey Bill,
>
> This is truly awesome. A hearty “well-done” to you and the rest of the
> NCUC EC. This is certainly a wonderful initiative that will help NCUC
> members involved in policy work get support from the constituency enabling
> their participation to be more effective.
>
> I was wondering if it is possible to suggest some additions to the
> criteria:
>
> On Sep 25, 2014, at 11:26 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> [SNIP]
>
> > At least two months prior to each ICANN meeting, the NCUC Executive
> Committee (EC) will send a call for proposals to the ncuc-discuss list
> inviting applications.
> >
> > To receive NCUC travel support, applicants must be NCUC members in good
> standing who:
> >
> > 1.  Voted in the previous year’s NCUC election, if eligible at the time;
> >
> > 2.  Are actively and verifiably engaged in NCUC's work, for example
> constituency governance, NCUC/NCSG policy discussions, or GNSO Working
> Groups;
>
> Perhaps some sort of criteria to be added here regarding the level of
> participation in working groups, like the applicant's attendance record in
> working group calls?
>
> > 3.  Need to be at a given meeting because the above mentioned work will
> be advanced there;
> >
> > 4.  Agree to participate in the NCUC, NCSG and GNSO meetings to be held
> during the meeting;
> >
> > 5.  Agree to write a brief post-trip report for the NCUC website
> reflecting on the meeting’s main developments of relevance to NCUC;
> >
> > 6.  Did not receive NCUC funding to attend the immediately previous
> ICANN meeting, unless exceptional circumstances require their presence at
> two consecutive meetings.
>
> Or a lack of other applications meeting the other requirements? My
> thoughts here are if there is a good application for someone who has
> attended an immediately previous meeting, with no other applications that
> meet the other criteria. Although this might fall under the provision of
> exceptional circumstances, so may not be necessary.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Amr
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