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

Fri Sep 26 04:13:06 CEST 2014

Hello Amr,

Now you have listed 3 options and the last option in your list IMO is one
of the best ways to evaluate contributions/contributors; better than
joining the meetings.

Nevertheless it's okay to encourage people to participate in virtual
meetings as well but not necessarily using it as a major criteria.

Thanks.

Cheers!

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kindly excuse brevity and typos.
On 25 Sep 2014 21:22, "Amr Elsadr" <aelsadr at egyptig.org> wrote:

> Hi Seun and Dorothy,
>
> I take your points, and don’t mean to sound insensitive to regional
> problems such as connectivity. However, I would still favour this as a
> priority criteria if for no other reason than that noncommercial
> representation in GNSO policy development is markedly under-represented
> when compared to other stakeholders. Any measure taken to improve this is
> worthwhile IMHO. With the limited resources we have at our disposal, I
> wouldn’t blame our leadership for making hard choices when prioritising how
> these resources are allocated.
>
> For what it’s worth, there are three methods of participation in a working
> group. Joining calls is one of them, and this can be done by dialling into
> conference calls, requesting dial outs (although I appreciate that even
> telephone connectivity might pose a challenge), using the Adobe Connect
> Rooms (which can also substitute for joining a conference bridge if
> Internet connectivity is available and adequate) and communicating on the
> working groups’ email lists.
>
> Time zone difficulties associated with scheduling conference calls are
> commonly more challenging for those in Asia and the Americas, but usually
> more convenient for participants in Europe and Africa. Most calls are
> scheduled between UTC 13:00 and UTC 19:00.
>
> I would personally be interested in hearing if there are members out there
> who are interested and willing to join working groups, but are having
> trouble doing so. I’d be happy to at least try to help to overcome the
> difficulties being faced.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Amr
>
> On Sep 25, 2014, at 8:58 PM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> ;)
> sent from Google nexus 4
> 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
>> Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT
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>> Direct Line: 233 302 683579
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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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