[NCUC-DISCUSS] Announcement: New NCUC Travel Support Policy
Norbert Klein
nhklein at gmx.net
Fri Sep 26 04:42:58 CEST 2014
Connectivity is VERY different in different situations. I have been
pointing this out often over the years.
I am not going to apply for any travel support - I am now "retired" in a
way. But I read the mailing lists with much interest (when I can
download mail about once a week, when I travel down from the mountainous
area to which I moved from the capital city about a year ago).
Online participation - I cannot do it any longer. (And, over the years,
when I still had better connectivity, but not comparable with those who
enjoy high speed broadband at much cheaper prices than we had in Phnom
Penh), I sometimes had he impression that some people in the "well
connected world" just do not understand our situation.
But in some of our environments, we very much need the fellowship of the
Non Commercial User Constituency friends.
Norbert Klein
Cambodia
On 9/26/2014 1:58 AM, Seun Ojedeji 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
> <mailto: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
> <mailto:aelsadr at egyptig.org>>, "NCUC-discuss"
> <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org <mailto: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
>
>
>
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> Elsadr <aelsadr at egyptig.org <mailto: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
> <mailto: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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