[NCUC-DISCUSS] CROPP - Get funded for a conference and ncuc outreach

[Arun Mohan Sukumar]

APAC members, please use CROPP funding to attend APrIGF - it would be great
to have more NCUCers this year at the event!

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On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 6:54 AM, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear NCUC members
>
> A couple of days ago you received an email from Rafik about CROPP. CROPP
> is a pilot program run by ICANN which supports participation at conferences
> for the constituency outreach.  5 slots go to ncuc members we have already
> allocated one.  We now have 4.
>
> I would like to give you some ideas as to how you can apply for such
> funding:
>
> Members from Asia Pacific,  you can submit a request to go to AprIGF or
> any other event.  Your request should concretely say how you would like to
> do outreach for NCUC.  Your proposal can also include attendance at a
> workshop but you have to bear in mind that you need to do outreach.
>
> Members from Europe especially South East Europe: you can ask for funding
> to go to SEEDIG to hold a session, target a group for outreach etc.
>
> Members from Africa :you can go to Africa Internet Summit.  Remember it is
> required that you have a plan for outreach and a session or a target group
> to talk to about NCUC.
>
> Members from Latin America, you can go to CIVICUS.
> http://civicus.org/ICSW/
>
> As to North America,  I was wondering if USA IGF would be a good target
> meeting, however as it will be held in July I don't think we can allocate
> CROPP to it. Hence, please those members from North America, step forward
> and suggest a potential conference that is worth going and suitable for
> NCUC outreach.
>
> These are all suggestions,   you can request for CROPP for any other
> conference in any other region, and then EC decides. This was just to give
> you a couple of examples.
>
> Please bear in mind that we need proposals for outreach, the intention to
> attend a conference is not enough justification.
>
> Look forward to your proposals.
>
> Rafik's email for CROPP request is as below:  .
>
>
> From: Ncuc-discuss <ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> on behalf of
> Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
> Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 07:06
> To: "ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org" <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
> Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] [Announcement] Call for CROPP proposals
>
> Dear NCUC members,
>
> The Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program (CROPP)
> <https://community.icann.org/display/croppfy16/Community+Regional+Outreach+Pilot+Program+%28CROPP%29-FY16+Home>
>  allocates each constituency with funds for five travel slots to attend a
> meeting/event. As the program name says, support is for outreach. We had
> five slots for 2016; one has already been allocated to an NCUC member to
> attend CPDP http://www.cpdpconferences.org/ in Brussels.
>
> At the moment we have four opportunities for funding to attend
> conferences/events and do NCUC outreach.
>
> You are invited to send us proposals to get funded to attend a conference
> that is related to Internet policy/governance and ICANN and civil society
> work, and give us a concrete action plan on how you will do outreach for
> NCUC. For example, this might be organizing a short 30 minute session at
> the conference or if possible a side event. The deadline for submitting
> CROPP requests  is March 15. If the EC does not receive enough or
> satisfactory proposals the deadline will be extended.
>
> Priority will go to  regions that have not been allocated CROPP.
> Especially Africa, Asia-Pacific, South East Europe and Central Asia.
> However the main priority is the quality of the proposal and how you will
> carry out outreach.
>
> Please note that the CROPP request should be received at least 8 weeks
> prior to the conference or the event. If the event you are considering is
> scheduled to be held in less than eight weeks from the date of receipt of
> application, we might have difficulties accepting and processing the
> request. Proposals for the target events should be within the timeframe
> of 2016 ICANN Fiscal Year, that is, the events should happen before 30th,
> June, 2016.
>
> The eligibility criteria:
> 1. Concrete outreach plan with a targeted audience.
> 2. Conferences that are related to ICANN and NCUC mission - They do not
> have to be Internet related but can be related to for example transparency
> of corporations or bottom up policy making. The relation to ICANN and NCUC
> mission should be justified.
>
> Participants are required to write a blogpost about the conference, and
> to report on their outreach to the NCUC Executive Committee, giving any
> leads to organizations and individuals who showed interest to join NCUC.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rafik
>
> NCUC Chair
>
>
>
>
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