[NCUC-DISCUSS] Fwd: Approved ABR's

[Ayden Férdeline]

Hi Renata,

I do not believe this statement to be true: "All ABRs were shared both with members and EC before being sent."

None of the FY19 ABRs were shared with members on the NCUC-Discuss list prior to submission. I have just double checked, reviewing the archives from January 2018.

I noticed you shared some on the NCUC-EC list on 30 January and others on 1 February, when the deadline for submission was 31 January, but these were not shared with NCUC members more broadly. There was therefore no opportunity for wider membership consultation, and I think this is problematic. 

Yes, many of our ABRs were rejected. But as ICANN org said in their explanations for rejecting our ABRs, the reason for their rejection was because the NCUC submitted requests for events that were not happening in FY19 and therefore could never be considered for approval in FY19. The events *were* happening in FY19, we just had the dates wrong. We have to get the details right - dates and numbers matter when it comes to requesting financial support - and if NCUC members are more involved in activities like this, hopefully we can help prevent mistakes like this from happening again.

I hope the EC will consider consulting with members more. We want to be involved and to help, and feel excluded when you act unilaterally without consulting us. Thank you.

Best wishes,

​Ayden 

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On 9 June 2018 11:51 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hello Ayden
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> I've sent the approved ABRs so our members are informed on work to be started.
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> All ABRs were shared both with members and EC before being sent.
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> The budget cuts are widely known and basic we just got continuity of
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> half the budget on our Policy Course. and Comms.
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> Even our NCUC + At-Large event, is now NCSG, so something different altogether.
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> All the events we asked for were annual and it was clear in the
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> proposal. None were approved.
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> Since CROP has been also reduced, we were already expecting that.
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> Best,
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> Renata
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