[NCUC-DISCUSS] CORRECTION - ICANN63 Travel Slots announcement

[dorothy g]

Dear all,

The situation is worrying and I believe merits a full report, that is a
write-up of how things happened, so we can make sure this does not happen
again. Just the list of exchanges on the list will not, in my view, be
enough. This is a major misstep and however justified does not inspire
confidence.
Also I would like clarification on the 'personal reasons' referred to in
relation to Benjamin's travel.  If this was due to visa issues I think we
should clearly make exceptions for such situations as they are beyond the
control of the individual. Also if someone is not eligible to apply for a
travel slot they should be told so immediately upon submission of their
application.
I wish those selected success in their representation of our interests.
best regards
Dorothy


On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 10:53 PM, Paulo Tavares <pauloncsgicann at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Well done, Bruna.
>
> Best,
> Paulo Tavares
>
> On 31 August 2018 at 19:27:31, Bruna Martins dos Santos (
> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com) wrote:
>
>> Dear Wisdom,
>>
>> As explained in the email, the announcement was not "changed by someone"
>> - what happened is that the list was sent without the votes of the full EC
>> and our bylaws mandate that in such deliberations all representatives have
>> to weigh in. Secondly, it would not be fair to just allocate a CROP without
>> a proper call and announcement on the list - this would be the real lack of
>> transparency.
>>
>> The initial list had three names: Shahul and Benjamin as NCUC funded
>> travelers and Dina as the CROP receiver, but having in mind the
>> justification of our statement and also according to item 6 in NCUC's
>> Travel Policy <https://www.ncuc.org/get-involved/travel-policy/>
>> Benjamin would not be able to receive the funds given that he was one of
>> NCUC's funded travelers for the Panamá meeting (even despite the fact that
>> he was not able to attend the meeting for personal reasons). Hence the
>> funded travelers list now has two names - Shahul and Dina.
>>
>> As per your corruption and lack of transparency accusations, all EC
>> deliberation was made in our list, feel free to take a look. Despite all
>> that, NCUC EC welcomes your input and if in your opinion there is any point
>> left without explanation, we would love sort that out.
>>
>> Best,
>> Bruna
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Em sex, 31 de ago de 2018 às 18:54, Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com>
>> escreveu:
>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> I cant believe this, this cant be happening, How many days now the first
>>> announcement was made, for some one to turn around and announce a new list
>>> as potential travelers.
>>> i disagree with the announcement of the new names. Please this is not a
>>> private institution where can be decided on anyhow.
>>>
>>> I am against the withdrawal of the first list, it doesnt order well for
>>> for NCUC. This kind of corrupt decisions and lack of transparency should be
>>> stopped.
>>>
>>> I am disappointed in the EC and everyone who took part in this corrupt
>>> decision. Is distasteful and lacks principles.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
>>> *Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (Co-Founder)*
>>> E-government, Internet Governance & Open Government Data and platforms
>>> Specialist
>>> ICANN Fellow / UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,
>>> Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,
>>> OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Member.
>>> National SDG's data Roadmaps Advisory Board Member, Ghana
>>> National Secretariat Manager, IT Association of Ghana (ITAG)
>>> Ghana Energy Data Task-force Member
>>> Ghana OGP Advisory Committee Member
>>> Email: wisdom.dk at gmail.com
>>> Skype: wisdom_dk
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>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 8:42 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
>>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> NCUC EC is reaching out in order to correct an recent travel funding
>>>> and CROP Slot allocation that was announced on this list.
>>>>
>>>> As the EC was going through the applications for the PIR travel funding
>>>> to ICANN63, the allocation turned out to be a tough decision given the
>>>> quality of the applicants. And, as we were finishing the deliberation,
>>>> there was a confusion about the final voting tallies and the deliberation
>>>> being allegedly concluded when it was not.
>>>>
>>>> Also, the announcement implied on one of the NCUC CROP slots
>>>> allocation. We decided to retract this one based on the fact that there was
>>>> no open call for this slot (as per our Operating Procedures requirement)
>>>> and believe it would not be fair to allocate the resource without the
>>>> knowledge of our members about the possibility. Therefore, instead of
>>>> what was announced on the lists in the beginning of the week, this
>>>> announcement concerns the allocation of the two travel slots available as
>>>> per the PIR Funding and no longer allocates one of NCUC's CROP slots.
>>>>
>>>> Due to the above mentioned mistakes, we retract the previously
>>>> announced allocation and *would like to inform that the PIR Funded
>>>> travelers, as per NCUC EC deliberation are:*
>>>>
>>>> - Shahul Hameed
>>>>
>>>> - Dina Thomas Covenant
>>>>
>>>> We apologize for the confusion and especially to those affected by the
>>>> precocious announcement of the allocation. Congratulations to the selected
>>>> travelers!!
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *NCUC EC*
>>>>
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>>
>> --
>> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *
>>
>> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
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