[NCUC-DISCUSS] CORRECTION - ICANN63 Travel Slots announcement

[Michael Karanicolas]

Hi Wisdom,

Those are very serious accusations to throw around, and I'd ask you to
pause, and reflect before you do. There's been a lot of talk about
civility over the past few days. I think the EC are very willing to be
held accountable for our decisions and actions, and if you disagree
with them you have every right to call us out - and to do so
vigorously if you feel that's warranted. But please don't throw around
words like "corruption" just because you don't like a decision.

In terms of transparency, the entire conversation that led us to where
we are now is on our public archives:
https://lists.ncuc.org/pipermail/ncuc-ec/2018-August/thread.html#9906.
I would encourage you to read the entire "announcing ICANN63 travel
slot?" thread, to get a full understanding of how the previous
announcement happened, why the EC objected, and why we felt the need
to revisit it. In a nutshell, the previous announcement, which was
made by the Chair, did not accurately represent the votes of the EC,
and all five EC objected as soon as the announcement went out. Between
the problems with the voting, and the realization that Benjamin was
actually not eligible to receive the support according to NCUC rules,
it was decided to extend the voting process, and give the EC an
additional opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates. That
discussion, and the vote that followed, also took place on list, and
is free to view, at the link I provided above.

I'm not going to claim that this process was perfect. I, myself, have
serious issues with the way this all unfolded, as I expressed on the
EC list. But fundamentally, we're all volunteers trying to do the best
we can in the circumstances we are in and under the framework we
operate under. Given the circumstances, we acted under our best
judgment - which you are free to question, and we welcome constructive
discussion on how we can do better.

Best,

Michael
On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 6:54 PM Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.)
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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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