[Ec-ncuc] [Pc-ncuc] letter to the Board regarding travel allocations

[Milton L Mueller]

This looks good, KK. 
Hope this puts an end to it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Konstantinos Komaitis [mailto:k.komaitis at strath.ac.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 11:36 AM
> To: Milton L Mueller; 'William Drake'
> Cc: pc-ncuc at ipjustice.org; ec-ncuc at ipjustice.org
> Subject: RE: [Pc-ncuc] letter to the Board regarding travel allocations
> 
> May I please request that we all try to calm down - this is what many would
> hope it would happen and I will not give them the pleasure of seeing us
> arguing about this. I think that the letter concerning the travel allocation
> should come from the NCUC and also Milton and Rafik can sign it as members
> of NCSG EC. I think the confusion here is that Bill's travel allocation was
> decided as an internal matter (because of the things that Bill explains so
> eloquently) whilst Rafik's and Rosemary's were decided by NCSG EC. The
> important issue here is to send something out - preferably something that is
> not long and confusing.
> 
> So, what about this as a compromise - taking on board all the comments so
> far and also the need to make a strong statement!
> 
> KK
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pc-ncuc-bounces at ipjustice.org [mailto:pc-ncuc-
> bounces at ipjustice.org] On Behalf Of Milton L Mueller
> Sent: ???????, 19 ????????? 2011 4:12 ??
> To: 'William Drake'
> Cc: pc-ncuc at ipjustice.org
> Subject: Re: [Pc-ncuc] letter to the Board regarding travel allocations
> 
> > Sorry for questioning your always impeccable judgement about optimal
> > communication within ICANN Milton but I was given to understand that
> > the
> 
> Not helpful. Obviously you are letting your emotions guide your response to
> this attempt to improve things.
> 
> > complaint had to do with NCUC taking on the responsibility to
> > reallocate my funds to KK.  One sentence that says "The EC prioritizes
> > Council members for
> 
> The complaint is about a decision the NCSG EC made. We absolutely must
> respond as NCSG EC members.
> Think what it means for NCUC's chair - who isn't even on the EC - to respond
> to a complaint about how the EC allocated travel money. You couldn't do a
> better job of reinforcing their narrative.
> 
> > travel support and because Council member William Drake should be able
> > to choose his/her alternate on the Council" [sic] does nothing to
> > address the complaint and wrongly states that it was an NCSG EC
> > decision.  You are
> 
> Have you seen the complaint? Again, if you want to tweak the one sentence,
> tweak it. But no way are we going to send a 800 word detailed paragraph.
> 
> > utterly confusing the matter and giving them nothing to go on.
> 
> I don't have time for this right now, so if you want to sink into this morass
> alone and do it your way, feel free. I'll happily back out.
> 
> 
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