[NCUC-EC] request for NCUC travel support

[William Drake]

So in the end Niels doesn’t need the funding we discussed.

Cheers

Bill

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> From: Niels ten Oever <niels at article19.org>
> Subject: Re: Your request for NCUC travel support
> Date: October 7, 2014 at 1:00:24 AM GMT+2
> To: William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com>
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> Hi Bill,
> 
> Sorry, have been quite busy. A19 can pay for this, so I'll apply for
> NCUC funding another time if all costs can be covered by NCUC, and if
> I stay all days. Probably easier for everyone involved.
> 
> Thanks anyhow.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Niels
> 
> On 10/02/2014 07:22 PM, William Drake wrote:
>> Hi Niels
>> 
>> Sorry again about my boo boo last night, it was a very long day and
>> I was trying to reply quickly to your request given the time
>> factor. While it is again late after a long day, I will attempt
>> this time to correctly route a message :-(
>> 
>> The consensus response of the EC is that we can offer you $2,000 
>> under the conditions of the new travel policy announced 25
>> September, the relevant bits in this case being
>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 4.  Agree to participate in the NCUC, NCSG and GNSO
>>>>>> meetings to be held during the meeting;
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 5.  Agree to write a brief post-trip report for the NCUC 
>>>>>> website reflecting on the meeting’s main developments of 
>>>>>> relevance to NCUC;
>> 
>> I’m sorry that this is less than you asked for, but please bear in 
>> mind that the request is coming a week before the meeting, and
>> that the proposed itinerary is unusually expensive (I don’t believe
>> NCUC has ever given anyone $3,000 for a plane ticket in 15 years
>> of operation) and a three continent thing rather than a round trip.
>> As you may have seen on the discuss list, there was also some
>> concern about funding a trip that ends early before a key day of
>> the meeting when we need people on the ground.
>> 
>> I hope nevertheless that this will be sufficient to make it
>> possible for you to attend, as it’d be great to have you with us.
>> If you do go for it, it’ll have to be a payment after the meeting
>> upon provision of the ticket to Milton, who’s our Treasurer and
>> would have to arrange payment.
>> 
>> Please let me know what you decide to do.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Bill

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