[NCUC-EC] James Njoroge Gitau Application for Travel Support for Buenos Aires

Mon Apr 20 08:19:50 CEST 2015

And now four.  Don’t know why we got so few for Singapore but this could be the new normal, we’ll see….either way, as Milton said, I think it’s a good sign.

Bill

> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: KASWESHA <kaswesha at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Call for proposals for Travel Support to the Buenos Aires ICANN meeting
> Date: April 20, 2015 at 12:37:38 AM GMT+2
> To: William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch>
> Cc: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
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> TO THE CHAIRMAN
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> THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NCUC
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> Dear Sir
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>             REF: TRAVEL SUPPORT APPLICATION FOR BA ICANN MEETING
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> My name is James Njoroge Gitau Kenyan citizen residing in a slum village in the Kenyan Capital Nairobi. I joined NCUC in 2011 and have been actively and verifiably engaged in NCUCs work. I normally participates constituency elections since I became a member and I even voted in the previous election. Apart from voting I also participate in online discussions and communications including online meetings.
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>  I work on a 100% voluntary basis at a Community Resource Center called KASWESHA based at a slum village in Nairobi, offering free internet services to the less advantaged and needy communities and also offering networking skills to women and youth using Cisco Networking Academy curriculum. I need to be in the meeting for I need to learn more in regards to NCUC / NCSG and GNSO so as to advocate the mission and objectives in home Country Kenya.
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> If my application for travel support to BA meeting is successful I declare that I am capable of mobilizing resources to facilitate visa and travel and accommodation costs and later submit the receipts to the NCUC Chair and Treasurer for reimbursement.
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> I need to be in the above mentioned meeting for I need to learn more in regards to NCUC / NCSG and GNSO so as to advocate the mission and objectives in home Country Kenya.
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> As stipulated in the eligibility criteria I agree to participate in any NCUC, NCSG and GNSO meetings to be held during the ICANN meeting in BA. I also agree to write a brief post-trip report for the NCUC website reflecting on the meeting’s main developments of relevance to NCUC
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> I confirm that though having a member of NCUC for four years I have never benefited in any funding from NCUC to attend any ICANN meeting. For this matter I kindly request you and the selecting committee to consider funding my travel to enable my participation in the said meeting.
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> Regards;
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> James N Gitau
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> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 2:38 PM, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>> wrote:
> Hi
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> ICANN 53 will be held in Buenos Aires 21-25 June (GNSO work begins a day earlier, Saturday 20th, so travel ideally would be on the 19th). https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/ <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/>  As announced last December, the NCUC EC has established a Travel Support Policy to facilitate the participation of actively involved members in ICANN meetings.  As noted a few minutes ago in a separate message, the EC has just approved an updating of that policy, which is posted at http://www.ncuc.org/governance/travel-policy/ <http://www.ncuc.org/governance/travel-policy/>.
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> With this message we invite applications for up to two travel awards for Buenos Aires of up to US $2,000.  Applicants must meet the Eligibility Criteria detailed in the policy. Covered travel expenses may include conference-related airfare, visas or related fees, lodging, and airport taxis. If the actual cost of these items is greater than $2,000 the member will be responsible for the difference. NCUC cannot provide a per diem or cover other expenses.  Selected travelers must make their own travel, accommodation,visa, and related arrangements and be reimbursed after the trip. NCUC cannot provide funds in advance of the meeting, or any administrative support.
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> Interested members should read carefully the terms and conditions of the policy.  Applications are now open for two weeks, until Friday 24 April midnight UTC.
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> BA will be an important meeting in the history of ICANN, given the rapidly evolving developments with the IANA transition and the accountability process.  In addition, there will be continuing work on other items we’ve been involved in, e.g. GNSO policy and the GNSO review, the human rights initiative, privacy work, Internet governance and more.  And of more local concern and as mentioned previously, we plan to organize a little LAC region civil society outreach event on Saturday 20th.  So there’s much going on, and we hope we will have a good turn out of members who are prepared to help us with all this work.
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> Best,
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> Bill
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