[NCUC-EC] URGENT: ICANN Buenos Aires Meeting

[Milan, Stefania]

Dear Bill


thanks for this reminder, and for the hints. I am currently (with some delay due to a very busy week) drafting an extension of the rules for our travel support policy, and I was thinking exactly along your lines. I think the question 'who does NCUC need to have at a meeting because of their activities undertaken on our behalf' should be the guiding principle. It is a particularly busy year for ICANN in general and the NCUC is no exception. Luckily we have quite some members in key working groups and processes. In my humble opinion, this work has to be prioritized above any geographic representation.


If you ask me, I would go as far as suggesting a change in the 'job description' of the EC. Outreach might no longer be sufficient. Active engagement with at least a working group should be the minimal requirement.


Speaking of personal experience, it is not easy especially at the beginning. It took me time (last year I mostly engaged in 'practical' work behind the scenes, rather than policy), but I believe that having had the rule in place might have 'forced me' to be less shy.


I am happy to hear Milton and Matt are covered. What about Robin and Joy? Tapani? Is there room for any of them to apply for the 2 'NCUC travel grants'? (By the way, we might want to consider anticipating the deadline to 3 months instead of 2).


My two cents to stir the discussion.

Stefania




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Da: ncuc-ec-bounces at lists.ncuc.org <ncuc-ec-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> per conto di William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch>
Inviato: giovedì 12 marzo 2015 09.41
A: Exec. Comm; Rafik Dammak
Oggetto: [NCUC-EC] URGENT: ICANN Buenos Aires Meeting

Hi

On Mar 11, 2015, at 11:39 PM, Glen de Saint Géry <Glen at icann.org<mailto:Glen at icann.org>> wrote:

VERY URGENT REMINDER ! 12 March is DEADLINE !
Thank you.
Kind regards,

G

It is a bit difficult to make final determinations and notify staff of NCUC covered travelers without some discussion and agreement within the EC.  Could we please do this today?  We have two slots (not counting the chair's, who has to go), three EC members (Peter, Grace and Stefania) who've expressed interest in attending, and had no discussion of whether we might consider anyone else for this, i.e. our reps on the NCSG EC (Robin and Tapani) and PC (Matt and Joy), as well as any regular members who are actively engaged in working groups and such.

Happily, Milton and Matt Shears have laterally informed me that they have funding to attend via their IANA and accountability work.  I don't know what the situation is with the others mentioned.  Rafik, could you please inform us as to whose being covered with the available NCSG slot, or any WG slots (does Robin get one from accountability)?  And whether you've discussed with the others their plans?

I guess a bottom line consideration here might be, who does NCUC need to have at a meeting because of their activities undertaken on our behalf?  We have set that standard in the Travel Policy for member applications for funding via NCUC; should we also apply it to ourselves?  As far as I know it has never been the NCUC practice that slots automatically go to the EC members solely by virtue of them being elected.  Which is not to say that EC members shouldn't be given slots, they usually have been, but one would think that the decision should be the result of a global strategic assessment of NCUC's needs, no?

Let's please resolve this now, Glen has sent multiple escalating reminders and I don't like having to always blow her off with "we're working on it."

Thanks

Bill

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