[NCUC-EC] Initiating NCUC travel support call for helsinki

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi Farzaneh.

The amount for sonigitu was not spent so I think we can have 4000usd for
helsinki meeting.

Best.

Rafik
On Apr 5, 2016 6:30 PM, "farzaneh badii" <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Based on Maryam's comment I have made some changes:
>
> Dear NCUC members:
>
> ICANN 56  will be held in Finland, Helsinki   27-30 June
> 2016. NCUC members can apply to receive funding to attend the meeting.
> The travel dates can be ideally from 26  June  to 1st July.
>
> The budget for each meeting for travel support is maximum of  $4,000. $4,000
> is to be divided amongst the participants who are chosen to receive the
> support, i.e. not per person. 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 any 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. The recipients of NCUC travel support would be
> expected to send their blog posts within 4 weeks from the closure of ICANN
> meeting.
>
> Interested members should read carefully the terms and conditions of
> the policy available at
> http://www.ncuc.org/participate/ncuc-travel-support/ and send a proposal
> as to why they should receive funding to attend this ICANN meeting. They
> should also indicate the approximate amount of travel funding. Requests can
> be sent both for full funding and partial funding. Please apply by
> replying to  Maryam and Rafik.
>
> Since Sonigitu couldn't attend Marrakech meeting due to visa issue, his
> allocation was moved to Helsinki meeting. Hence we will not have $4000
> available but around $2,800 to be divided amongst the chosen participants.
>
> For information, in addition to support for ICANN meetings, NCUC EC can
> exceptionally provide some  support for other events of interest.
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> On 5 April 2016 at 10:06, Maryam Bakoshi <maryam.bakoshi at icann.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Rafik,
>>
>> Please could it be explicitly stated that the $4000 is the maximum the EC
>> can allocate for a given travel period (to be divided amongst participants
>> who are chosen to receive this support - i.e. not per person).
>> Someone reading it might think it's $4000 per person if they don't read
>> the entire travel policy :)
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Maryam Bakoshi
>> Secretariat Support - NCSG, NCUC & NPOC
>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>>
>> E: Maryam.bakoshi at icann.org
>> S: Maryam.bakoshi.icann
>> T: +44 7737698036
>>
>>
>> On 5 Apr 2016, at 08:58, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Making some edits to the call:
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2016 12:05 PM, "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > to avoid the visa issue faced by some of our members last time, we
>> should send soon the call for proposals for NCUC travel support. I copied
>> last time call, so we may do some tweaks.
>> >
>> > I would also like that we enforce the requirement for writing a blog
>> post for all those who get NCUC support regardless the amount and ensuring
>> that we got those reports in timely manner. I am raising this because
>> nobody made report for Dublin while we spend more than 4000USD and we are
>> still waiting for marrakech posts (checking with all recipients, one
>> already sent her draft). Maryam worked on the list of recipients for
>> previous meetings and we can make them public in website for transparency.
>> >
>> > we will also include in the call, the possibility to apply as exception
>> to get travel support for conferences/events other than ICANN meeting and
>> make that clear.
>> >
>> > Finally because Sonigitu coulnd't make for last time, we agreed to
>> postpone his allocation to Helsinki meeting and I will ask him to start the
>> visa processing quickly.
>> >
>> > ====================================
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Dear NCUC members:
>>
>> ICANN 56  will be held in Finland, Helsinki   27-30 June
>> 2016. NCUC members can apply to receive funding to attend the meeting.
>> The travel dates can be ideally from 26  June  to 1st July.
>>
>> The budget for each meeting for travel support is maximum of  $4,000.
>> 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 any 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. The
>> recipients of NCUC travel support would be expected to send their blog
>> posts within 4 weeks from the closure of ICANN meeting.
>>
>> Interested members should read carefully the terms and conditions of
>> the policy available at
>> http://www.ncuc.org/participate/ncuc-travel-support/ and send a proposal
>> as to why they should receive funding to attend this ICANN meeting. Please
>> apply by replying to  Maryam and Rafik.
>>
>> Since Sonigitu couldn't attend Marrakech meeting due to visa issue, his
>> allocation was moved to Helsinki meeting.
>>
>> For information, in addition to support for ICANN meetings, NCUC EC can
>> exceptionally provide some  support for other events of interest.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
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