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

Tue Apr 5 11:44:06 CEST 2016

oh ok , great then :)

On 5 April 2016 at 11:37, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>
>>
>> --
>> Farzaneh
>>
>

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