[NCUC-EC] Travel support request to attend Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute

[Mueller, Milton L]

OK, Rafik, perhaps justified not to kill it unilaterally.

But for that reason, I think going forward we need to put an end to ANY travel support outside of ICANN meetings. It just gives people the wrong idea. Travel support for outreach is NOT our primary function or purpose.

As Treasurer, let me remind everyone that our ONLY reliable source of revenue is the PIR contribution, which is ONLY enough to support about $4000 in travel support 3 times a year, website hosting, and a few other small things. We are not in a position to be expansive about who and what we fund.

Even if we did generate consistent new sources of funding, I don’t think that random proposals for travel support is the best way to spend it. We are a policy development organ in ICANN, let’s think of ways to support that. Might be better than going even deeper into ICANN’s control by allowing them – not us – to develop policy papers.

--MM

From: Rafik Dammak [mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:30 PM
To: Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu>
Cc: ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org
Subject: Re: [NCUC-EC] Travel support request to attend Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute


Milton,

2016-04-25 10:14 GMT+09:00 Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu<mailto:milton at gatech.edu>>:
I am sorry, but this request is way out of the bounds of what NCUC is supposed to be doing.
Michael is a bright young guy who has promise, and I wish him the best, but NCUC cannot be in the business of funding people’s graduate education. We need to be very firm about this, as people seem to be getting the idea that NCUC can fund whatever they want to do. A clear line should be drawn between CROPP-like requests (which ICANN and ICANN only should fund), and NCUC’s own meeting travel grants.
I believe that in these kinds of cases, Rafik, you should not even be forwarding these requests to the EC.



well, I cannot take such decision unilaterally and want common understanding within EC on how to respond to this (also documenting it) . I usually answer diplomatically to those emails that is unlikely to be approved and did that in several occasions.

as we discussed before, we need to update the travel support policy and this one thing to add: clarifying what kind of requests may be accepted and those not. I would be  in favor to limit more drastically those requests outside ICANN meetings.

with 2 objections ( I can also add myself and so it becomes 3), I can respond to Michael more formally about this.
Thanks.

Best,

Rafik

From: NCUC-EC [mailto:ncuc-ec-bounces at lists.ncuc.org<mailto:ncuc-ec-bounces at lists.ncuc.org>] On Behalf Of Rafik Dammak
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 7:55 AM
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Subject: [NCUC-EC] Travel support request to attend Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute

Hi everyone,

we got this request for NCUC support, outside ICANN meeting.

Best,

Rafik
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From: Michael Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com<mailto:mike.oghia at gmail.com>>
Date: 2016-04-24 14:51 GMT+09:00
Subject: Re: Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute Decision
To: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>>
Rafik, I meant to say that this can include travel support as well as providing outreach during the program for ICANN's activities, such as giving a session on ICANN's work.

-Michael

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Michael Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com<mailto:mike.oghia at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi Rafik,

How are you? I hope all is well!

I have a question for you regarding ICANN/NCUC funding. Some good news is that I was accepted into a two-week summer program<http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/opportunity/2016-annenberg-oxford-media-policy-summer-institute-applications/> at Oxford regarding media policy (including internet governance). Unfortunately, they couldn't offer me any financial aid, but the course itself is not too expensive -- $1,500. Do you think ICANN or NCUC provide any kind of financial support for personal capacity building as it relates to our work?

If not, that is ok too, but I figured I would ask.

Best,
-Michael
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From: Alexandra Esenler <aesenler at asc.upenn.edu<mailto:aesenler at asc.upenn.edu>>
Date: Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 1:01 AM
Subject: Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute Decision
To: "mike.oghia at gmail.com<mailto:mike.oghia at gmail.com>" <mike.oghia at gmail.com<mailto:mike.oghia at gmail.com>>
Cc: Laura Schwartz-Henderson <lschwartzhenderson at asc.upenn.edu<mailto:lschwartzhenderson at asc.upenn.edu>>
Dear Michael Oghia,
Congratulations! We would like to inform you that you have been accepted as a participant in the Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute, held at Oxford University from June 27 – July 8. This year’s applicants were the most competitive group that we have seen in the past 18 years, and we are thrilled to be able to invite such a high-level and amazing group of scholars and practitioners from around the world. Due to limited scholarship funding, at this time we are unable to offer you financial assistance for the program. Therefore, we ask for you to confirm that you are able to obtain external funding before confirming your acceptance.
We ask you to please respond to this email with your acceptance of our offer and begin the visa process as soon as possible if you require a visa to enter the UK. Please see this website for more information about applying for your UK visa: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/do-you-need-a-visa/<http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/do-you-need-a-visa/>. Do let us know if you have any questions as you move forward with the visa process, as we are happy to help in any way we can.

Please send us a confirmation of your acceptance as soon as possible as well as a 1-2 paragraph biography and photo to be included in conference materials.
If at any point, you are no longer able to attend or cannot provide the required funding, please inform us as soon as possible.

We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Oxford!


All the best,

Alex


Alexandra Esenler
Program Coordinator
Center for Global Communication Studies
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
(215)-746-8478





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