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

[Grace Githaiga]

I think so Milton. I suspect that members have misunderstood to think that they can be funded for anything by simply being members of NCUC. Maybe what we mean by outreach has not exactly been clear? :)
Yes Michael is a young brilliant man and quite enthusiastic but I have been through that program and I do not see any window for NCUC outreach.
RgdsGrace 

From: milton at gatech.edu
To: rafik.dammak at gmail.com; ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 01:14:30 +0000
Subject: Re: [NCUC-EC] Travel support request to attend Annenberg-Oxford	Media	Policy Summer Institute









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.

 
--MM
 



From: NCUC-EC [mailto:ncuc-ec-bounces at lists.ncuc.org]
On Behalf Of Rafik Dammak

Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 7:55 AM

To: ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org

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

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Michael Oghia <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>





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> 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 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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---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Alexandra Esenler <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" <mike.oghia at gmail.com>

Cc: Laura Schwartz-Henderson <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/. 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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