[NCUC-EC] Applications for travel support

Wed Jan 11 17:58:22 CET 2017

Hi Anna,

We can also request the EC members to mentor the participants.

Best

Farzaneh

Farzaneh

On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Anna Loup <loupac5556 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you for that clarification, Renata. My only hesitation, from
> personal conference planning experience, when you give people small amounts
> of funding and do not fully fund their trips, high level of drop-outs can
> occur.
>
> Here are my final selections with funding amounts:
>
> Aarti Bhavana- Mentor- $1915
> I think that Aarti's view and approach is exactly what we are looking for
> in a mentor.
>
> Grace Mutung'u- Mentee- $1343
> Grace has a good background that will enable a successful mentee
> experience.
>
> Tan Sze Ming- $742
> Ming is an IFF participant and shows a high level of interest, but this is
> not enough to cover the entire flight and accommodation. This would also
> mean that there are two mentees. I would not see a problem with having one
> mentor and two mentees, but if we do decide to go in this direction we
> should check with Aarti first. Another possible position for Ming could be
> as an alternate.
>
>
> Anna
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 07:28 Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Internet Freedom Festival in Valencia
>> Grace wants 1343 to come from Valencia not 2000
>> I say we fund someone else w/ the 600 difference as pointed by Tatiana
>>
>> Ming from Malaysia would be one of the few SE Asia in ICANN. Recently SE
>> Asians protested on twitter that some have been trying to come to an ICANN
>> meeting for 3 years (via fellowship) and have not been approved yet. I say
>> we give this member a chance.
>> I took only 1 year and it was excruciating.
>>
>> Before we move on to clarify Wisdom's intentions I'd like to remind EC of
>> something.
>>
>> Last year Wisdom had to stay away from a process in Civil Soviety
>> Coordination Group because he has the hat of government too in IGF MAG.
>> Also he opposed Civil Society coordination.
>>
>> Many hats happen. Wisdom also helped fight CS battles in the past and he
>> was good at it.
>>
>> But he has 2 years of govt. Representation ahead. I think selecting him
>> officially muddles multistakeholder waters.
>>
>> Em 11/01/2017 10:09, "Anna Loup" <loupac5556 at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Two clarification questions:
>> -Does Wisdom want to be a mentor or a mentee? It was not clear to me.
>> -What does IFF stand for? (Sorry, I'm always learning new acronyms)
>>
>> Here are my selections with funding amounts so far:
>>
>> Aarti Bhavana- Mentor- $2000
>> I think that Aarti's view and approach is exactly what we are looking for
>> in a mentor.
>>
>> Grace Mutung'u- Mentee- $2000
>> Grace has a good background that will enable a successful mentee
>> experience.
>>
>> For both of these people what stood out to me was their budget breakdown.
>> This demonstrates that they are serious about their attendance. I think
>> only funding two people for the first year will allow us to guarantee that
>> this initiative is successful.
>>
>> Best,
>> Anna Loup
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Agree with bringing in the greatest number possible
>>
>> Very important to bring IFF folks.
>>
>> I will write more soon.
>>
>> Em 09/01/2017 19:33, "Tatiana Tropina" <tatiana.tropina at gmail.com>
>> escreveu:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I went through the applications. There are three submissions from
>> newcomers that looked good to me:  Louise, Grace and Ming.
>> Then... It dawned on me that we have a very unique situation, when due to
>> the fact that two of those three newcomers would be in Valencia, we can
>> bring three people from regions: Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific -
>> normally we would never afford bring three peopel from those regions at the
>> same time due to the budget restrictions. Louise asked for 2000, Grage for
>> 1343 and Ming for 200 USD for ticket + accommodation.
>> I was thinking if we give 1800-1900 to Louis (as she travels from
>> Brazil), 1300 to Grace and 800 to Ming we will bring three people from the
>> regions whom we can mentor with the focal points - and all this within 4000
>> budget.
>> Of course, they will have to engage before ICANN and demonstrate their
>> willingness to contribute, as Farzy stated in her call (otherwise we
>> reserve the right to revoke the fellowship), but I find the possibility to
>> give the funding to people from three regions and see their engagement
>> prior to ICANN meeting a great opportunity for us.
>> What do you think?
>> I am ready to consider other options, but this is my initial assessment.
>> Cheers
>> Tanya
>>
>> On 9 January 2017 at 19:33, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> All
>>
>> Please find attached the application for travel support from NCUC members.
>>
>> I announced that we will decide by 15 Jan but I think we should be
>> quicker and decide within 3 days so that the selected members can start
>> getting engaged sooner.
>>
>> We have received mentor applications from Aarti and Hago. Others  will be
>> mentees. We do not have to select a mentor, they can all be mentees and
>> then we will put them in touch with our focal points on policy to mentor
>> them or EC members can do so.
>>
>> There are no limit as to the number of travellers. There is a limit to
>> the budget, it should not go over 4000 USD.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Farzaneh
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