[NCUC-EC] Applications for travel support

Wed Jan 11 18:50:11 CET 2017

me too, happy to mentor. This is why I don't think more mentees is going to
be a problem. We always have to have focal points in case mentor's
expertise don't align with mentee's interests.
Cheers
Tanya

On 11 January 2017 at 18:47, David Cake <dave at davecake.net> wrote:

> I’m happy to mentor a participant (or more than one).
>
> David
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> On 12 Jan. 2017, at 12:58 am, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Hi Anna,
>
> We can also request the EC members to mentor the participants.
>
> Best
>
> Farzaneh
>
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>
>
>
> 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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