[NCUC-EC] Call for small grant for ICANN77 attendance (Draft)

Thu May 18 21:42:07 CEST 2023

Andrea would send it out.
Please did you make Andrea a recipient of the form?

Andrea would send it out.

Kind regards,
Benjamin

On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 8:14 PM Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com> wrote:

> Benjamin, are you going to send out the message today?
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> Ken
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> *From:* Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 17, 2023 3:31 PM
> *To:* Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com>
> *Cc:* Exec. Comm <ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [NCUC-EC] Call for small grant for ICANN77 attendance
> (Draft)
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> Thank you for the email draft.
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> I would only encourage that you include Andrea as a collaborator on the
> form.
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> Everything looks great and good to go!!!
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> Kind regards,
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> Benjamin
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> On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 8:26 PM Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Ines.
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> All EC members…
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> I have drafted a communication message which you can find at this link:
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> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L9NNAvBv25TvKCxDJqSv5Gfq4ln6VEBW7DTvJxITJeM/edit?usp=sharing
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> And for convenience I have pasted the text below.
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> As you can see I have included some simple criteria. The message includes
> a link to the form for applicants to use.
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> Let me know your thoughts and if we all agree then we can proceed.
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> Ken
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> To: NCUC-Discuss List
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> Subject: NCUC Travel Grant Opportunity for ICANN77
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> Hello NCUC Members:
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> I am happy to announce that the NCUC Executive Committee has approved a
> pilot programme to provide limited grant funding for members to attend
> ICANN77. We are calling it the “Engagement Enhancement Pilot Programme
> (E2P2)”. The concept behind the programme is to encourage participation
> from individuals interested in contributing to the work of NCUC. This
> programme is for ICANN77 only, and the EC will review the programme
> effectiveness before deciding to continue for any future ICANN meeting.
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> ICANN77 is the 2023 Policy Forum, which will convene in Washington, D.C.,
> from 12 – 15 June 2023.
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> The grant is for $500 each for two NCUC members. Accepted applicants will
> be reimbursed up to $500 each upon submission of a hotel or airfare receipt
> after the meeting.
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> *Criteria. Candidates for the funding must:*
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> -                Be a member of NCUC.
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> -                Have checked-in for the 2023 Non-commercial Election.
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> -                Participated in an ICANN working group for the past 3
> months.
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> -                Attended two NCSG policy committee meetings in 2023.
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> *Expectations: *The selected candidate should be prepared to:
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> -                Participate in most of ICANN77.
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> -                -                Participate in drafting communications
> during the meeting to the NCUC membership regarding the sessions attended.
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> -                -                Participate in a post-meeting
> membership call to describe the outcomes/activities of the meeting.
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> *How to apply: *If you wish to be considered, kindly complete the online
> application through the link provided with the following information by the
> deadline:
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> -                Name.
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> -                Contact information (e-mail).
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> -                Confirmation that you meet the criteria.
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> -                -                Short statement explaining why you
> would like to attend ICANN77 representing the NCUC. Include a mention of
> which working groups or policy discussions you have been involved with or
> would like to be involved with in the future. If you have not been involved
> in policy discussions, which policy discussion(s) will you become involved
> with? (please provide links to your mailing list contributions and your
> record of attendance in WG meetings)..
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> *Application Link:*
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-NLpqfVtnj4HJuw7eYXzS5Q4AoHqX_fwYxurOCexTGUpHCQ/viewform?usp=sf_link>
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> *https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfP1RbcuI8u1OB8bA9quFo6JtYK8-kuL4smkdQzGz5d47ZNVg/viewform?usp=sf_link
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfP1RbcuI8u1OB8bA9quFo6JtYK8-kuL4smkdQzGz5d47ZNVg/viewform?usp=sf_link>*
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> *Deadline: *Please complete the application by 23:59 UTC Thursday, May
> 25, 2023. I recommend that you also reply to andrea.glandon at icann.org
> with a copy to the NCUC-EC Chair (benakin at gmail.com) indicating that you
> have applied using the form.
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> NOTE: REPLYING TO THE NCUC-DISCUSS OR ANY OTHER LIST DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
> AN APPLICATION!
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> Please feel free to reach out, should you have any further questions.
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> Good luck!
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> *From:* Hfaiedh Ines <hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 17, 2023 11:50 AM
> *To:* Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com>; Exec. Comm <ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [NCUC-EC] Call for small grant for ICANN77 attendance
> (Draft)
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> Thank you Ben for the clarifications and Ken for volunteering to do the
> form.
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> It would be great indeed to have the call out tomorrow (if possible) so
> that Andrea hopefully receives a good number of applications, if it s not
> possible then let s just keep it simple by email as it is and work on a
> form next time.
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> On Wed, May 17, 2023, 15:30 Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear Ken,
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> Please where is the form? It would be great to make Andrea a co-admin on
> the form so she can receive the applicant.
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> We like to have the Call out tomorrow.
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> Regarding transparency, the entire process is open to the community. I
> shared the idea in our EC meeting(it is available to the community).
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> The entire development of the call and these interactions is available to
> the community.
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> The cost is 500 USD and for two participants, the ECs are going to vote to
> select.
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> Once that is done we inform the treasurer to provide the funds to selected
> participants.
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> This is my understanding.
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> Kind regards,
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> Benjamin
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> On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 11:59 PM Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Benjamin.
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> I agree with Olga’s questions and strongly urge we use a web form similar
> to what I put together for the CROP for the applications rather than e-mail
> messages. I can amend the form tomorrow or Thursday for this purpose.
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> Second, please suggest some criteria for making our decision. We could,
> for example, encourage newcomers who may have been following discussions
> but not active yet. This could spur a higher level of engagement. And in
> that vein, we can assign one of the two EC members officially attending to
> act as mentors.
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> Finally, how is this going to be settled? I do not think we should just be
> sending out checks to people. Maybe require submission of a hotel or
> airline receipt. We will need to make this clear in the announcement.
> Again, I can amend my CROP announcement to include whatever criteria we
> decide.
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> *From:* NCUC-EC <ncuc-ec-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> *On Behalf Of *Olga
> Kyryliuk
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 16, 2023 12:49 PM
> *To:* Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Exec. Comm <ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [NCUC-EC] Call for small grant for ICANN77 attendance
> (Draft)
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> Hi Ben!
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> Thanks for putting this together. I would just add that interested
> candidates should send a short motivation why they want to attend ICANN77
> and how travel support will contribute to their chances to attend the
> meeting in-person.
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> Best,
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> Olga
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> *16 травня 2023 р. о 16:25:17,від "Benjamin Akinmoyeje" <benakin at gmail.com
> <benakin at gmail.com>>: *
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> Dear ECs,
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> Kindly see below the call for a small grant for ICANN77 attendance as
> discussed at the last EC meeting.
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> What do you think? I hope to send it to the mailing list shortly.
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> Dear NCUC members,
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> The EC would like to award two grants to assist with attendance at
> ICANN77. Two members will be awarded $500 USD, each, to be used towards
> travel or accommodations for ICANN77 in Washington, D.C.
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> This is another effort to support NCUC's presence at the ICANN meeting and
> improve engagement.
> Successful applicants would commit to full engagement with NCUC during the
> meeting and ensure they participate in the readout session.
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> Active participation on the mailing list and at NCUC virtual meetings is a
> major consideration.
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> Recipients would be reimbursed for their expenses.
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> Send your interest to andrea.glandon at icann.org  before May 25.
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> Kind Regards,
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