Re: [gnso-travel-dt] Clarifying the calculation of funds provided

[Robin Gross <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is one point that confuses me in this discussion about the  
Nominating Committee Appointees travel funding.  Is the travel for  
NCA appointees supposed to come out of this new GNSO travel fund?     
Because I thought NCA's travel was already funded by ICANN.  Does  
ICANN now wish to re-allocate NCA travel funding to this new GNSO  
Travel Support fund?  I'm not clear on this point.
Thanks,
Robin


On Oct 15, 2008, at 8:31 AM, Tim Ruiz wrote:

> In the revised procedure as posted at:
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/travel-support/revised- 
> procedure-11aug08-en.htm
> It says in the last few bullets of 2.1:
> -- ICANN will allocate sufficient funds so that the Chair, NomCom
> appointees, and half of the remaining counselors will receive travel
> support (again, travel support could be used to support
> other-than-counselors)
>
> -- The Chair is assumed to use Business class air travel; remaining
> travel is budgeted at economy rates. Average airfares are assumed  
> to be
> $2,000 economy and $6,000 business.
>
> -- Average total per-diem is assumed to be $2800/meeting. Actual per
> diem amounts will be published for each meeting, based on  
> international
> standards
>
> Also, look at the chart. The number of supported travelers is  
> arrived at
> as [NCAs + Chair + HalfofCouncilSize].
>
> I think there's a math problem in the chart, but based on all the  
> above
> the calculated amount appears to include the Chair (at business class)
> and NCAs. That's important to note as we define the process for  
> dividing
> the funds across constituencies. The funds to divide then might be
> something like [FundsProvided - ChairTravel - NCATravel].
>
> Personally, I still prefer that no funds are provided for business  
> class
> for anyone. Regardless of the amount of work anyone does otherwise,  
> the
> trip is just as long. It seems a waste to use up the equivalent of  
> three
> in economy for one in business. If the Chair is an NCA, maybe. If the
> Chair is a constituency Councilor then let the constituency decide.  
> The
> funds to divvy up would then simply be [FundsProvided - NCATravel].
>
>
> Tim



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