[gnso-travel-dt] Re: Meeting in Cairo

["Olga Cavalli" <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Denise,
thank you very much for your response.
We will exchange some ideas among our drafting team and we will contact you
and/or Dough to arrange a meeting.
Kind regards.
Olga

2008/10/30 Denise Michel <denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx>

> Hello, Olga.
>
> Thank you for your email.  I'm copying our COO, Doug Brent, as he
> oversees ICANN's Community Travel Support.
>
> The question you raise should be addressed by the GNSO, rather than
> ICANN Staff.  Staff is expecting to receive recommendations from the
> GNSO on how travel funds should allocated to best meet the needs of
> the GNSO community.  (Note that ICANN's Travel Procedure states "In
> summary, the new community travel procedure proposes to allocate funds
> (based on a transparent calculation methodology) for the use of each
> SO in traveling to ICANN meetings. Each SO will agree on a process
> appropriate to that SO for determining the constituent members to be
> supported." <
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/travel-support/revised-procedure-11aug08-en.htm
> >)
>
> The Stakeholder Groups will not be formally established until the
> April - June 2009 time frame (please see my emails to the GNSO Council
> list on this issue).  The GNSO may want to create a process now for
> the allocation of travel funds with the intention of reviewing and, if
> needed, revising it as implementation plans for GNSO
> Improvements/Restructuring are completed.  The Stakeholder Group will
> be an entity made up of formally recognized constituencies
> (constituencies would not "report to" Stakeholder Groups as you
> noted).  Staff expects Stakeholder Groups to be concerned with matters
> relevant to the interaction of those constituencies (e.g. SG
> membership and GNSO Council seat allocation) and not, as a general
> practice, prescribe activities inside or within constituencies that
> are otherwise the province of the GNSO Council and ICANN Board.
>
> I would be happy to meet with the group in Cairo if you need more
> information about the GNSO's transition.  If you have questions about
> ICANN's Travel Procedure, Doug Brent would be the best person to meet
> with you.  Glen and can help arrange either/both.
>
> Regards,
> Denise
>
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 3:16 AM, Olga Cavalli <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Dear Denise,
> >
> > A drafting team formed by some GNSO Council Members is in the process of
> > elaborating a Travel Support Policy document for the administration of
> > Travel Funds for GNSO.
> >
> > In this process and after two conference calls and some exchange of
> ideas,
> > we have realized that we need clarification of certain definitions and
> > concepts related with the future structure of the GNSO.
> >
> > This clarification and related definitions will allow us to continue
> > drafting the Travel Support Policy Document.
> >
> > As we understand, in the future structure of the GNSO, the Council will
> be
> > mainly divided into four stakeholder groups and constituencies will
> report
> > to each stakeholder group.
> >
> > Taking this in consideration we would like to know, if the constituencies
> > will be the representatives in the GNSO or this role will be handled by
> each
> > stakeholder group.
> >
> > This definition is relevant in relation with the travel funds, as they
> may
> > be recieved by constituencies or by the stakeholder groups.
> >
> > It will very helpful to recieve your comments on this regard as soon as
> > possible, and also if you could meet with our drafting team during our
> next
> > face to face meeting in Cairo.
> >
> > We will appreciate your comments on this regard.
> >
> > Best regards.
> >
> > Olga Cavalli
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Denise Michel
> ICANN VP, Policy
> denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx
> +1.408.429.3072
>