Re: [gnso-travel-dt] Travel policy lunch with staff

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Olga.

I feel it important to add that the RC would not like to see any additional
funding impact the fees that registrars already pay to ICANN. During our
discussions yesterday, I got the distinct feeling that the amount needed for
the proposed full funding of would not be a significant amount compared to
the total budget. I would add that there have been suggestions that as there
is no ALAC summit next F, those costs might be applied to funding, rather
than increasing the full budget.

Thanks,

Stéphane Van Gelder
European RrC representative on the GNSO Council



Le 04/03/09 22:46, « Olga Cavalli » <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> Notes from the meeting with staff in relation with Travel Policy
> 
> Wednesday March 4th, 12:30 - 14 hs
> 
> GNSO council members present:
> 
> Zahid Jamil
> Stefan Van Helder
> Greg Ruth
> Tim Ruiz
> Olga Cavalli
> 
> Norbert Klein - Noncom
> 
> ICANN Staff
> 
> Kevin...
> Doug Brent
> Stacy Hoffberg
> 
> What we expressed:
> 
> All GNSO council members should be founded to attend ICANN meetings.
> All council members volunteer their time and the GNSO amount of work is a lot.
> The amount of work in GNSO is highly increasing due to the GNSO restructuring
> and the different steering commitees and working groups that council members
> participate in.
> It could be good if constituencies recieve funds and they distribute these
> funds among their members.
> If they want highly qualified people to volunteer their time to ICANN they
> should pay to all travel expenses.
> 
> What Olga expressed: GNSO should have same treatment like Board members in
> relation with travelling. GNSO is a lot of work and responsibility and we all
> volunteer our time.
> 
> What ICANN staff said:
> 
> Present ICANN Budget for travel 1,5 MUSD.
> Today all ALAC is founded.
> Some ccNSO members are founded.
> Half GNSO members are founded.
> GAC is asking for travel founds.
> It could be helpful if GNSO prepares a draft document that justifies founding
> all council members (workload, volunteer time, etc)
> It may be a unified position or different views of the same issue but all in a
> document produced by GNSO.
> ICANN long term goal is to collect money to benefir larger community with its
> work.
> 
> 
> Zahid, could you please add more detail into the last part of the conversation
> about keeping money from one year budget to the following year? I could not
> get the whole idea of this last part of the meeting.
> 
> 
> Please those who were presen add other comments that perhaps I missed.
> 
> Next steps:
> 
> I could draft a new document taking these comments and using our previous
> agreed document about travel policy and then I send it to the drafting team
> list for your comments.
> Then we should send it to GNSO list.
> 
> I will welcome your comments.
> Regards
> Olga
> 
>