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

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

Absolutely, thanks Greg.

I think and hope that we got that point across to Doug and Kevin during our
meeting yesterday.

Thanks,

Stéphane


Le 05/03/09 21:07, « Greg Ruth » <greg_ruth@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> Stephane,
>       You are correct - travel funding does not impact registrar fees.
> According to the proposed budget documents, ICANN expects revenues that will
> be $13 million *in excess* of ICANN's budget for FY10.  A rough estimate of
> the extra cost of funding all councilors' funding for next year is $200K.
>    
> Greg
> 
> PS: If these projections are accurate, I believe registrars would be well
> within their rights to request a reduction in fees!
> 
> 
> From: Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Olga Cavalli <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; gnso-travel-dt@xxxxxxxxx; Glen de
> Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 11:33:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [gnso-travel-dt] Travel policy lunch with staff
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
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