[gnso-travel-dt] Release of DNSO restricted funds

[Kevin Wilson <kevin.wilson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear GNSO Travel Team:



I understand that the GNSO approved the release of the $19,963.79 DNSO 
restricted funds to support the travel costs for members of the six GNSO 
constituencies.  In order to execute the release of these funds, I will need a 
clear request from each constituency of the exact amount and payment 
instructions (e.g., name of payee, account #'s, currency, date of transfer).   
In the

request please include a reference to the GNSO resolution (copied below for 
your reference) and copy the other contituencies.   I assume I will be getting 
6 requests for US$ 3,3327.30. (19,964.79/6).



Thank you



Kevin Wilson

CFO

ICANN



Whereas:



At its meeting of September 25, 2008 the GNSO Council created the Travel 
Drafting Team (TDT) to work on proposals to optimize the allocation and the 
management of Travel Funding for the GNSO Constituencies.



At a meeting held during the Mexico ICANN meeting in March 2009 between the TDT 
and members of ICANN staff, the TDT requested that all GNSO Constituencies 
receive Funding Slots for each of their elected Councillors at each one of the 
three yearly international ICANN meetings, with the understanding that it would 
then be up to each Constituency to allocate these slots according to their own 
internal processes.



That request stemmed in part from the recognition of the significant, and ever 
increasing work loads, that GNSO Councillors face. Work which they carry out as 
unpaid volunteers.



Since that meeting it has been identified that an amount of funds left over 
from the DNSO are available for use should the Council wish to provide 
additional Travel Funding to those GNSO Constituencies that no longer have 
enough credits left for their three slots for the final meeting of the fiscal 
year 2008, in Sydney.



The funds identified are in the amount of 19,963.79 USD.



Resolved:



That the DNSO funds be distributed evenly across all six GNSO Constituencies in 
time for the Sydney meeting in June, with the express purpose of providing 
additional Travel Funding for those persons nominated by each Constituency as 
recipients to be of said Travel Support.