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

[Olga Cavalli <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
I think we must forward this request to the GNSO council asap, if you agree
I can do it.
Regards
Olga

2009/4/26 Kevin Wilson <kevin.wilson@xxxxxxxxx>

>  Dear GNSO Travel Team:
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> 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).
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> Thank you
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> Kevin Wilson
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> CFO
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> ICANN
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> *Whereas:*
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> *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.*
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> *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.*
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> *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.*
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> *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.*
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> *The funds identified are in the amount of 19,963.79 USD.*
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> *Resolved:*
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> *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.*
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