Re: [gnso-travel-dt] Re: TRAVEL DRAFTING TEAM COMMENTS NEEDED - Travel funding request from the Vertical Integration WG co-chairs

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

If at least one of the co-chairs will be there. I am probably ok with the 
answer.  And assuming that there will be good remote facilities in the meeting 
room, the WG should be able to get by.

a.

On 25 May 2010, at 12:23, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:

> You make a good point and I was asking myself the same question. We can work 
> on a long-term solution, but I frankly don't see any way of coming up with 
> one for this short term need.
> 
> I was thinking I should go back to the VI co-chairs and tell them that 
> there's really nothing that can be done at such short notice.
> 
> Do people agree with that approach?
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> Le 25 mai 2010 à 18:18, Avri Doria a écrit :
> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 25 May 2010, at 09:16, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:
>> 
>>> But I think the important point here is: can the Council as a whole step in 
>>> and donate a slot in cases such as these, and would that be a fair and 
>>> practical way of dealing with issues such as this one?
>> 
>> 
>> Something like: 
>> 
>> Every SG will donate N (orN/2 depending on the number of slots available to 
>> the SG) travel slots a year for emergency needs such as getting a WG chair 
>> to a meeting?  And if this is what the team decides I will take it back to 
>> the NCSG with my personal support (yes and including the recommendation that 
>> we would do our fair share)
>> 
>> But who would go first to solve the issue this time?  Obviously sometimes 
>> the person is a member of a particular SG group so hopefully they can do 
>> this.  But sometime she or he won't be.
>> 
>> Otherwise, are there any suggestions on the way to solve this since mine 
>> seems so very shot down.
>> 
>> a.
>> 
>> 
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