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

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

What should we do if none of the co-chairs are willing to pay their own way to 
come?

Le 25 mai 2010 à 18:31, Avri Doria a écrit :

> 
> 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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