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,

Have the council liaison chair the meeting with the assistance of the Policy 
Staff coordinator for the Working Group?

Note: it may not be a willingness to pay, it may also be the ability to pay. 

a.

On 25 May 2010, at 13:07, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:

> 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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