[council] Revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Please note that ICANN Posts Revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09

13 August 2008

The work to create a community travel support procedure began with a specific 
call for travel support in late 2007 by some in the community (though this 
issue has been discussed for some time). There has been extensive consultation 
on community travel support. It began as a workshop in Delhi, with comments 
received and an analysis posted. Further, a draft was posted in June, discussed 
in budget meetings in Paris, and again with fairly extensive comment in person, 
via email and on the web. These second round of comments were summarized and 
analyzed. This last summary is available at:

http://forum.icann.org/lists/travel-support-draft/msg00013.html

The revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09 document
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/travel-support/revised-procedure-11aug08-en.htm
strives to accommodate the community feedback. Of course, this is a subject 
about which complete agreement is not possible. However, there is strong 
agreement within the community that a procedure exist that is documented, 
transparent, consistent, adhered-to, and reviewed/revised for efficacy.

Comparing the final procedure with the draft discussed in Paris, some key 
changes include:

- Guarantees travel support for NomCom-nominated counselors
- Stresses transparency in application and post-meeting reporting
- Allows for some flexibility in the allocation mechanism within a SO without 
overburdening the Chair

The document strives to be complete without being overly-detailed. This will 
leave many specific questions unanswered. ICANN staff will develop and post a 
FAQ (frequently asked questions document) to capture questions, and provide 
consistent answers to the entire community. If you have questions, please send 
them to the ICANN staff member with whom you work most closely, or send them to 
travel-support@xxxxxxxxx .

Staff will collect feedback on issues that arise in the first implementation of 
this procedure, now through the Cairo meeting, and Staff will make 
clarifications, as needed. Additionally, Staff will conduct a complete review 
of the Community Travel Support Procedure at year end with a public 
consultation at the June ICANN meeting, and this will be an opportunity for 
RSSAC to provide additional input if desired.

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org