[council] FW: FW: ICANN Travel Support for 1 additional GNSO attendee to LA Meeting of CCWG - 25 & 26 September

["Jonathan Robinson" <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Greg Shatan [mailto:gregshatanipc@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 18 September 2015 19:04
To: Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: FW: ICANN Travel Support for 1 additional GNSO attendee to LA 
Meeting of CCWG - 25 & 26 September

 

Jonathan,

 

Thank you for your email.  I appreciate the GNSO Council considering the 
opportunity for me to participate in the CCWG-Accountability F2F in person.  As 
you know, it's much more effective and useful to participate in meetings like 
this in person, rather than remotely.

 

I understand the question was raised whether the recipient of this slot should 
seek to represent the GNSO as a whole, rather than their SG or C.  On the one 
hand, it would be a little odd to change my perspective for this meeting alone, 
since this is part of an ongoing process that I've been involved in for 10 
months.  On the other hand, I've always tried to take a broad, pragmatic, 
multistakeholder-oriented view of the CCWG's work and my participation in it.  
I think I've generally pulled in the same direction as other GNSO participants, 
and we've all worked hard together to keep the CCWG moving forward.  Working 
toward consensus is the hallmark of effective WG participation, and it's a goal 
I strive for in my participation. 

 

That said, I am going redouble my efforts to work with my fellow GNSO CCWG 
participants, and to heed their concerns, both at the F2F and otherwise -- not 
merely because I am in a "GNSO-funded" seat, but because we are at a critical 
time in the CCWG.  We need to pull together to achieve consensus, resolve 
issues and bring a final report to the chartering organizations and the 
community.  In that spirit, I am wide open to input and feedback from both GNSO 
Council members and GNSO CCWG participants (and the GNSO community generally) 
about the important issues before us in the CCWG and how best to resolve them 
for our common good.

 

I will sign off with my contact information, so you and your colleagues know 
how to reach me.  I look forward to hearing from you and the Council, both with 
regard to the decision on funding and the work of the CCWG.

 

Best regards,

 

Greg Shatan

mobile: +1 917-816-6428

email: gregshatanipc@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:gregshatanipc@xxxxxxxxx> 

Skype: gsshatan

 

On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
<mailto:jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:

 

 

From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
<mailto:jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> ] 
Sent: 18 September 2015 16:12
To: 'council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ' 
<council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
Subject: RE: ICANN Travel Support for 1 additional GNSO attendee to LA Meeting 
of CCWG - 25 & 26 September

 

All,

 

Following our various discussions on this topic, I propose to put forward the 
name of Greg Shatan to ICANN as the additional GNSO sponsored traveller to the 
meeting.

Unless there is a substantial objection to this in the next 24 hours, Greg’s 
name will be passed onto ICANN.

 

I am sorry that we have had to only select one candidate by this crude method 
and at short notice but that is the way it has worked out.

 

Thank-you, especially to those who were prepared to travel, and also to those 
who provided input.

 

Jonathan

 

 

From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 16 September 2015 13:49
To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Subject: ICANN Travel Support for 1 additional GNSO attendee to LA Meeting of 
CCWG - 25 & 26 September

 

All,

 

ICANN has offered to support one traveller per chartering organisation in 
addition to the currently sponsored travel slots (primarily for members of the 
CCWG).

 

We do not have a simple process or mechanism to deal with this, especially in 
such a tight time frame.

 

Currently, Carlos (a GNSO Council member and participant in the CCWG) has 
volunteered to attend and take up this option. 

Accordingly, please be aware of this offer and communicate any objections or 
concerns you may have.

 

Also, if you are aware of an active CCWG participant from within your SG who 
could make effective (for the benefit of the GNSO) use of such funding, please 
check their availability and make the name known.

 

If more than one candidate emerges, we may need to undertake some form of vote.

 

Thanks

 

 

Jonathan