RE: [council] Draft of a possible note to the CEO - updated

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for clarifying Avri.

Chuck Gomes
 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 1:45 PM
> To: Council GNSO
> Subject: Re: [council] Draft of a possible note to the CEO - updated
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Well that is an open issue.  When I first started we were 
> funded at business level at least for trips longer then 6 
> hours (i think).
> 
> And as far as I can tell the rules have not changed and I 
> have persisted in insisting that all volunteers should travel 
> at the same level as staff and the board.
> 
> So, I believe the letter is accurate.
> 
> - requesting that all council members receive support for 
> travel just as the nomcom appointees do.
> 
> - requesting that this level of travel be the same as that 
> which the  board and the the staff receive.
> 
> a.
> 
> 
> On 4 dec 2007, at 10.34, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> 
> > Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe 
> ICANN staff and 
> > Directors are funded for business class travel on 
> international trips 
> > while NomCom reps are funded for coach travel.  If so, the last two 
> > sentences of the first paragraph do not work.
> >
> > Note that I am not advocating for or against sending this 
> letter, only 
> > making sure that we are accurate in our facts.
> >
> > Chuck Gomes
> >
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 1:20 PM
> >> To: Council GNSO
> >> Subject: [council] Draft of a possible note to the CEO - updated
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Taking Tim's comment into account and with some other rephrasing.
> >>
> >> -------
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Dr. Twomey,
> >>
> >> I am writing on behalf to the GNSO council with a urgent 
> request for 
> >> travel funding for all GNSO council members for the New Delhi 
> >> meeting.  A strong majority of those in the council, with 
> no dissent, 
> >> have requested that all GNSO council members receive the same 
> >> consideration for their travel expenses as Nomcom 
> Appointees  to the 
> >> council receive.
> >> This support should be at the same level as is received by 
> Members of 
> >> the ICANN Board.
> >>
> >> The urgency of the situation, though the request has been 
> a standing 
> >> request for a while now,  is because  several council members have 
> >> indicated that they will not be able to attend the meeting in New 
> >> Delhi without such support.
> >>
> >> Please get back to me as soon as possible regarding this request.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> Avri Doria
> >> Chair, GNSO Council
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
>