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[council] perhaps we should request hotel support from ICANN for New Delhi?
- To: GNSO Council <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: [council] perhaps we should request hotel support from ICANN for New Delhi?
- From: Robin Gross <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:15:13 -0800
- Cc: Norbert Klein <nhklein@xxxxxxx>
- In-reply-to: <200801121409.51716.nhklein@gmx.net>
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Colleagues,
Since in many of our cases the actual airfare being paid by ICANN for
us to attend the New Delhi meeting is considerably less than what was
available from the original budget allocation from intercessional
travel, I'd like to propose we discuss the possibility of requesting
ICANN contribute to our hotel accommodations for New Delhi also.
Possibly support up to the amount originally allocated for our
intercessional travel. I recall the amount estimated to be
available for travel support was $7,777 per councilor. I know in my
own case, my airfare costs ICANN $2k, so it seems there is a
considerable difference that could be used to help with our hotel
accommodations for this meeting.
Thanks,
Robin
On Jan 11, 2008, at 11:09 PM, Norbert Klein wrote:
I address this response mail to "Sabregrpair" <sabregrpair@xxxxxxxx>
but I copy it also to several other persons, because it shows that
the present discussion about a fair sharing of travel and hotel
expenses for GNSO Council members needs obviously to be carried to
a different level, first of all also to
Ms. Stacy Hoffberg, in charge of ICANN travel arrangements.
Dear Stacy,
I just found the following mail this morning in my inbox, requiring
a response within 72 hours:
= = =
Hello,
fare is now USD 2577.70 no lower fares available
Please review the tentative itinerary below for changes or approval
to ticket. You have 72 hours from the time of receipt of this email
to respond, otherwise your tentative flight reservation will
automatically gets canceled...
. . .
PENALTY FARE REMARKS
THIS IS AN ADVANCED PURCHASE NONRFUNDABLE FARE.
ANY CHANGES MAY RESULT IN A HIGHER FARE AND CHANGE FEE...
= = =
I am utterly surprised. When I started to inquire about flights to
the New Delhi ICANN meetings and made a tentative reservation a
long time ago, I could have bought the ticket for US$535. Then, in
the meantime, it went up to US$590 – and I had mentioned this also
in my earlier mails, always adding that the airfare prices I quote
are subject to possible change.
So this morning, after receiving the mail above, I contacted
immediately my normal agent again: the ticket is now $695,
changeable and refundable – and still available, if I would
purchase it early in the week. And it is exactly for the same
airline and for the same flights for which the ICANN agent would
charge 3.7 times more than my agent here.
I remember some comments in the discussions of the Council that
ICANN should not too easily accept to pay for the expenses which
the GNSO Council members incur for travel and face-to-face
meetings. Especially, there was hesitation expressed about paying
hotel costs for GNSO Council members.
In the meantime we had the GNSO information about the prices for
the suggested hotels – the hotel rates for one night are in the
general range of the GNP per person for one year in Cambodia.
As I am working as a volunteer without salary since the last 18
months, I would appreciate:
1) to be authorized to buy my ticket here for US$695.00 (for later
re-imbursement), and
2) to receive the difference between the two prices quoted
($2,577.70 minus $695.00), that is $1,882.70, towards covering
hotel costs in New Delhi.
Naturally, I need an answer within less than 72 hours, as that is
the deadline that was given in the mail to me this morning.
I am aware that this may raise some difficult questions, but I
think the price difference is so outrageous that I cannot but put
this up for wider discussion for a quick decision now, and towards
future policy discussions.
Sincerely,
Norbert Klein
Member of the GNSO Council
cc:
Ms. Denise Michel
Dr. Paul Twomey
GNSO Secretariat
GNSO Council
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