[council] Release of DNSO restricted funds

[Olga Cavalli <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
attached is an email from Kevin Wilson informing us that in order to release
the DNSO funds to support the travel costs for members of the six GNSO
constituencies, he needs a clear request from each constituency of the exact
amount and payment instructions (e.g., name of payee, account #’s, currency,
date of transfer).

For further details please see the email copied below.

Best regards

Olga


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kevin Wilson <kevin.wilson@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2009/4/26
Subject: [gnso-travel-dt] Release of DNSO restricted funds
To: "gnso-travel-dt@xxxxxxxxx" <gnso-travel-dt@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>


 Dear GNSO Travel Team:



I understand that the GNSO approved the release of the $19,963.79 DNSO
restricted funds to support the travel costs for members of the six GNSO
constituencies.  In order to execute the release of these funds, I will need
a clear request from each constituency of the exact amount and payment
instructions (e.g., name of payee, account #’s, currency, date of
transfer).   In the

request please include a reference to the GNSO resolution (copied below for
your reference) and copy the other contituencies.   I assume I will be
getting 6 requests for US$ 3,3327.30. (19,964.79/6).



Thank you



Kevin Wilson

CFO

ICANN

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*Whereas:*

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*At its meeting of September 25, 2008 the GNSO Council created the Travel
Drafting Team (TDT) to work on proposals to optimize the allocation and the
management of Travel Funding for the GNSO Constituencies.*

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*At a meeting held during the Mexico ICANN meeting in March 2009 between the
TDT and members of ICANN staff, the TDT requested that all GNSO
Constituencies receive Funding Slots for each of their elected Councillors
at each one of the three yearly international ICANN meetings, with the
understanding that it would then be up to each Constituency to allocate
these slots according to their own internal processes.*

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*That request stemmed in part from the recognition of the significant, and
ever increasing work loads, that GNSO Councillors face. Work which they
carry out as unpaid volunteers.*

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*Since that meeting it has been identified that an amount of funds left over
from the DNSO are available for use should the Council wish to provide
additional Travel Funding to those GNSO Constituencies that no longer have
enough credits left for their three slots for the final meeting of the
fiscal year 2008, in Sydney.*

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*The funds identified are in the amount of 19,963.79 USD.*

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*Resolved:*

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*That the DNSO funds be distributed evenly across all six GNSO
Constituencies in time for the Sydney meeting in June, with the express
purpose of providing additional Travel Funding for those persons nominated
by each Constituency as recipients to be of said Travel Support.*

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