RE: [council] Release of DNSO restricted funds

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

How do we know the exact amount if ICANN arranges the travel?
 
Chuck


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        From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Olga Cavalli
        Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 10:08 PM
        To: GNSO Council
        Subject: [council] Release of DNSO restricted funds
        
        
        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

         

        Whereas:

         

        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.

         

        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.

         

        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.

         

        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.

         

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

         

        Resolved:

         

        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.