Re: [registrars] ICANN funding travel for GNSO council reps

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Under no circumstances should any travel be funded for the GNSO  
constituency Councillors. Each and every constituency is represented  
by professional advocates who are paid to do this work. There is no  
reason why this expense should be off-loaded to ICANN.
-r

On 5-Dec-07, at 11:42 AM, Adrian Kinderis wrote:

> All,
>
>
>
> There is currently some discussion on the GNSO council list with  
> respect
> to ICANN potentially funding GNSO Council Representatives  to travel  
> to
> ICANN meetings.
>
>
>
> I was hoping to get some feedback from the Registrar Constituency to
> pass onto the Council on this matter.
>
>
>
> Here are some initial thoughts and questions to get you started;
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>
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> -          Should all Constituencies be funded?
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> -          Should all Representatives be funded?
>
> -          Is this appropriate use of ICANN's budget and could ICANN's
> money be spent better ways?
>
> -          Is the GNSO Council so important to the ICANN process and  
> is
> it important to have as many Constituencies and Representatives  
> present
> at the meetings (the main forum for decision making) as possible?
>
> -          The ICANN Board's travel is funded
>
> -          The Nominating Committee's travel is funded
>
> -          Is funding travel to ICANN meetings a higher priority than
> other funding needs?
>
>
>
> I welcome discussion and feedback on the above.
>
>
>
> For what it is worth I do believe that ICANN should be funding travel
> for all Councillors on the GNSO. The GNSO is an important link in the
> chain and having Councillors unable to attend the meetings inhibits
> efficient decision making. There are many other areas we could look to
> economise in ICANN's budget and I believe that this is one that would
> benefit the ICANN community as a whole.
>
>
>
> That said, the RC Rep's to the Council will, of course, convey the  
> view
> of the group.
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> Thanks.
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> Adrian Kinderis
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