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

["Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think that it is appropriate for the GNSO to raise the issue of
travel funding at this time.  The ICANN budget year doesn't end until
June 30, 2008 and such funding wasn't proposed during the 2007-08 budget
approval process.  It would be better for the GNSO to raise this issue
during the approval process for the 2008-09 budget -- at which time the
community could discuss the total cost and relative merits of such a
proposal.

 

Personally, I think that ICANN should provide financial support to the
constituencies.  In turn, we, as a constituency, would decide whether to
use the funding for travel, professional support, administrative
support, etc.  

 

Thanks.

 

Jon

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From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adrian Kinderis
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 11:43 AM
To: Registrars Constituency
Subject: [registrars] ICANN funding travel for GNSO council reps

 

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;

 

-          Should all Constituencies be funded?

-          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.

 

Thanks. 

 

 

 

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