[LAC-Discuss] FW: [ALAC-Announce] Revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09 Posted

Carlton Samuels carlton.samuels at uwimona.edu.jm
Thu Aug 14 12:03:15 EDT 2008


Dear Colleagues:
See the new and long awaited travel support policy.  Quite frankly, this is
not the easiest documentation to get thru or understand.  And unfortunately,
it is not yet available in Spanish.  At any rate, the AT-Large staff will be
answering questions as best as they can.
 
>From my reading, broad ALS/RALO travel support for attending ICANN meetings
seems, by and large, to be relegated to fellowship assistance.  From a
strategic perspective, this travel policy is merely the thin edge of a sure
wedge. Because the declaration that the ALAC is "mature" after the ALS
Summit surely means that ICANN would have signalled less interest in the
whole ALS/RALO enterprise input to policy; think of yourselves as unloved
cousins visiting past your exit date.

Carlton

   

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Subject: [ALAC-Announce] Revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09
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ICANN Posts Revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09

http://www.icann.org./en/announcements/announcement-13aug08-en.htm 

13 August 2008

The work to create a community travel support procedure began with a
specific call for travel support in late 2007 by some in the community
(though this issue has been discussed for some time). There has been
extensive consultation on community travel support. It began as a workshop
in Delhi, with comments received and an analysis posted. Further, a draft
was posted in June, discussed in budget meetings in Paris, and again with
fairly extensive comment in person, via email and on the web. These second
round of comments were summarized and analyzed. This last summary is
available at:

http://forum.icann.org/lists/travel-support-draft/msg00013.html 

The revised Community Travel Support Procedure for FY09 (
http://www.icann.org./en/topics/travel-support/revised-procedure-11aug08.htm

) strives to accommodate the community feedback. Of course, this is a
subject about which complete agreement is not possible. However, there is
strong agreement within the community that a procedure exist that is
documented, transparent, consistent, adhered-to, and reviewed/revised for
efficacy.

Comparing the final procedure with the draft discussed in Paris, some key
changes include:

    * Guarantees travel support for NomCom-nominated counselors
    * Stresses transparency in application and post-meeting reporting
    * Allows for some flexibility in the allocation mechanism within a SO
without overburdening the Chair

The document strives to be complete without being overly-detailed. This will
leave many specific questions unanswered. ICANN staff will develop and post
a FAQ (frequently asked questions document) to capture questions, and
provide consistent answers to the entire community. If you have questions,
please send them to the ICANN staff member with whom you work most closely,
or send them to travel-support at icann.org .

Staff will collect feedback on issues that arise in the first implementation
of this procedure, now through the Cairo meeting, and Staff will make
clarifications, as needed. Additionally, Staff will conduct a complete
review of the Community Travel Support Procedure at year end with a public
consultation at the June ICANN meeting, and this will be an opportunity for
RSSAC to provide additional input if desired.
-- 
Regards,

Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul
ICANN At-Large Staff
email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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