How do we know the exact amount if ICANN arranges the travel? Chuck ________________________________ From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] 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@icann.org> Date: 2009/4/26 Subject: [gnso-travel-dt] Release of DNSO restricted funds To: "gnso-travel-dt@icann.org" <gnso-travel-dt@icann.org> Cc: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@icann.org> 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.