Patrick, Thank you for this notice. On 26 Aug 2008, at 22:45, Patrick Jones wrote:
At the request of Denise Michel I am sending this note to the Council list. Advisory Committees, Constituencies and Supporting Organizations are in the process of selecting their representatives to the 2009 ICANN Nominating Committee. It is anticipated that the 2009 Nom Com will have a kickoff face-to-face meeting in Cairo following the end of the ICANN meeting. Representatives to the Nom Com will have their transportation reimbursed at economy class, along with hotel costs covered for the Nom Com portion of the meeting (ICANN would cover Thurs 6 Nov through Sat or Sun 8 or 9 Nov depending when the rep departs Cairo). Hotel costs for the other days of the ICANN meeting will have to be covered by the representative or their sending organization.
By their sending organization, do you mean their Supporting Organization? If I understand the rules of the travel support policy as explained in the FAQ, we would not be allowed to use any of the budget to cover the initial hotel nights as SO travel support has been defined as all or nothing. Do I understand this correctly?
I understand this may impact Ute Decker, possibly Greg Ruth and one other GNSO Council member. I am sending this along so this can be factored into constituency decision-making.
Patrick
Thanks again for the information and please extend our thanks to Denise for requesting that you send this notice to us. a.