With reference to Philip's last issue: " is a travel budget an incentive to form a new constituency?" In view of the fact that existing Constituency members (e.g. Council reps) had to make their own arrangements to attend ICANN meetings for some 9 years, before travel funding became available from ICANN, then it might seem appropriate that new constituencies be called on to do the same for an initial period (1 or 2 years?) before they hold title to share in such funding. This would help in discouraging that type of incentive... Tony Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@aim.be> To: "'Council GNSO'" <council@gnso.icann.org> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:26 AM Subject: RE: [council] Travel support draft text
It may be useful to have first from staff a comment on the practicality / operation of what we are proposing.
ie - will it be a lump sum given 1st Jan to each constituency or a budget against which constituencies draw down? - how will the fixed sum/budget be determined if there is a variable cost of the nom com and GNSO chair travel (eg variable cost of 3 air tickets and variable days stayed). - if a new constituency appears in 2009 does the sum/budget to the old constituencies go down? - is a travel budget an incentive to form a new constituency? (Question for the OPS group to consider ?)
Philip