I would like to thank NCSG EC for this slot - and do a shout out to Stephanie who I am glad will be joining us remotely! Best regards, Kathy On 4/18/2024 7:37 AM, Johan Helsingius wrote: > There were many deserving applicants for the travel slot, but > after deliberation and considering all the Motivation Statements > and circumstances, the NCSG EC has decided to allocate the travel > slot to Kathy Kleiman, allowing her to hold a training workshop > on policy writing for interested NCSG members in Kigali. > > Many thanks to everyone who expressed their interest! > > Julf > > > On 10/04/2024 16:18, Johan Helsingius wrote: >> Seems Stephanie Perrin can't make it to Kigali. >> >> According to our operating procedures I am hereby asking interested >> persons to send me their motivation statements, copying Andrea >> ([log in to unmask]). >> >> Here is the relevant part from the NCSG operating procedures: >> >> If a Council member or a funded NCSG Executive Committee cannot attend >> the meeting, the following process should be invoked to decide upon the >> travel slot transfer: >> >> The NCSG chair announces the opportunity on the NCSG-Discuss list >> and requests that the interested members send their Motivation Statement >> privately to the Chair and copy in ICANN support staff. >> >> The Motivation Statement must explain in detail why the applicant >> would like to attend the meeting, provide evidence of full and >> verifiable engagement in Domain Name System policy deliberations, proof >> that the applicant has previously attended calls and contributed to >> PDPs, NCSG Policy Committee meetings and other relevant policy and >> related meetings, and explain why their physical presence is important >> for this meeting, mentioning specific tasks they commit to carry out on >> behalf of the NCSG. The tasks must be related to the NCSG and advance >> the NCSG’s interests at that specific ICANN meeting. >> >> If the applicant is to be an alternate to a GNSO Councillor, he or >> she should have an understanding of how the Council works and have >> observed their meetings beforehand. They must provide a letter of >> recommendation from either a) the Chair of the NCSG Policy Committee, or >> (b) a serving member of the Council in his or her second term. >> >> While Execeutive Committee’ travel slots may be allocated to >> newcomers, newcomers should commit to attending sessions of the NCSG >> leading up to the ICANN meeting, as well as undertaking revision and >> background reading on at least one internal governance document and a >> PDP. >> >> The applicant must commit to attending the ICANN meeting fully, be >> at the meeting venue every day, and be present to the greatest extent >> possible at all NCSG meetings, constituency meetings, GNSO Council >> meetings, and PDP sessions for which they have expressed interest in >> their Motivation Statement. If the selected applicant does not appear to >> be present at the venue without justification, s/he will not be eligible >> to be allocated a travel slot in the future. The decision of such >> ineligibility will be made by the NCSG Executive Committee (in the >> evaluation of at least two members). >> >> Julf -- Kathy Kleiman Past President, Domain Name Rights Coalition