<div><div dir="auto">I share Rafik’s comment about travel. I wish there is some explanation as to where this is coming from and what’s the reason for this question? </div></div><div dir="auto">Cheers. </div><div dir="auto">Tanya </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun 24. Feb 2019 at 23:51, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi Stephanie,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks for the draft.</div><div>As I read others comments, I don't see so much change in EPDP section. I think we need only to ask the board about not bypassing the process (agree that their letter was ill-thought in bad timing) and to not be influenced by other groups who might try to have 2 bites at the apple. I believe that would be more useful to ask and discuss than what is suggested (I am fine with the question #1 about the resourcing and adequate budgeting). EPDP is in a certain way a good respond to what board is talking since Barcelona about PDP effectiveness. I don't want that we give any hint that board should get involved in any kind of facilitation that question #2 or #3 might imply. <br><br></div><div>I am really puzzled about the question on travel and its intent. I don't think people get travel arrangement in last minute for fun but for basic reason: ICANN CT only book when visa are ready and that process takes time. things might change with the new timeline and earlier support from CT. I really believe we are sending the wrong message here and I would oppose it on its current form. At the end most of work is done between meetings and conference calls.</div><div><br></div><div>I would suggest instead that board improves its process in term of community consultation and exploring different approaches. the 1 hour session at ICANN meeting is too little. are the letters the right the medium for any kind of interaction? do we really want that board start kick off some initiative and so adding more burden on the community?</div><div><br></div>Best,<div><br></div><div>Rafik</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le lun. 25 févr. 2019 à 02:58, Stephanie Perrin <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Many thanks to Farzi and Kathy for their comments/edits. I have added a few things to Kathy's version, and changed the wording slightly on the matter of the Chair of the EPDP to acknowledge Farzi's point about
GNSO. I have not taken the travel thing out...Until somebody comes up with a better idea, I think it is still a good idea. Travel is a big, discretionary spend. Leadership in the community has no control over irresponsible members who make last minute travel
requests, and we don;t really see the controls in the staff budgets. Perfectly open to better ideas, but we need an idea for the three parts of the comminity....this one hits all three.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">cheers folks and thanks for the interest!</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Steph</font></font><br>
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