[proposed comment] Community Travel Support Guidelines

[dorothy g]

Thanks Bruna, I was just about to respond in like manner.

On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 5:17 PM, Bruna Martins dos Santos <
bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Ayden,
>
> While I agree that venue selection does not fall perfectly in this
> comment's scope, I think there's space for us to touch upon our feedback
> regarding the visa services ICANN has been offering lately. Newland Chase
> staff at times is unable to offer any input in the visa processes within
> the timeframe or even directs us to governments websites - what is the
> point of ICANN org hiring a company to bridge community travellers and
> embassies with regards to visa processes if the company will not do any
> facilitation, whatsoever.
>
> Maybe there's space to provide feedback on this sense ? That the company
> hired to help community with visas is often unable to provide the necessary
> information and do the mediation in the available time.
>
> Either way, thanks for the comment you guys!
>
> Cheers,
> Bruna
>
> 2018-07-01 14:02 GMT-03:00 Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com>:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The consultation is narrow in scope and in our comment we should only
>> address those issues which fall within the purview of the travel support
>> guidelines (this does not include the choice of meeting location).
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Ayden
>>
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>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 18:51, dorothy g <dgdorothydg at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> I have been through the document. I feel we can reduce the number of
>> words. I also feel it would be useful to start with some principles. e.g
>> effective participation in meeting; avoiding unnecessary stress etc. We
>> should call for consistency in administrative procedures while
>> acknowledging special circumstances linked to developing countries.
>>
>> Could we not insert some explicit language on the visa issue we were
>> recently discussing? Something that links it to the choice of host?
>> best
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 3:47 PM, Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thanks for drafting this comment, Ayden. I have read it and i am glad
>>> it covers many of the ocncerns i too have on the travel guidelines. I
>>> made one or two comments though.
>>>
>>> I hope this cna be approved soon and be sent within time.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Arsene
>>>
>>> 2018-07-01 17:07 UTC+02:00, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com>:
>>> > Dear all,
>>> >
>>> > ICANN org is currently requesting feedback on its proposed updates to
>>> the
>>> > Community Travel Support Guidelines. These guidelines clarify the
>>> > responsibilities of supported travellers and the duty of care that
>>> ICANN org
>>> > has to us. [The comment documents are
>>> > here.](https://www.icann.org/public-comments/travel-support-
>>> guidelines-2018-05-30-en)
>>> >
>>> > I have prepared a response on behalf of the NCSG. You can find it here:
>>> > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FEWgze1lVbMlB5if0EnfZE2B
>>> xGreHoQ6SKaj6ya7sZY/edit?usp=sharing
>>> >
>>> > Please consider reviewing the proposed comment and sharing feedback
>>> either
>>> > in the Google Doc itself or on this mailing list. The comment window
>>> closes
>>> > on 16 July, so please provide your inputs before 12 July so that the
>>> NCSG
>>> > Policy Committee has time to review them and to finalise the text. We
>>> will
>>> > share the final text on this list prior to submission.
>>> >
>>> > Best wishes,
>>> >
>>> > Ayden Férdeline
>>>
>>>
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