NCSG Travel Policy Lacks Inclusivity Please

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi,

I re-read the travel policy draft and I don't see any problem (I suggest
everyone read the text to make their own opinions). the text you are
talking about is related to slots from a councillor who couldn't attend the
meeting and so reallocating them.

NCSG councillors attend the meeting because of all GNSO council sessions
and policy work. That is our main role in ICANN, doing policy. That is also
why the policy suggest that policy committee members are asked if they want
to attend as they are working on policy matters for NCSG. After that, the
slots are clearly open to ALL members of NCSG as indicated by the draft
operating procedure and the procedure explains how it works such as
explaining why the applicant wants to attend the ICANN meeting etc. FC
members can apply like any other members following that process and so
concern about inclusiveness is unwarranted since the slots to be
reallocated are not limited to any committee.

Best,

Rafik


Le dim. 8 juil. 2018 à 05:11, Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Thanks for the response Farzaneh,
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> I think it would amount to not wanting to make Finance Committee improve
> on its working processes and mandate to sound it off as mere “protecting
> the interest of members or wanting to score travel slot” which I think
> negates the purpose of the Finance Committee or probably why it has been in
> comatose lately.
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> For your information, the role and mandate of Finance Committee as
> contained in the NCSG Charter Section 2.6 is very clear and is not limited
> to the following:
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> Develop and deploy a fund raising plan for the NCSG;
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> Work with the ICANN’s staff to determine levels of support available to
> the NCSG;
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> Work with ICANN finance officers to insure the NCSG and its Constituencies
> receive fair and equivalent financial support from ICANN;
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> Accounting for any funds received by the NCSG from any source. This
> accounting will include the following:
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> All funds raised by voluntary membership fees or otherwise must be held in
> a separate NCSG account.
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> Proper controls must be implemented.
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> Regarding Expenditures, FC is to among others see that:
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> Financial reports must be prepared annually and be made public.
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> Provide internal conflict resolution process regarding funds.
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> Provide the oversight of the Treasurer function.
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> Fulfill any other accounting, auditing or other prescribed financial
> requirements as set by the ICANN Board of Directors for organizations
> within the ICANN structure.
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> For now, the present crop of FC are not people who are merely seeking
> exposure, but want to contribute its quota, and thus find it unhealthy that
> Finance Committee is being relegated.
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> Looking at most of the responsibilities of the Finance Committee, its
> stakeholders  and possible time for most of its functions and oversights
> must be dealt with within the ICANN stakeholdes meeting for proper
> engagement.
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> Finally, its in the best interest of *NCSG-EC* that the Finance Committee
> work and works well, so as to pave way for more accountability and
> transparency in our process and overtly more funding for our stakeholders.
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> We cannot be demanding accountability and transparency from other
> stakeholders and tactically frustrate the efforts of Finance Committee
> thereby making the committee look as irredeemables.
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> Remmy
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