ICANN funded traveller to attend ICANN 64: results of the NCSG selection process for the Additional Budget Request funding for FY18

[Stephanie Perrin]

Dear Members,
You may recall I sent this call for applications out on 7/11.  I am pleased to report that the NCSG Executive Committee met and decided on the application of Shahul Hameed, in cc, who will be going to ICANN 64 now as a result of this process.  Congratulations Shahul, we look forward to working with you in Kobe, it promises to be a busy meeting!
Thanks to all the other applicants, and I would encourage them to try again for the next meeting.  For added clarity, I attach below (just before the call for proposals text) the official list of under-served regions, upon which this additional budget request (ABR) was based.
Kind regards,
Stephanie Perrin
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  1.  ‘Developing’ — This list is based on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) definition of emerging and developing economies in the APAC region as stated in its World Economic Outlook report (October 2018)<https://www.imf.org/~/media/Files/Publications/WEO/2018/October/English/main-report/Text.ashx> (see page 134).
  2.  ‘Under-Served’ – We referenced the GAC Under-Served Regions Working Group<https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Travel+Support> which uses the UN’s definition of Least Developed Countries (LDC)<http://unohrlls.org/about-ldcs/>. These countries are marked with a * in the table below.
  3.  ‘Under-Represented’ — We listed the APAC economies that have only up to 2 representations in the ICANN Community based on the ICANN Stakeholder Tool<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qKIDXTHNPKAXGwo2V36ZZSrml158j89w9k-mu3BpEno/edit#gid=0> developed by the At-Large community.

Developing/Under-Served Economies

Asia
1.       Bangladesh*
2.       Bhutan*
3.       Brunei
4.       Cambodia*
5.       China
6.       India
7.       Indonesia
8.       Laos*
9.       Malaysia
10.   Maldives
11.   Mongolia
12.   Myanmar*
13.   Nepal*
14.   Philippines
15.   Sri Lanka
16.   Thailand
17.   Timor-Leste*
18.   Vietnam

Pacific
1.       Fiji
2.       Kiribati*
3.       Marshall Islands
4.       Micronesia
5.       Nauru
6.       Palau
7.       Papua New Guinea
8.       Samoa
9.       Solomon Islands*
10.   Tonga
11.   Tuvalu*
12.   Vanuatu*

* = LDC according to the UN

Under-Represented Economies

Asia
1.       Brunei
2.       Korea (North)
3.       Laos
4.       Macao
5.       Maldives
6.       Myanmar

Pacific
1.       American Samoa
2.       Christmas Islands
3.       French Polynesia
4.       Guam
5.       New Caledonia
6.       Northern Marianas
7.       Norfolk Island
8.       Pitcairn Island
9.       Tokelau
10.   Wallis and Futuna



Call For One (1) ICANN FUNDED traveller to attend ICANN64 from the APAC region based on Approved FY18 ABR.

We had an additional budget request approved that will allow us to select "1 traveller per ICANN Public Meeting in FY19 (i.e. ICANN63, 64, and 65) from an underserved and underrepresented country within the applicable ICANN meeting region".

While the applicant should be from an underserved APAC region and preferably a leader, this call is open to those who are newcomers/less active members but plan to become more active at NCSG and its constituencies and take part in policy discussion.

A commitment to attend all NCSG meetings (and the candidate's constituency meetings if the candidate belongs to a consistency) during ICANN 63 is necessary. Also, the traveller has to select one policy topic ongoing at the GNSO and say in their statement how they will follow and report on it.

If the candidate belongs to a constituency with requirements for engagement with for example a mentorship program in order to travel, the traveller has to closely work with the constituency to abide by those rules as well and be a part of the mentorship program , which starts before the ICANN meeting and continues during and after.

Please send your statement of interest by MONDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2018 2359 UTC to maryam.bakoshi at icann.org<mailto:maryam.bakoshi at icann.org> and chair at ncsg.is<mailto:chair at ncsg.is>

NCSG EC will make a decision within 3 days of submission deadline.


Text of the ABR below.

FY19-08-NCSG-Participation of Leaders from Developing Countries at ICANN Meetings NCSG request for support of leadership from developing countries at ICANN Public Meetings
(Yes)(10,045)(to be managed by Benedetta Rossi, Manager for Policy Support & Community Services, ICANN Policy Development Support)

The success of similar pilot efforts and the opportunity presented for leadership recruitment from under served and underrepresented countries qualifies this request for support. Approval is granted for 1 traveller per ICANN Public Meeting in FY19 (i.e. ICANN63, 64, and 65) from an underserved and underrepresented country within the applicable ICANN meeting region. Approval of this request is contingent upon coordination with ICANN’s Policy Development Support Team and on the submission of a written report within 30 days of travel which addresses how the opportunity met the request objectives and each itemized metric as per the community request. The report is to be submitted to sbr-outcomes at icann.org<mailto:sbr-outcomes at icann.org> and is a condition of future resource allocations. Unused travel allocations may not be carried over to future meetings or the next fiscal year. Approved travel means economy airfare + hotel + per diem for 1 traveller as noted above.




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Many thanks,


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