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

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On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 5:24 PM Stephanie Perrin <
stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:

> 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
>
> ............
>
>    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 <maryam.bakoshi at icann.org>* and
> 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
> <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.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
>
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