[NCSG-EC] NCSG EC travel for ICANN81 (Istanbul)

[Johan Helsingius]

The way I see it is that the slots are intended for EC members, and once
on the EC, the members really represent NCSG, not NCUC/NPOC.

	Julf


On 25/06/2024 09:14, farzaneh badii wrote:
> I disagree with your interpretation Julf of the operating procedures. I 
> find it dangerous to allocate one constituency EC travel slot to 
> another, I also think as a matter of transparency we should announce the 
> travel slot available on the NCSG mailing list and ask NCUC members who 
> also could be the members of NPOC to apply. I don’t understand what the 
> problem is with opening this up. And no I don’t think NPOC NCSG EC reps 
> should decide for NCUC NCSG EC reps travel slots. We open it up, Tapani 
> can apply.
> 
> Farzaneh
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 8:54 AM Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com 
> <mailto:julf at julf.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On 25/06/2024 07:48, farzaneh badii via NCSG-EC wrote:
> 
>      > I believe these two travel slots belong to NCUC NCSG EC reps. I
>     believe
>      > the best course of action here is to provide an opportunity for NCUC
>      > members to apply.
> 
>     Reading the NCSG Operating Procedures rules for NCSG
>     Travel Slot Transfer,
>     https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Operating+Procedures#OperatingProcedures-996937310 <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Operating+Procedures#OperatingProcedures-996937310>
> 
>     1. The NCSG receives the following travel slots per meeting:
> 
>          a. At the annual Policy Forum and the annual Community Forum,
>             the NCSG receives 6 slots for Council members, and 3 slots
>             for NCSG Executive Committee members, being a total of 9
>             travel slots.
> 
>          b. At the Annual General Meeting, the NCSG receives travel slots
>             for all incoming and outgoing Councilors (a minimum of 6 slots
>             and a maximum of 9 slots, depending on whether or not new
>             persons are rotating into the Council) as well as 3 travel
>             slots to be allocated to the to NCSG Executive Committee.
> 
>     So the 3 travel slots belong to the EC. Usually one slot is for
>     the (incoming) chair, and one each to a NCUC and a NPOC rep. Only
>     if EC members are unable to use the slots are they offered to
>     the wider membership. In this case two of the four EC reps
>     can use the slots - but they both happen to be from NPOC.
> 
>              Julf
>