Re: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses andElection timing.

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

Dear Peter,
As an expression of interest and committment, I have written to the Benton
Foundation and the CDT to request funding assistance for travel to
Montevideo as you have suggested. There is no point in my contacting the
Markle Foundation as they do not give grants to individuals.


Regards,

Joanna

The URLs for Best Practices: DNSO Citation:
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/gaindex.html
(Under "Other Information Documents"; "August 2001:
Proposal for Best Practices for the DNSO GA")
Part I: 
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20010813.GA-BestPractices.html
Part II: 
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20010813.GA-BP-flowchart.pdf
(Access to the .pdf file requires installing the Adobe Acrobat
Reader, which is available for free down load at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.)




on 8/19/01 9:07 PM, Peter de Blanc at pdeblanc@usvi.net wrote:

> Colleagues:
> 
> During the last NC tele-meeting the NC discussed and voted on the
> schedule for the upcoming ICANN board member election.
> 
> I wish to explain my position and why I voted as I did, and I wish to
> clarify some potential mis-understandings about my suggestions of
> financial aid for candidates.
> 
> According to the ICANN bylaws, the NC needs to present the (elected)
> candidate to the ICANN secretary by 16 September, 2001, for seating on
> the board in October.
> 
> I took the position of wishing to see the election happen as late as
> possible, and in such a way as to allow face to face consultancy with my
> constituents at the Montivedeo meeting.
> 
> I have two reasons for wanting the face to face time.
> 
> 1. Many of our constituents, who are not native english speakers, or who
> may be reluctant to express themselves on mailing lists, often get a
> better chance to participate and exchange information at the face to
> face meetings. Even though the candidates have all expressed their
> positions on lists, there may be members of our constituency who do not
> fully understand those positions. Allowing the face to face time
> provides maximum opportunity for consultation within our constituency.
> 
> 2. Because ccSO formation is now in process, and because the ALSC (At
> Large Study Committee) will present their (draft) report just before
> Montevideo, and because that ALSC report suggests re-organization of the
> ICANN structure, we need to have the maximum period of consultation,
> including face to face with the candidates before electing one of them
> to a Board that will be voting on what the new ICANN structure will be.
> 
> Now, the issue came up at the NC tele-meeting that candidates who could
> not attend the montevideo meetings might be dis-advantaged with respect
> to campaigning for votes.
> 
> I suggested that anyone who is running for ICANN board should do
> everything in their power to attend, as an expression of interest and
> commitment. 
> 
> When someone suggested that candidates might be interested and
> committed, but lack the financial resources to attend, I suggested that
> they (those candidates) could get some funding.
> 
> I did not and do not suggest that ICANN, or the DNSO provide such
> funding. Such funding should not come from ICANN. It should come from
> sources outside of ICANN.
> 
> This idea goes along with my proposal for a wwTLD foundation, an
> organization that would accept grants and funding to do ccTLD outreach
> projects, such as registry software, technical assistance, and political
> education. For example, the wwTLD foundation could provide travel
> expenses for a ccTLD manager to attend a workshop or meeting.
> 
> Now as to my ideas of where the funding would or could come from for the
> current slate of ICANN board candidates, the answer is simple.
> 
> 1. The supporters of that candidate could supply the funds directly to
> the candidate, even as candidates running for public election in many
> countries raise money for their campaigns, advertising, travel, and
> events such as rallies.
> 
> 2. The candidates could seek travel funds from existing foundations that
> specialize in providing grants for this purpose. In fact some of these
> foundations are already providing travel grants to other persons
> involved in Internet process.
> 
> for example:
> Center for Democracy and Technology:
> http://www.cdt.org/mission/activities2000.shtml
> 
> Markle foundation:
> http://www.markle.org/gpi/_gpi_index.stm
> 
> The Benton Foundation:
> http://www.benton.org/
> 
> And there are several others.
> 
> I fully expect any person seeking such assistance to organize their own
> financial support, and I am confident that the necessary sources of
> funds are out there. It is up to the candidate to identify the sources
> and to ask for the money. Or at least to recruit someone or some
> organization who supports that candidate's position and will do the
> fund-raising for them.
> 
> Peter de Blanc
> ccTLD NC representative
> 
> 
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