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Philip, I must say I’m not shocked to see your application for travel
funding. Please, no need reference “long haul” as an excuse
for this funding. That is just ignorant to others where most EVERY trip is long
haul. Not sure why you consider yourself such an exception. I am not sure why you even felt compelled to provide any explanation
for your funding unless you wanted to stir up the hornets’ nest –
yet again. Just not necessary and I simply disagree with it. Some questions if you don’t mind? Why does your company pay
for you to attend any ICANN’s at all? What do they get out of it? I see
nothing in your statement of interest that defines this. (This is simply a
follow up to my previous questions actually). Thanks. Adrian Kinderis From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard Olga,
thank you for the outreach. Please
make this formal request. The
BC formally requests travel funding for Philip Sheppard, as a retiring council
member, for the Seoul meeting. There
is considerable constituency, stakeholder group, and GNSO handover work to do. I
may also be able to provide a certain institutional memory. My
organisation can ordinarily currently fund one long-haul trip per year. This
year there have been three such long-haul and so costly trips (for a
European), which is I believe the first time ever in ICANN history. Philip |