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Name: | Brian J. Winterfeldt | Date: | 12-Dec-2016 |
Application Status | Assessment Due-Date | Form ID # |
PENDING | 17-Mar-2017 | IPC01 |
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1) Number of Travelers: | 1 | ||||||||||||
2) Traveler Contact Information and Itinerary:
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3) Special Travel Circumstances, Arrangements, Explanations, or Notations: (Please identify each traveler, as applicable) | David Taylor - medical need for business class travel. | ||||||||||||
4) Event/Conference Name, Title, or Descriptor: | South Africa Advanced Domain Name Workshop | ||||||||||||
5) Event/Conference Dates: |
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6) Event/Conference Website Link: | TBD | ||||||||||||
7) Primary Event/Conference Location: |
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8) ICANN Global Stakeholder Engagement Region: | Africa | ||||||||||||
9) Activity Sponsors: | South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc. The Adams & Adams Law Firm | ||||||||||||
10) Proposed Goals and Outcomes: Content Guidelines (click here)
| The IPC proposal is to use CROPP funding for an individual IPC member, David Taylor, to participate in the Advanced ADR Domain Name Workshop to be held on February 23, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa. The event is being hosted by the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) and the Adams & Adams Law Firm. The IPC currently only has a single member located in the Africa region, Charne Le Roux, who is a partner with the Adams & Adams Law Firm hosting the event. In order to expand IPC membership and participation in the Africa region, the IPC has identified Mr. Taylor, an experienced IPC member who will be traveling from outside the Africa region, to join Ms. Le Roux for the event. Mr. Taylor will present on topics covered during the event (in particular ICANN RPMs including the UDRP and URS) and conduct the outreach for new ICANN participants and IPC members in conjunction with this speaking role. Mr. Taylor will work with Ms. Le Roux (IPC member and event liaison) to promote IPC activities, and the recent developments at ICANN, in particular ICANN’s proposed policy development process to review all the Rights Protection Mechanisms in all gTLDs. As noted above, Ms. Le Roux is the only IPC member currently located in this CROPP region, and her firm is hosting the event. Thus, the CROPP funding is needed to facilitate an more experienced IPC member from outside the region to join the event to support efforts to educate possible new IPC members in the region about ICANN and the IPC. There is precedent for using CROPP funding to support travelers from outside the CROPP event region, including prior support for a Canada-based IPC member to travel to Serbia for an IP conference during which the CROPP-supported member joined a local IPC-member host and liaison to speak regarding ICANN, the role of intellectual property in the work of ICANN, and the role of the IPC as a voice for intellectual property owner representatives within ICANN. Given the very limited IPC participation in the Africa region, we believe it is important to use this particular trip funding to support an out-of-region traveler in this instance, in the hopes of creating a more substantial membership base in the region in order to conduct future in-region support through CROPP. This event anticipates attracting many intellectual property practitioners in South Africa and the broader southern African region, creating an opportunity for the IPC to conduct outreach to these individuals in order to grow the membership of the IPC, and thereby grow the ICANN volunteer community. It is critical that ICANN allocate CROPP funding as requested so the IPC can grow its Africa-based membership, which is a primary purpose of the program (to support outreach and engagement in under-served or underrepresented regions). This is reflected in the IPC FY 17 Outreach & Engagement Strategic Plan: IPC Outreach Strategic Plan DRAFT[community.icann.org]. | ||||||||||||
11) Additional Information (optional): | |||||||||||||
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Note: The first three elements below should be completed by a Pilot Program Coordinator (PPC) designated by this organization/structure.
Acknowledgements | Confirmed? | Name | Date | Notes |
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The participants identified in this application agree to abide by the terms and conditions of this FY17 Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program (CROPP) as outlined on the CROPP Procedures & Guidelines page. | Yes | David Taylor | 16-Aug-2016 | David Taylor confirmed agreement to participate in CROPP and abide by terms and conditions by email to Brian Winterfeldt. |
The ICANN Organization / Structure's leadership has authorized the submission of this Trip Proposal. | Yes | Greg Shatan | 29-Aug-2016 | Greg Shatan confirmed IPC leadership approval of the Trip Proposal by email to Brian Winterfeldt. |
The ICANN Stakeholder Engagement Vice-President has concurred that the Proposed Goals/Outcomes of this Trip Proposal are consistent with operational plans and/or strategies. | Yes | Pierre Dandjinou | 12-Dec-2016 | VP of Stakeholder Engagement for the Africa Region, Pierre Dandjinou, concurred that the Proposed Goals/Outcomes of this Trip Proposal are consistent with operational plans and/or strategies for the region by email to Brian Winterfeldt. |
The CROPP Staff Administrators confirm that this trip/event satisfies the program's terms, guidelines, and policies. | Yes | Benedetta Rossi | 23-Dec-2016 | Agreement for FINAL Exception to be granted for out of region travel to sponsor this trip. This Trip will count for 2 trip allocations for the IPC. |
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Approved Travel Elements:
Traveler | Approved Arrival Date | Approved Departure Date | Approved Fees |
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David Taylor | 22-Feb-2017 | 24-Dec-2016 | Airfare |
Staff Department Notifications:
Program Requirement | Date Satisfied/Confirmed | Initials | Notes |
Constituency Travel Notified | 23-Dec-2016 | BR | Traveller requested 2 nights travel; if needed he is allowed to stay an additional night for further outreach based on the CROPP principles. |
Program Admin Transfers from Community Drafts to Approved Forms: | |||
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Trip Proposal | Trip/Event Assessment |
CROPP-FY17 Trip Proposal Template (Jul 2016)