AC Chat 2016-08-16 NARALO Tribal Ambassadorship SC call

Yesim Nazlar:Welcome to the NARALO Tribal Ambassadorship SC Call held on Tuesday, 16 August 2016 at 14:00 UTC

  Yesim Nazlar:Agenda: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/1BmSBg

  Glenn McKnight:|Morning

  Glenn McKnight:the attendee list isn't right

  Glenn McKnight:it looks like the NARALO list

  Yesim Nazlar:Hi Glenn, will be updating it

  Glenn McKnight:sending  link to Ed now

  Janice Lange:Hi everyone - I am going to get on my other call with my global stakeholder team but my choices are: April Tinhorn and Delofon Akohin: I think they best match and exemplify future volunteers for At Large and ICANN

  Silvia Vivanco:Hello everyone

  Silvia Vivanco:We will start shortly

  Glenn McKnight:loris is here

  Heidi Ullrich:Hi All

  Loris Taylor:Good  morning.  My staff Melissa Begay will also be joining.

  Loris Taylor:Here

  Silvia Vivanco:Welcome all

  Glenn McKnight:Also  associated with  a NARALO ALS

  Silvia Vivanco:and I am noting this as as AI

  Heidi Ullrich:we can hear typing

  Glenn McKnight:My two choices i s    April  Tinhorn  and  Nonabah  Lane.  

  Glenn McKnight:my mic is muted

  Loris Taylor:All 4 remaining candidates are from US federally recognized Tribes

  Heidi Ullrich:Janice has said Valerie Fast Horse is her second next applicant

  judith hellerstein:I am told that should not be a problem

  judith hellerstein:she could get a passport

  Glenn McKnight:@heidi  i  put my choice in the chat

  Loris Taylor:I concur with Eduardo.  Valorie Fasthorse and April Tinhorn.

  Glenn McKnight:yes

  Glenn McKnight:Valerie was very close to my choice too

  Glenn McKnight:\looks  like Valerie and April   and  Nonabah as a backup person

  Heidi Ullrich:+1 Glenn

  Loris Taylor:How will the passport process work?  Via Reimbursement?

  Glenn McKnight:@Loris  the  visa  process is different

  Loris Taylor:Good point Glenn.  i am not familiar with the visa process.

  Heidi Ullrich:Processing time - 6 weeks: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/information/processing-times.html

  Heidi Ullrich:Expedited 3 weeks

  Loris Taylor:Yes, a post office will work.

  Glenn McKnight:VISA  costs should be covered

  Glenn McKnight:Yes

  Loris Taylor:Do we need to set up a call with the candidates to go over the requirements of the program?

  Glenn McKnight:Yes, Loris  we can do an orientation  session

  Eduardo Diaz (ALAC):I am re-connecting

  Glenn McKnight:Another  question from me

  Heidi Ullrich:E-Visa for India - https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html

  Heidi Ullrich:Good suggestion, Eduardo

  Heidi Ullrich:Perhaps we could contact her today

  Glenn McKnight:@ed  we need their  bio and their  pictures for the newsletter

  Loris Taylor:Yes

  Heidi Ullrich:Who and how will they be informed?

  Heidi Ullrich:When?

  Eduardo Diaz (ALAC):@Judith: remeber is not my news letter is NARALO

  Glenn McKnight:Juditha  can we do a formal  announcement  after their  acceptance?

  Eduardo Diaz (ALAC):I need to go.. Let me know by email if there is anything else I need to do. Thanks all!

  Glenn McKnight:Bye ed

  Loris Taylor:Thank you Eduardo

  Silvia Vivanco:http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/india/hyderabad

  Silvia Vivanco:current time 8:00 pm

  Loris Taylor:Thank you Judith

  Heidi Ullrich:Thank you all very much,. Great program!!

  Loris Taylor:I got it.

  Glenn McKnight:bye

  Loris Taylor:Thank you so much everyone.