Dear Marika, Jonathan, Alan, Thank you for your message and invitation to review the proposed charter. As you pointed out in your email, in March 2015 the ccNSO Council decided not to participate in the cross-community working group on the new gTLD Auction Proceeds. After reviewing the proposed charter, the ccNSO Council respectfully acknowledged the excellent job done by the drafting committee. Further, the ccNSO Council revisited its decision of March 2015. After careful consideration of all arguments, taking into account the importance of the use of the auction funds and contribution that ccTLDs with experience in comparable projects could bring to the cross-community working group, I am pleased to inform you that the ccNSO now anticipates to participate in the cross-community working group as a chartering organization and will consider the charter for adoption at its upcoming meeting on 13 October 2016. On behalf of the ccNSO Council, Katrina Sataki Chair of the ccNSO From: Marika Konings [mailto:marika.konings@icann.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 7:41 PM To: Katrina Sataki <katrina@nic.lv>; thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch; paf@netnod.se; James M. Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com>; louie@louie.net; tsinha@umd.edu; bverd@verisign.com; alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca; Oscar Robles <oscar@lacnic.net> Cc: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel@icann.org>; Olof Nordling <olof.nordling@icann.org>; Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org>; Carlos Reyes <carlos.reyes@icann.org>; Steve Sheng <steve.sheng@icann.org>; dt-cwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org Subject: For your review - proposed charter new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG Sending on behalf of Jonathan Robinson, new gTLD Auction Proceeds Drafting Team Chair & Alan Greenberg, DT Vice-Chair: Dear SO/AC Chairs, On behalf of the new gTLD Auction Proceeds Drafting Team (DT), we are delighted to submit to you and your respective SO/ACs, the proposed charter for a Cross-Community Working Group on new gTLD Auction Proceeds. As you may recall, representatives of all ICANN SO/ACs, apart from the ccNSO (which decided not to take part in the DT effort), participated in the DT deliberations (see <https://community.icann.org/x/AR_AAw> https://community.icann.org/x/AR_AAw for DT members). This proposed charter is the result of extensive input and deliberations, including careful review of input that was received as part of the cross-community session at ICANN 56 in Helsinki (see <https://community.icann.org/x/fgmbAw)> https://community.icann.org/x/fgmbAw) and we believe it now represents a careful balance between the different viewpoints and perspectives, including from both the DT Members and the ICANN Board liaisons to the DT. As such, the DT would like to request you review the proposed charter with this careful balance in mind and only flag to the DT any pertinent issues that would prevent your respective SO/AC from adopting this charter. We would like to request you highlight such pertinent issues by 30 September 2016 at the latest, including an indication of when you anticipate your respective SO/AC to be in a position to consider the charter for adoption following 30 September, provided that no pertinent issues have been identified by any of the ICANN SO/ACs. Of course, should you have any clarifying questions, please do not hesitate to respond to this message. The DT looks forward to receiving your feedback. Best wishes, Jonathan Robinson, DT Chair & Alan Greenberg, DT Vice-Chair