FYI, Bart Invitation: Webinar on ccTLD Financial Contributions | 17 July 2025 Dear All, On behalf of the second ccNSO Finance working group you are invited to a webinar on Thursday, 17 July 2025 at 12:00 UTC. At this webinar the working group will present their proposed updates for 2013 ccNSO Guideline on ccTLD voluntary financial contributions to ICANN. The webinar will kick-off a period in which you can provide your comments and feedback to the Working Group (from 17 to 31 July 2025). Your feedback will be considered by the working group, before they will submit their final report to the ccNSO Council for adoption. The draft report, including the 2025 ccNSO Guideline will be shared with you by 15 July 2025 at its latest. JOIN THE WEBINAR Register in advance: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/x5OqFwNTQsC-ZqA-p7_5MQ After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with joining details and calendar integration instructions. Recordings will become available here<https://community.icann.org/x/ooNJD>. Best regards, Bart Boswinkel ccNSO secretariat, on behalf of the FIN2 Working Group BACKGROUND The ccNSO Financial Contributions Guideline, adopted in November 2013, is expected to be reviewed every five years. The first review in 2018 led to invoicing process improvements. The second review, which began at ICANN81, is now concluding. The FIN2 WG was tasked with reviewing and improving the existing financial contribution model to ensure it is fair, equitable and encourages voluntary contributions at a reasonable level. The group focused on * Reviewing the ccTLD Shared Cost model * Assessing the current banded contribution system * Proposing ways to close the gap between actual and reasonable contributions The Shared Cost model—also known as the value exchange model—was originally developed in 2013 as a joint effort by the ccNSO and ICANN org. It outlines how ICANN and ccTLD each bring value to each other , and how costs incurred are allocated. The WG recommends that ICANN receives a fair compensation to ICANN for services that benefit the ccTLD community. Recently, the FIN2 WG and ICANN org revisited the 2013 calculation methodology. The model has now been updated using ICANN’s FY26 Budget data. LINKS * 2013 ccNSO Financial contribution Guideline<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_42805/guidelines-cctld...> * 2013 Final Report ccNSO Finance Working Group<https://archive.icann.org/meetings/buenosaires2013/en/schedule/sun-finance/p...> including ccTLD Shared Cost model (2013) * Letter ICANN CEO on financial contributions<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_42697/chehade-to-holla...> (November 2013) * Letter Chair Finance WG to CEO ICANN on ccTLD Financial contributions<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_44824/holland-to-cheha...> (December 2013) * ccTLD Contribution Reports<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/cctld-contributions.htm> (for each fiscal year) * ccTLD Billing Overview and FAQ<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cctld-billing-overview-faq-15aug...> * Charter FIN2 WG <https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/sfwg.htm> * ICANN81 ccNSO Members Meeting, Welcome Session: guideline review kick-off<https://sched.co/1p2JD> * ccTLD Financial contributions model<https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/icann81/3a/ICANN%20ccTLD%20contributio...> (FY25, November 2024, ICANN81) * ICANN82 ccNSO Members Meeting, Financial Contributions Session: community consultation<https://sched.co/1vpcP> * 2013 ccTLD Shared Cost model, with updated figures (April 2025) <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PF7RDAVq_k4s9hgIP5Ok85FcqFhfpNqE/view?usp=s...> * Read more here<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/sfwg.htm>, or on the FIN2 WG Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/AYCDG>.