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Pre-ICANN58 Policy Open House - Monday, 6 March 2017 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC
by Terri Agnew Feb. 22, 2017

Feb. 22, 2017

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-02-22-en[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> Monday, 6 March 2017 - 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC The Policy Development Support Team is pleased to announce two sessions of the Pre-ICANN58 Policy Open House on Monday, 6 March 2017 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC. The Policy Open House builds on the previous Policy Update Webinar and incorporates more interaction. The new format will feature: · Decreased Duration | Two 60-minute sessions, rather than two 90-minute briefings · Interactive Format | A question and answer exchange with the Policy Team · Preparatory Materials | The Pre-ICANN58 Policy Report and Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Development Process Briefings will be published one week prior to the open house This improved structure will allow the ICANN community to ask questions about policy and advice development work taking place at ICANN58. The Policy Team also welcomes questions through the upcoming registration form and via email at policyinfo(a)icann.org <mailto:policyinfo@icann.org> . Registration begins on Monday, 27 February 2017. The open house will run in English and will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Recordings of the sessions will be made available here[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…> . The Policy Team looks forward to assisting the ICANN community prepare for ICANN58! --------------- David A. Olive Senior Vice President | Policy Development Support Managing Director ICANN Regional Headquarters | Istanbul <mailto:david.olive@icann.org> david.olive(a)icann.org ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers | Hakki Yeten Caddesi | Selenium Plaza | No:10/C K:10 | 34349 | Fulya | Besiktas | Istanbul Mobile +1. 202.341.3611 | Mobile +90.533.341.6550 | Direct Line +90.212.999.6212

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Re: [Ccwg-auctionproceeds] Sarah Berg - ICANN contractor
by Vanda Scartezini Feb. 22, 2017

Feb. 22, 2017

Dear Marika, colleagues. In my opinion this is a great News. As someone working with foundations, not for profit organizations and the way money can be expending around the world and the difficulties to correctly make funds to arrive at the correct place and be correctly used, I believe this help will be of good value for our group and for the implementation phase. Welcome to Sarah and hope we can meet in Copenhagen! Kisses Vanda Scartezini Polo Consultores Associados Av. Paulista 1159, cj 1004 01311-200- Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Land Line: +55 11 3266.6253 Mobile: + 55 11 98181.1464 Sorry for any typos. HAPPY 2017! From: <ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of 'Marika Konings' <marika.konings(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 10:05 AM To: "ccwg-auctionproceeds(a)icann.org" <ccwg-auctionproceeds(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ccwg-auctionproceeds] Sarah Berg - ICANN contractor Dear All, As noted in the Charter development phase, the work of the CCWG and the ultimate recommendations will carry important legal and financial implications for ICANN as an organization and also upon the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of the ICANN Board Members and ICANN Officers. There are also practical aspects to the CCWG’s anticipated recommendations, such as understanding basic tenets and practices of the grant-making and philanthropic giving space. In preparing to support this CCWG, ICANN recognized that this is not a core skill or knowledge base within the ICANN organization Therefore, to prepare ICANN to understand this space, ICANN has contracted with a resource with a lot of experience on the grant-making/philanthropic giving side. This resource will be available, as necessary, to provide the ICANN organization and Board answers, guidance, and research on these topics. Sarah Berg<https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-berg-cfp%C2%AE-24b9203> is the Principal of Ponsonby Partners in Washington D.C.- a consultancy firm providing philanthropic advisement and strategic planning to high net-worth clients, nonprofits, and foundations. A Certified Financial Planner (CFP) from Georgetown, Sarah spent 8 years working for Keel Point LLC wealth management advisory company for individuals and families. In her role as Wealth Advisor and subsequently Senior Wealth Advisor, Sarah was responsible for strategy and execution of financial decisions for multinational, multigenerational ultra-high net worth families ($100m+). This included managing direct investments, international businesses, private equity, traditional investing, commercial and residential real estate, tax and estate structuring, risk management, impact investing, philanthropic administration, and family governance. Sarah has had experience creating multiple non-profits both domestically in the U.S. and internationally. She is well versed in grant processes and California rules and regulations in regards to non-profits and has experience serving on not-for-profit Boards. Her focus at Keel Point allowed her to represent clients and work with stakeholders primarily in Asia, Africa, and Europe- so she is used to working across varying cultures and timezones. While Sarah has been contracted to provide the ICANN organization with support, we wanted to update the CCWG and offer that she be added to the CCWG’s list of Experts as a potential additional expertise resource. The CCWG can explore if it would like to avail of her expertise on specific topics. ICANN’s contracting with Sarah to provide inputs internally is not intended to replace any other expertise or resources that the CCWG has identified, but as an additional potential avenue for input alongside others. To facilitate the CCWG’s consideration of reference of questions to/inputs from Sarah, we will request that Sarah fills out the expertise survey so that the CCWG can have more insight on where her expertise lies. Best regards, Marika Marika Konings Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-…>.

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Links to information per action item from last meeting
by Marika Konings Feb. 20, 2017

Feb. 20, 2017

Dear All, Per the action item from the previous meeting, please find here the note to the Auction Proceeds Charter DT re legal and fiduciary principles (see https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58730906/May 2016 - Note to Auction Proceeds Charter DT re legal and fiduciary principles-UPDATED.doc?version=1&modificationDate=1466697425000&api=v2<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58730906/May%202016%20-%20…>). In relation to the presentations provided by the ccTLD during the Buenos Aires ICANN53, please see https://community.icann.org/x/_YU0Aw for the presentations and https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-cwg-new-gtld-auction for the recordings and transcript. The links have also been added to the CCWG wiki background documents page: https://community.icann.org/x/mimAAw. Best regards, Marika Marika Konings Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-…>.

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Reminder: FW: Please participate - CCWG Expertise Assessment Survey
by Marika Konings Feb. 19, 2017

Feb. 19, 2017

Reminder, please complete the survey if you have not done so yet. To date 24 members / participants have completed the survey. Best regards, Marika From: <ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 11:00 To: "ccwg-auctionproceeds(a)icann.org" <ccwg-auctionproceeds(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ccwg-auctionproceeds] Please participate - CCWG Expertise Assessment Survey Dear All, As discussed during today’s meeting, the CCWG Expertise Assessment Survey is now live: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CCWGAPExpertise[surveymonkey.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.surveymonkey.com_r…>. Please complete the survey by Sunday 19 February at the latest. The objective is to share the results of the survey during the next CCWG Auction Proceeds meeting which has been scheduled for Thursday 23 February at 15.00 UTC. Best regards, Marika Marika Konings Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses[learn.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__learn.icann.org_courses…> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>.

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Mp3, Attendance & AC Chat for CCWG Auction Proceeds call on Thursday, 09 February 2017 at 15:00 UTC
by Michelle DeSmyter Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Dear all, Please find the attendance of the call attached to this email and the MP3 recording below for the CCWG Auction Proceeds call held on Thursday, 09 February 2017 at 15:00 UTC. Mp3: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-new-gtld-auction-proceeds-09feb17-en.mp3<http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-new-gtld-auction-proceeds-09feb17-en.mp3[m…> The recordings and transcriptions of the calls are posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_group…> ** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list ** Mailing list archives: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ccwg-auctionproceeds/ Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/pY7RAw Thank you. Kind regards, Michelle DeSmyter ------------------------------- Adobe Connect chat transcript for Thursday, 09 February 2017 Michelle DeSmyter:Dear all, welcome to the New gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG call on Thursday 09 February 2017 Stephanie Perrin:Have I miscalculated the time? Must be so.... Stephanie Perrin:See you later! Marika Konings:Please note that this call is scheduled for 15.00 UTC. Ahmed Bakht:Thanks Michelle, probably still 30 minutes left for the meeting Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina:hi michelle can I test my mic and see if it works? Michelle DeSmyter:Hi there Olga - yes, one mometn Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina:sure Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina:I can hear you can you hear me? Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina:perfect thanks! Marika Konings:@Olga, no we cannot hear you Marika Konings:Have you joined by telephone or via Adobe Connect? Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina:adobe but I have a mic which does not work, will change computers no worries Michelle DeSmyter:sounds good Michelle DeSmyter:please let me know if you need a dial out from the operator, we can certainly do that as well Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina:thanks will try with the other computer Julf Helsingius:Good afternoon. Sounds like someone has mic on... Ahmed Bakht Masood:Hi every one Asha Hemrajani:Good evening Becky Burr:Hello all Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina 2:someone is typing.... Evan Leibovitch:yes Dietmar Stefitz:Hi to all Michael Flemming:Is there sound? Mei Lin Fung:I could not access the charter questions - CCWG input on charter questions – see https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_docume… Michael Flemming:Volume very low elliot noss:australia 5 numbers, UK 5 numbers, france 3 numbers, canada 0. the 51st state! Julf Helsingius:volume fine here Michael Flemming:My volume was low. Michael Flemming:Sorry Marika Konings:@Mei - the document was also circulated in Word format, so please feel free to add your input to that version. Asha Hemrajani:I cannot hear anything Evan Leibovitch:audio fine here Julf Helsingius:fine here too Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina 2:audio ok here Asha Hemrajani:Ok audio back for me Manal Ismail:Can't hear anything, is it only me? Michelle DeSmyter:Manal, I will private message you Tony Harris:Meetings should not coincide with GNSO Council Meetinga Stephanie Perrin:+1 Tony John Levine:People in Copenhagen will talk about this whether or not there is an official meeting. John Levine:So we might as well get a room with microphones so people can tell what we're talking about. Waudo:Can we coincide the (copenhagen) f2f with te=he normal fortnightly meeting - if there is remote facilities available John Levine:Yes, there was a doogle poll Marika Konings:The poll is available here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__icannorg.beta.doodle.c… ) Evan Leibovitch:But let's not kid ourselves.... regardless of whether the meetings at ICANN events are official or social, Evan Leibovitch:those who cannot be there are compromised. Marika Konings:please note that for any official meetings, remote participation facilities are available. Evan Leibovitch:For the social events too? Marika Konings:and as always, any notes / action items will be communicated on the mailing list allowing for everyone to weigh in (similar to when someone may miss a 'normal' meeting) Marika Konings:@Evan - unless someone who is at the bar dials you in and buys you a remote drink, I'm afraid not ;-) Julf Helsingius:We do need that internet remote drink protocol Marika Konings:As the ICANN meeting in Johannesburg is the policy forum and only 4 days, it may not be possible to schedule a meeting for this CCWG, but it will depend on the priorities that SO/ACs identify for that meeting. Waudo:is there budget for external expertise? vanda:sorry delay, problems with internet. ready now I hope Waudo:can teh presentatio be done remotely? Marika Konings:@Waudo - the idea is that the CCWG would identify what resources, if any, are needed as part of the development of the work plan so it can then be determined what funds may be needed (and whether those can be found in the current budget allocation or whether a specific request needs to be made) matthew shears:Given experience in CCWG Accountability its essential to be absolutely clear about what we want from external advisors - otherwise costs mount rapidly matthew shears:has there been any attempt to identify best practices out there - examples we may be able to look to? matthew shears:apologies if this has already been done elliot noss:+1 to that jonathan Nadira ALARAJ:@elliot, does the ccTLD experince documented? elliot noss:.ca! elliot noss:forgotten not only with toll-frees, but also with cc experience :-) Nadira ALARAJ:Aha thanks Samantha Eisner:Thanks Elliot. With the revisions made to the Mission through the CCWG-Accountability, we now have a bit of a different way that we discuss the mission. We can look at the CCWG-Accountability materials and see if there is some helpful language in there to help frame the mission constraints as the group is kicking off and before a fuller conversation elliot noss:and I just referenced it! haha elliot noss:@samantha, thanks. interesting note Alan Greenberg:I have no idea of magnitude of ccTLD activities in this area, but suspect it might be 1-2 orders of magnitude smaller, at least on an annual or multi-year basis. elliot noss:@alan, it is. you are correct Tony Harris:One essential consideration is how the funded inititiatives are to be evaluated Marika Konings:The presentations provided by some ccTLDs during a previous workshop can be found here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_… Marika Konings:I will also post these on the WG wiki Ahmed Bakht Masood:Thanks Marika Nadira ALARAJ:Thanks Marika elliot noss:handling costs? I would love to hear more Alan Greenberg:@Tony, yes, evaluation is a very critical component. Necessary and yet must not end up being a major use of the funds. Tony Harris:The European Commission had a funding round 11 years ago known as @lis and that might serve as a matrix Nadira ALARAJ:That would good to invite expertise to the group on topic basis Julf Helsingius:Erika Mann has experience with the Gates Foundation, I think. My experience with them is indirect. Mei Lin Fung:+1 Alan Greenberg Becky Burr:There are folks who know how to do this on a "one shot" basis. The broadband initiative at the beginning of the Obama administration as part of the economic recovery act is a good example. Becky Burr:The woman who ran that grant program has now retired but would likely be willing to share her experience Evan Leibovitch:I have direct experience with the World Bank's acting as an evaluaton mechanism to implement funding program criteria on behalf of foundations. Nasrat Khalid:My mic seems to be having issues. Apologies about that. Mei Lin Fung:Thank you Marika Alan Greenberg:To put this in perspective, the Gates foundation has assets in the order of $37b and annually gives out several billion. Nasrat Khalid:I just wanted to know if we have looked in to the development sector. The likes of the World Bank (My employer) but smaller scale organisations do work in the development sector that disburse such amount of funds on a regular basis. Evan Leibovitch:Nasrat, the WB (maybe different sections) has engaged in this themselves. Waudo:it seems a thin line between working on teh "mechanism"and considering the actual recipients Asha Hemrajani:Perhaps best to look for external experts/advice first from sectors or organizations who are doling out funds in the same ballpark as our fund (~$200 to $300 million) Alan Greenberg:@Asha, yes, and preferably in technology area. Asha Hemrajani:Yes couldn't agree more Alan Becky Burr:I beg to differ. ICANN's Mission is enumerated, and anything not enumaterated is outside the Mission Asha Hemrajani:+1 Becky elliot noss:could anyone who knows who is speaking from phone not chat please put a 1-line statement in chat? elliot noss:ie. "speaking is fred flintstone from the gates foundation" Julf Helsingius:I agree with Becky Marika Konings:@Elliot - speaking before was Mark Grauw from .NL Marika Konings:sorry, Marc Gauw elliot noss:@marika thanks! on cell it can be tough sometimes and when they are not on adobe connect we can't look on our own Mei Lin Fung:+1 agree with Jonathan's proposal that if CC's want to engage, they send a participant Dietmar Stefitz:+1 Marika Konings:so far everyone that has responded to the poll has indicated that they are able to participate in person or remotely Marika Konings:yes, correct, that is foreseen :-) Alan Greenberg:Hopefully Sam is available on 2nd March. Marika Konings:To activate your microphone, please click the telephone sign at the top of the AC pod Mei Lin Fung:mic not working Marika Konings:or if we can get you a dial-out, please let us know. Mei Lin Fung:I will post my comment in chat here Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina 2:agrree with Alan! Stephanie Perrin:+ 1 Alan. Peter Vergote (ccNSO):+1 Alan Mei Lin Fung:I'm with the People Centered Internet and vice chair for Internet inclusion at IEEE - in addition to the auction proceeds, may we consider tracking mechanisms to understand if the money has achieved the outcomes desired? T use the internet in being a model for competent use of funds for the purpose agreed to - and to phase fund outlays based on achievements in prior phases Mei Lin Fung:This could be a great contribution by being a model for tracking in Internet time, and getting input from those who are supposed to be the beneficiaries by video and crowdsource feedback matthew shears:+ 1 - typically those seeking fundng and successfu have toi account for how they used those funds Julf Helsingius:I echo Mei Lin Fungs concern about tracking and following up on results Mei Lin Fung:We want to go beyond typical - we are ICANN - we made possible the Internet - should we not steward the use of the Internet for all? Asha Hemrajani:All please note that we we have not budgeted for f2f meetings for this group at all in FY18 budget matthew shears:that unfortunate Marika Konings:Special budget requests are due by Friday - but these need to come from an SO/AC Dietmar Stefitz:I can set you up a Samll Conference like this for a ver Low Cost ! Stephanie Perrin:Governments have lots of experience in metrics regarding dispersal of funds. There are best practice models available; we should use them. Jon Nevett:Should a f2f of this group be funded from FY18 budget or from the auction proceeds? Mei Lin Fung:The Singapore Government Investment Corp has highly effective tracking Asha Hemrajani:Indeed Mei Lin :-) Dietmar Stefitz:These fudns can even come from teh Auction proceeds by itself, as did teh fees for other things Marika Konings:Maybe the CCWG should first need to consider its timeline and expected milestones to determine whether a F2F is even needed to deliber on those. Note that most ICANN WGs do all their work through weekly / bi-weekly meetings. Alan Greenberg:I think that is a discussion we could have, and have quickly. It would be good to hav from staff what the costs of a F@F meeting would be. Mei Lin Fung:Jonathan - can you read out my input from the chat above? Marika Konings:There is no external deadline which has been the reason why some other initiatives have had F2F meetings outside of an ICANN meeting Mei Lin Fung:Due to my problem with mic Mei Lin Fung:I wish to raise the point that this group consider effective tracking Asha Hemrajani:Sebastien is correct, budget requests can be made but these need to come from an SO/AC Alan Greenberg:ASha OR through the Public Comment process. Ahmed Bakht Masood:@ Marika: My mic is also not working. What are the time lines for auction Dietmar Stefitz:I agree with Sebastian ! Ahmed Bakht Masood:+1 Marika Konings:@Ahmed - there is no deadline. Marika Konings:It is up to the CCWG to set its schedule Ahmed Bakht Masood:Ok thanks Mei Lin Fung:Thank you Jonathan for appropriately representing the point I raised Dietmar Stefitz:I think there si no Problem, to get teh money out of the fund Marika Konings:ball park figure is 100,000 $ I believe Dietmar Stefitz:that's a real good figure Marika Marika Konings:but obvously it all depends on location, attendees, # of days, etc. Xavier Calvez:Correct Mariak. Based on the CCWG Accountability experience. Dietmar Stefitz:Low Cost flights for all! Becky Burr:But the point of this group is to develop recommendations about how to use the auction proceeds for consideration by SO/ACs Becky Burr:don't really think we have authority to actually cause the funds to be spent, for example, on f2f meetings Stephanie Perrin:+1 Becky Ahmed Bakht Masood:To reduce travel cost, F2F meetings can be done in conjuction with ICANN meetings, two / three days before or earlier Mei Lin Fung:Thank you Jonathan Peter Vergote (ccNSO):Agree to that Becky. We should focus on workplan and milestones first! Mei Lin Fung:for your good service as Co-chair and running this meeting Olga Cavalli - GAC Argentina 2:Thanks Jonathan!! Nadira ALARAJ:+1 for Becky's Xavier Calvez:But it needs to be determined yet whether funding of travel to participants of this group is provided. elliot noss:thanks. bye all Nadira ALARAJ:Thank you Dietmar Stefitz:Thank you Jonathan bverd (RSSAC):thank you Julf Helsingius:thanks Ahmed Bakht Masood:Bye all Peter Vergote (ccNSO):Txs everyone. CU later

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Re: [Ccwg-auctionproceeds] Please participate - CCWG Expertise Assessment Survey
by Seun Ojedeji Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Thanks John, I don't know if anyone has taken a look at the survey on a mobile phone. It's sure not obvious that there are various headings as the headings themselves seem to have options as well. So if I get this right, there are 5 headings; ICANN knowledge, financial, legal, operational, other relevant expertise. @Staff if you can delete my response, can give it a second try. Regards Sent from my LG G4 Kindly excuse brevity and typos On Feb 9, 2017 7:41 PM, "John R. Levine" <johnl(a)iecc.com> wrote: I note there seem to be repetitions in the fields, like funds management, > trust management, grant management. > You need to look at the subheadings. The first group asks about financial knowledge, while the second asks about legal knowledge. Regards, John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly

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Please participate - CCWG Expertise Assessment Survey
by Marika Konings Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Dear All, As discussed during today’s meeting, the CCWG Expertise Assessment Survey is now live: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CCWGAPExpertise. Please complete the survey by Sunday 18 February at the latest. The objective is to share the results of the survey during the next CCWG Auction Proceeds meeting which has been scheduled for Thursday 23 February at 15.00 UTC. Best regards, Marika Marika Konings Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-…>.

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Jonathan Robinson - GNSO Appointed Co-Chair to CWG Auctions
by Jonathan Robinson Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

All, Please note that I have written to the GNSO Council asking that I be replaced as the GNSO Appointed Co-Chair to this group - the Cross-Community Working Group on new gTLD Auction Proceeds (CWG Auctions). In this context, I would like to remind you of the following: 1. The net proceeds arising from ICANN's new gTLD auctions now total in excess of US$230m. 2. In excess of US$130m of that US$230m is derived from the auction of .web, a TLD for which Afilias plc was an applicant and eventual ICANN auction participant. Moreover, Afilias is clearly on record as disputing the outcome of the ICANN auction for .web. The charter drafting team for the CWG Auctions placed particular emphasis on the issue of conflict of interest when drafting the Charter for this CWG. Close attention to conflict of interest related concerns will be necessary now in relation to the work of the CWG and, even more so, in future with regard to any process or mechanism that may be put in place as a result of the work of the CWG. Now, considering that the tests for conflict of interest may include an actual, potential or even perceived conflict of interest and given the context provided above, it is quite possible that I may be seen to have at least a perceived conflict of interest in the execution of the work of the CWG Auctions. Accordingly, I have written to the GNSO to ask that a successor co-chair be appointed as soon as reasonably possible. Thank-you, Jonathan

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Notes and action items from today's CCWG-AP meeting
by Marika Konings Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Dear All, You will find below the notes and action items from today’s meeting. Please look out for a separate email with the survey which will go live later today. Best regards, Marika Notes - 09 February 2017 CCWG Auction Proceeds These high-level notes are designed to help PDP WG members navigate through the content of the call and are not meant as a substitute for the transcript and/or recording. The MP3, transcript, and chat are provided separately and are posted on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/x/DLHDAw. 1. Roll Call / SOI · Roll call will be taken from Adobe Connect · Please remember to state your name before speaking for transcription purposes · Remember to mute your microphone when not speaking 2. Welcome · Anyone should feel free to raise any comments on the agenda, either when it is circulated or at the start of the call. · Aim to work within the 90 minutes, but when possible within 60 minutes. · Only members and participants are expected to participate in the meetings. All members and participants are required to complete an SOI and DOI - if you have not done so yet, please do so as soon as possible. Non-compliance will be enforced by downgrading status to observer if you have not completed your SOI and/or DOI. · Calls to be scheduled every two weeks at 15.00 UTC for 90 minutes. Analyse participation in the near future to make sure this timing continues to work. If this is not the case, please inform gnso-secs(a)icann.org so that this can be factored into future consideration. · No funding for specific F2F meetings, but as many are likely to be at one or more of the ICANN meetings, meetings of the CCWG will be organised there, with remote participation available for those not in attendance. If anyone feels that this is a shortcoming, this should be raised as part of the identification of resources that may be needed for this effort. Even if not discussing business, a small social gathering may allow for getting to know each other. 90 minute meeting has been scheduled at ICANN58 on Wednesday from 15.15 - 16.45 local time. · Poll to assess expected attendance and/or remote participation in ICANN58 can be found here: https://icannorg.beta.doodle.com/poll/7t7xhkvfa4wicr7g) · See notification sent by Jonathan concerning his resignation as GNSO co-chair of this CCWG. GNSO will consider replacement. at upcoming meeting. Until such time a replacement has been appointed, Jonathan will continue in his role. Note that the appointment of the ccNSO co-chair is for the moment on an interim basis. Action item #1: All members and participants to complete their SOI/DOI in time for the next meeting (23 February). Failure to do so with result in a downgrading to observer status until the information has been provided. 3. Assessment of CCWG skills and expertise – see updated survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=iJD_2BOGV1jKaYKNKp0YPYtb3Y_2B4CF… . See updated survey which includes the input that was provided on the mailing list. Action item #2: Staff to circulate survey to CCWG members and participants for completion ahead of the next meeting. 4. Development of work plan: · Objective to sketch out a high level plan to at least ICANN59 or ICANN60 · Working assumption meetings every two weeks, with partial get together in Copenhagen · Proposal from co-chairs is to take high level review, systematic first pass of charter questions. · As part of this review: 1) are there any sub-questions, does the question needs to be further fleshed out, 2) do we require any external input to address/answer the question? 3) are there any initial answers? Need to also consider whether there are any "fundamental" charter questions - threshold questions that may determine whether the CCWG goes into a certain direction or not. May be as easy as assigning a priority 1 or 2 to each charter question. · CCWG needs to identify whether any specialised input is needed ahead of starting deliberations. A number of topics have already been identified for which briefings should be foreseen. In addition, a number of individuals / organizations have been identified that may provide additional guidance. · Schedule briefings upfront on legal and fiduciary constraints & ICANN's mission. · Important to get insights early on in relation to obvious pitfalls - share experience of ccTLDs . See for example ccLTds who presented at an earlier workshop (see https://community.icann.org/x/_YU0Aw) ccTLD focus is on operational surplus. · Are there any materials / videos that can be shared for CCWG review in relation to ICANN's mission? · Could consider starting each call with a small intro by those that have relevant experience to provide some guidance / input to help facilitate deliberations. · Need to get a jump start - although recognising that this is a unique situation, but it is a one-off. There are folks who know how to do this on a "one shot" basis. The broadband initiative at the beginning of the Obama administration as part of the economic recovery act is a good example. · Constraints identified as part of legal and fiduciary constraints may provide guidance on charter questions. · Not only look at mission but also at ICANN's articles of incorporation as these appear to go broader than the mission. Not all agree: ICANN's Mission is enumerated, and anything not enumaterated is outside the Mission. · A lot of expertise is also available in this group so important to make sure to take advantage of this expertise. Action item #3: Staff to share ICANN memo on legal and fiduciary constraints as well as presentations provided by ccTLDs during earlier workshop on their experiences. Action item #4: Peter Vergote to share .BE model from which a number of lessons can be learned (need to decide what objective is and realise that part of funds are spent on overhead). a. Review of topics & individuals / organizations identified – see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QtwFa9nCIMq8JYCtBHxAyQraWQ6M-iNNP4Kyq6q… · Initial input on charter questions has been provided by some of the CCWG members & participants Action item #5: CCWG encouraged to add to the list of topics & individuals / organizations b. CCWG input on charter questions – see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QN7zarCr2c2BVv3pfa6Z5O10pDcgHSIQ5Q3CBdX… c. Outreach / engagement · Co-chairs to provide an initial blog outlining the current status & initial work. Could also include request for any additional expertise / knowledge to come forward. · Is there a need to put charter questions out to ICANN SO/ACs? May generate a lot of work that is not synchronised with the work of the CCWG. Instead encourage everyone interested to sign up as a participant or observer to provide input. d. Next steps in developing a work plan · Map out forthcoming meetings and identify charter questions that will be dealt with in the form of a project plan. 5. CCWG F2F meeting at ICANN58 – see https://icannorg.beta.doodle.com/poll/7t7xhkvfa4wicr7g)[icannorg.beta.doodl… · So far all respondents have indicated that they can either participate in person or remotely. · No separate updates to SO/ACs foreseen, although an update will be included in the policy briefings which are published ahead of time. 6. Confirm next meeting – Thursday 23 February at 15.00 UTC · Schedule another CCWG meeting for 2 March for briefing on legal and fiduciary constraints as well as ICANN's mission · No meeting on 9 March as many will be in transit for ICANN58 Marika Konings Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-…>.

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Proposed Agenda - new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG
by Marika Konings Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Dear All, Please find below the proposed agenda for the next new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG meeting which has been scheduled for Thursday 9 February at 15.00 UTC. As a reminder, call details are circulated separately to members and participants. Best regards, Marika Proposed Agenda – new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG Meeting – 9 February 2017 at 15.00 UTC 1. Roll Call / SOI – DOI 2. Welcome 3. Assessment of CCWG skills and expertise – see updated survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=iJD_2BOGV1jKaYKNKp0YPYtb3Y_2B4CF…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.surveymonkey.com_r…> . 4. Development of work plan: * Review of topics & individuals / organizations identified – see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QtwFa9nCIMq8JYCtBHxAyQraWQ6M-iNNP4Kyq6q…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_docume…> * CCWG input on charter questions – see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QN7zarCr2c-2BVv3pfa6Z5O10pDcgHSIQ5Q3CBd…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_docume…> * Outreach / engagement * Next steps in developing a work plan 5. CCWG F2F meeting at ICANN58 – see https://icannorg.beta.doodle.com/poll/7t7xhkvfa4wicr7g)[icannorg.beta.doodl…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__icannorg.beta.doodle.c…> 6. Confirm next meeting – Thursday 23 February at 15.00 UTC Marika Konings Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-…>.

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