I also believe nothing will be impede AC/SOs to apply if compliant with the requisites. They are not departments/ divisions of ICANN. What will refrain the applicant is the involvement of any of us working in the Auction proceeds as per our conflict of interest statement. 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. On 10/7/18, 16:26, "Ccwg-auctionproceeds on behalf of Alan Greenberg" <ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces@icann.org on behalf of alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> wrote: At 07/10/2018 11:00 AM, John R. Levine wrote: >>BUT, For later discussion : am not sure what Bd thinks it is saying >>re whether or what funding an SO/AC community can apply. NONE of >>the SO/AC/constituencies are legally affiliated w ICANN. > >I believe the question is whether the SO or AC itself could ask for >money, e.g., the SSAC asks for money to study some security issue or the GNSO >asks for money for some study about perceptions of new TLDs. > >I don't think anyone considers the members of an SO or AC to be >inherently conflicted. > >R's, >John Correct. An AC, SO or SO Council is a creature of the ICANN Bylaws and if it were to apply, it is really ICANN applying. But and ALS for the ALAC or member of the GNSO (through one of its constituent parts), or a ccTLD, could apply. Alan _______________________________________________ Ccwg-auctionproceeds mailing list Ccwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ccwg-auctionproceeds