Dear All,

Please find below the notes and action items from today’s CCWG Auction Proceeds meeting.

Best regards,

Marika

Notes - new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG - 27 April 2017

1. Start of meeting – roll call

· Roll call will be taken from Adobe Connect

· Reminder, please state name for transcription purposes and keep your microphones on mute when not speaking

2. Welcome & updates to DOIs

· Aim to keep call to 60 minutes if possible

· Reminder, please share any updates to your DOI

3. Response to ICANN Board letter

· Numerous comments received on the mailing list, especially with regards to % to be spent on overhead

· Need to be careful with concrete numbers as it is not clear yet what mechanism would be chosen and what the implications would be with regards to overhead.

· Proposed modification: Several CCWG members/participants did point out, however, that the overhead costs will depend on the actual mechanism recommended [as a result of the CCWG deliberations] and may therefore vary from the 5% recommended by the ICANN Board.

· Board does have understanding that % may vary - critical message is that impact of choices on costs should be factored in so that bulk is not spent on administration/overhead.

Action item #1: Staff to circulate letter with updated language for CCWG final review (1 week review time)

Action item #2: CCWG Leadership to submit letter to ICANN Board following CCWG final review

4. Review of updates approach for dealing with charter questions and associated work plan

· See updated approach and work plan circulated

· CCWG requested to review these documents and provide input on both steps as well as timing

· Timeline for delivery of Initial Report is an artificial deadline - up to CCWG to decide if/when to adjust based on progress made.

Action item #3: Staff to circulate documents (updated graphic and updated work plan)

Action item #4: CCWG to review updated approach for dealing with charter questions and updated work plan

5.  Initial run through of charter question 5

· See template for charter question 5 circulated

· Further details may be needed on the selection committees mentioned - may be worth reviewing other responses from same person as it may be further detailed in response to other questions.

· Important to determine order in which questions are to be dealt with

6. Initial run through of charter question 7, if time allows

· See template for charter question 7 circulated

· Confusion over the use of ICANN - ICANN staff, ICANN community? Most of the ccTLDs use community volunteers. Should be contemplated. One of the possible outcomes is volunteers from the ICANN community - add this to the template.

· Adherence to mission will likely have two implications: will limit # of proposals that would get through first gate, would preclude outside group.

· If you use volunteers, there may be an issue of consistency. # of applications is not clear yet, may depend on criteria that are set (e.g. minimum / max. amount to be funded).

· Outsourcing or inhouse - may need further consideration once it is clear what the focus / objective of fund allocation will be.

· Need to look into the creation of a foundation where principal funds are not spent and, instead, invested. The growth is then distributed.  This is a unique opportunity for this community and it should maximized for posterity and for the good of the Internet.

· Consider deleting first response as question may not have been clear to person that responded.

Action item #5: Staff to update template with input provided during this meeting and circulate it to CCWG for review & input

7. Confirm next meeting – Thursday 11 May at 14.00 UTC

· Review charter question 7 again in order to determine whether there is a certain hierarchy.

Marika Konings

Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 

Email: marika.konings@icann.org

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