Below is the ICANN Org response to Vanda's question. Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024 anneicanngnso@gmail.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Giovanni Seppia <giovanni.seppia@icann.org> Date: Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [FormerMembersCCWG-AP] [Ext] ICANN Grant Program Applicant Guide To: Vanda Scartezini <vanda@scartezini.org> Cc: FormerMembersCCWG-AP@icann.org <FormerMembersCCWG-AP@icann.org> Dear Vanda, Thanks for the nice message on the work that the Grant Program team, with the great support and cooperation of many colleagues, has done to date. With reference to your consideration about members of the CCWG-AP, I have paste below a text that is included in the CCWG-AP Final Report (page 24): “There must be protections against self-dealing and measures to ensure that decisions are taken without conflict of interest. The following measures are recommended to be considered as part of the implementation process: ○ Prohibition on auction proceeds being awarded to businesses that are owned in whole or in part by ICANN Board members, executives or staff or their family members and awards that may be used to pay compensation to ICANN Board members, executives or staff or their family members. ○ Segregation of duties amongst those who develop the requirements and those who assist in the identification of potential recipients. ○ Prohibition on awards of assistance to businesses owned in whole or in part by the CCWG members (participating in any phase of the CCWG process), their family members, and awards that would be used to pay compensation to CCWG members or their family members.” Let me know if this is helpful. Best regards, Giovanni *From: *Vanda Scartezini <vanda@scartezini.org> *Date: *Wednesday, 10 January 2024 at 20:29 *To: *Giovanni Seppia <giovanni.seppia@icann.org> *Cc: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez@icann.org>, " FormerMembersCCWG-AP@icann.org" <FormerMembersCCWG-AP@icann.org> *Subject: *[Ext] ICANN Grant Program Applicant Guide Dear Giovanni, Xavier, former members First of all, again Happy New year, with huge success to you all. Thank you Giovanni and Xavier for your work on delivering the Grant Program guide book! Appreciate. I would like to raise the following question: Why members of Auction Proceed, who that never been involved with the details of the application guide book are not able to participate? We have worked as volunteers and our work have finished defining the model ICANN could have to manage such Grant program. We didn’t go further in defining any other requirements for the applicants. I am sure I didn’t. The DNS Women group where I am CEO would like to participate due to the kind of activities we perform among women in several countries related to the DNS. Auction Proceed members have dedicated their time to the Auction Proceed Working Group for years and we never have in mind this would be a reason for being excluded from this Program. Will it be the same restriction, for instance for everyone that has been participating in the new gTLD round ?? it was not the case in 2012! I really cannot see any conflict of interest based on the ICANN bylaws that prevent the volunteer members to participate in this new Grant pilot. Of course, if any former member had participated on the definition of this guidebook, then there would be conflict, otherwise, I certainly do not see any conflict and would like to know the reasons this impediment was stated. I appreciate your feedback! Thanks again for this new program !! *Vanda Scartezini * *Polo Consultores Associados * *São Paulo, Brazil* *vanda@scartezini.org <vanda@scartezini.org>* *Mobile: + 55 11 98181-1464* *From: *FormerMembersCCWG-AP <formermembersccwg-ap-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Giovanni Seppia <giovanni.seppia@icann.org> *Date: *Monday, 8 January 2024 at 17:41 *To: *FormerMembersCCWG-AP@icann.org <FormerMembersCCWG-AP@icann.org> *Subject: *[FormerMembersCCWG-AP] ICANN Grant Program Applicant Guide Dear former members of the CCWG-AP, I would like to inform you that the ICANN Grant Program Applicant Guide has been published at: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/icann-grant-program-applicant-gu... The Grant Program webpage has been updated with the Applicant Guide as well as the FAQs and timeline: https://www.icann.org/grant-program-en Kind regards, Giovanni _______________________________________________ FormerMembersCCWG-AP mailing list FormerMembersCCWG-AP@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/formermembersccwg-ap _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.