Dear Drafting Team Further to Marika’s email of 15 March 2016, I am pleased to confirm that the Drafting Team wiki is now online here. Additionally, the background materials which may assist your work are available here. To support Erika and Russ in reviewing the public comments and identifying those items which should be considered in relation to the development of the Charter, I attach an additional document which will facilitate discussion of the comments. Finally, the new gTLD Applicant guidebook contained relevant language which may contribute to your consideration of this issue. The guidebook stated that, “Funds must be used in a manner that supports directly ICANN’s Mission and Core Values and also allows ICANN to maintain its not for profit status. Possible Possible uses of auction funds include formation of a foundation with a clear mission and a transparent way to allocate funds to projects that are of interest to the greater Internet community, such as grants to support new gTLD applications or registry operators from communities in subsequent gTLD rounds, the creation of an ICANN-administered/community-based fund for specific projects for the benefit of the Internet community, the creation of a registry continuity fund for the protection of registrants (ensuring that funds would be in place to support the operation of a gTLD registry until a successor could be found), or establishment of a security fund to exanduse of secure protocols, conduct research, and support standards development organizations in accordance with ICANN's security and stability mission.” The complete text of the guidebook can be accessed here, it is also available through the wiki. Kind regards, David David A. Tait Policy Specialist (Solicitor qualified in Scotland) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: + 44-7864-793776 Email: david.tait@icann.org www.icann.org