<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I believe there are plans for an Auction Proceeds Working Group (or Crosscommunity Working Group), if am not mistaken.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Avri Doria <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org" target="_blank">avri@acm.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
Many of us have been asking for a bottom up discussion on this issue<br>
since the new gTLD program was approved.<br>
<br>
It has never been the right time for such a discussion for one reason or<br>
another.<br>
<br>
At the very least, I believe they are holding these funds in a separate<br>
account, or something like that, until the Board decides what it want s<br>
to do. Hard to know for sure.<br>
<br>
avri<br>
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On 28-Jan-16 11:53, Nigel Roberts wrote:<br>
> "Under what law does this money belong to ICANN ..."<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 28/01/16 16:51, Kathryn Kleiman wrote:<br>
>> $41 million for .SHOP. That's a nice chunk of change!<br>
>> I think this money, however, does not go into the ICANN budget (FWIW).<br>
>> Best,<br>
>> K<br>
>><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: Dr Eberhard W Lisse [mailto:<a href="mailto:el@lisse.NA">el@lisse.NA</a>]<br>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 4:48 AM<br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
>> Cc: <a href="mailto:directors@omadhina.net">directors@omadhina.net</a><br>
>> Subject: gTLD Auctions vs Travel Costs<br>
>><br>
>> Not that I want to have any more travel, but I am sure ICANN can<br>
>> afford the transition costs:<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionresults" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionresults</a><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> So far 105510127 USD :-)-O<br>
>><br>
>> el<br>
>><br>
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