[Ccwg-auctionproceeds] Jonathan Robinson - GNSO Appointed Co-Chair to CWG Auctions

Ching Chiao chiao at brandma.co
Thu Feb 9 13:46:53 UTC 2017


It's a noble move, although what you've stated has been in place before
GNSO appointed you as co-chair so I did not quite understand what has
changed....

Like others I'd hope to see you remaining active in this CCWG as member.

-- Ching

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson at afilias.info>
wrote:

> All,
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> Please note that I have written to the GNSO Council asking that I be
> replaced as the GNSO Appointed Co-Chair to this group – the Cross-Community
> Working Group on new gTLD Auction Proceeds (CWG Auctions).
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> In this context, I would like to remind you of the following:
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> 1.      The net proceeds arising from ICANN’s new gTLD auctions now total
> in excess of US$230m.
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> 2.      In excess of US$130m of that US$230m is derived from the auction
> of .web, a TLD for which Afilias plc was an applicant and eventual ICANN
> auction participant.
> Moreover, Afilias is clearly on record as disputing the outcome of the
> ICANN auction for .web.
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> The charter drafting team for the CWG Auctions placed particular emphasis
> on the issue of conflict of interest when drafting the Charter for this
> CWG. Close attention to conflict of interest related concerns will be
> necessary now in relation to the work of the CWG and, even more so, in
> future with regard to any process or mechanism that may be put in place as
> a result of the work of the CWG.
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> Now, considering that the tests for conflict of interest may include an
> actual, potential or even perceived conflict of interest and given the
> context provided above, it is quite possible that I may be seen to have at
> least a perceived conflict of interest in the execution of the work of the
> CWG Auctions.
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> Accordingly, I have written to the GNSO to ask that a successor co-chair
> be appointed as soon as reasonably possible.
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> Thank-you,
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> Jonathan
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