[Ccwg-auctionproceeds] Board reply and CoI

Daniel Dardailler danield at w3.org
Thu May 11 05:41:49 UTC 2017


On 2017-05-11 04:49, Sylvia Cadena wrote:
> Hi Daniel,

Hello Sylvia

> 
> The board approval/adoption of CCWG recommendations is part of the
> CCWG charter, which was the base for the CCWG to start these
> discussions.
> https://community.icann.org/display/CWGONGAP/CCWG+Charter

I know, that's why I'm suggesting that the CoI for the CCWG participants 
is not an issue: we are not really in charge. E.g. if we create a 
funding disbursement system that favors one or a few parties, vs. the 
wider net ICANN is looking for, then the board will just reject it.



> 
> Regards,
> Sylvia
> 
> ————
> 
> Sylvia Cadena | sylvia at apnic.net | APNIC Foundation - Head of Programs
> | +10 GMT Brisbane, Australia | http://www.apnic.foundation
> 
> On 9/5/17, 12:30 am, "ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces at icann.org on behalf
> of Daniel Dardailler" <ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces at icann.org on
> behalf of danield at w3.org> wrote:
> 
>     Hello all
> 
>     In thinking more about the CoI issue wrt the board requirement of
>     separation between the "strategists" (this group), the "funders" 
> (the
>     group that will evaluate proposals and give funds), and the 
> "fundees"
>     (the group receiving funds), it appears that the rationales we've 
> used
>     in the Board reply:
> 
>     ".. the CCWG is currently operating on the basis that as long as 
> CCWG
>     members / participants declare their intention to (potentially) 
> apply
>     for the new gTLD Auction Proceeds once the proposed mechanism has 
> been
>     approved by the ICANN Board, this provides for sufficient 
> transparency
>     and accountability in this stage of the process, as the decisions 
> for
>     final funding allocation will not be taking by this CCWG but by the
>     mechanism defined."
> 
>     don't really point to an important reason for the CCWG participants 
> to
>     be free of CoI issue at that level: the funding system being 
> designed by
>     the CCWG is not going to get approved by the CCWG itself but by the
>     Board, the CCWG being only an advisory body sending 
> recommendations, and
>     the board holding the final approval.
> 
>     Is this something we've talked about before and didn't mention in 
> the
>     reply on purpose ?
> 
>     (sorry to come up late in the board reply agenda with that comment, 
> but
>     we can probably keep it as one more rationale on our side, in the 
> CoI
>     question bucket)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     On 2017-05-04 19:55, Marika Konings wrote:
>     > Dear all,
>     >
>     > The updated templates for charter question 5 and 7, per the 
> discussion
>     > during last week’s meeting, have now been posted on the wiki for
>     > your review: https://community.icann.org/x/PNrRAw.
>     >
>     > Note that we’ve also created a page that includes the relevant 
> links
>     > to the work that has been undertaken to date to identify CCWG
>     > member/participant expertise as well as external expertise, see
>     > https://community.icann.org/x/DAnfAw.
>     >
>     > As always, you are encouraged to share any comments and/or edits 
> you
>     > have with the mailing list.
>     >
>     > Best regards,
>     >
>     > Marika
>     >
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