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<p>Marc,</p>
<p>I share everyone's comment and ask that you do not leave the
group. You have much experience to share. I believe if you filled
out your COI statement correctly that is all that is needed to be
transparent. If everyone left the group over a perceived or
possible future conflict of interest there would be very few
people left. So please stay and contribute</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>Judith<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/5/2017 10:15 AM, Marc Gauw wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi all,<br>
<br>
After reading the Board reply with respect to 'Conflict Of
Interest', it is getting obvious that the Board does not
encourage that ccWG-members would also nominate for
receiving/dispersing auction-funds later-on.<br>
<br>
I have to respect that, and therefor have decided to leave the
ccWG per today.<br>
<br>
Note that NLnet Foundation over the last 20 years has been very
active in dispersing our own charity-fund to hundreds of
Internet projects, the last years primarily on open source and
cybersecurity. <br>
<br>
It was our intention to share our 'Internet-charity-experience'
with this team DURING the ccWG, AND to provide support with
dispersing parts of the auction-funds to the right non-profit
cybersecurity projects AFTER the ccWG.<br>
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Now that it retrospectively turns out that the first support may
exclude us from the second support, we have no choice than to
leave the ccWG, since potentially receiving a (modest) part of
the ICANN funds is crucial for our NLnet-battle against
exponentially growing cybersecurity threats.<br>
<br>
Many thanks for working together with you, and all the best with
the remaining work in the ccWG !<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
Marc<br>
<br>
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Op 4-9-2017 om 16:29 schreef Erika Mann:<br>
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<div>Dear All - </div>
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<div>herewith I'm forwarding Steve's reply to our letter. </div>
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<div>We will have a first exchange on Thursday this week,
during our CCWG AP call. I send Steve already a quick reply,
saying that we will discuss the Board letter then for the
first time. </div>
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<div>Best, </div>
<div>Erika</div>
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From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Steve Crocker</b> <span
dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:steve.crocker@board.icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">steve.crocker@board.icann.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 3:19 PM<br>
Subject: Board reply to CCWG-AP<br>
To: Erika Mann <<a href="mailto:erika@erikamann.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">erika@erikamann.com</a>>, Ching
Chiao <<a href="mailto:chiao@brandma.co"
moz-do-not-send="true">chiao@brandma.co</a>>, Marika
Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">marika.konings@icann.org</a>><br>
Cc: Steve Crocker <<a
href="mailto:steve.crocker@board.icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">steve.crocker@board.icann.org</a>>,
Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">marika.konings@icann.org</a>>,
Icann-board ICANN <<a href="mailto:icann-board@icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">icann-board@icann.org</a>>, Avri
Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@apc.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">avri@apc.org</a>>, "Sarah B.
Deutsch" <<a href="mailto:sarahbdeutsch@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">sarahbdeutsch@gmail.com</a>>,
Board Operations <<a
href="mailto:Board-Ops-Team@icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">Board-Ops-Team@icann.org</a>>,
Sally Costerton <<a
href="mailto:sally.costerton@icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">sally.costerton@icann.org</a>>,
Samantha Eisner <<a
href="mailto:Samantha.Eisner@icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">Samantha.Eisner@icann.org</a>>,
Lauren Allison <<a href="mailto:lauren.allison@icann.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">lauren.allison@icann.org</a>><br>
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style="font-size:11pt">Dear Erika and Ching,</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in
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style="font-size:11pt">Thank you for your letter
received on May 22, 2017 on behalf of the Cross
Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction
Proceeds (CCWG-AP) in response to the Board email
of March 2<sup>nd</sup><span
class="m_6067276337514841660Apple-converted-space"> </span>2017.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in
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style="font-size:11pt">On behalf of the Board, I
am delighted to see that we are aligned in our
thinking regarding the points discussed in the
original email. Specifically, in response to your
letter, please find attached a letter including
additional acknowledgements and requested
clarifications.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in
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style="font-size:11pt">Thank you again for your
efforts leading this work.<span
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class="HOEnZb"></span></span></div>
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