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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Just to be very clear, so that I am very clear.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">The person that we are speaking with is a contracted party to ICANN org.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I value having paid consultants but I just want to be sure I know when I am speaking 'with a paid </p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">consultant, or a volunteer. The value to paid consultant is that they have accountability to be</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">independent. But just checking as when the staff introduced the name of the speaker, one had to </p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">read the input document to learn that the speaker is a paid consultant.  In the future, let's be sure </p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">to always be clear about affiliations and contracted roles.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Marilyn Cade </p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Ccwg-auctionproceeds <ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Marika Konings <marika.konings@icann.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 10, 2018 2:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ccwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ccwg-auctionproceeds] Proposed Agenda - new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG meeting on Thursday 12 April at 14.00 UTC</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear All,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find below the proposed agenda for the next new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG meeting which has been scheduled for Thursday 12 April at 14.00 UTC. As noted below, you are strongly encouraged to review
 the written <span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.icann.org%2Fdownload%2Fattachments%2F79439109%2FSarah%2520Berg%2520-%2520ICANN%2520CCWG.AP%2520BERG%2520Responses%25203.2018.pdf%3Fversion%3D1%26modificationDate%3D1520436722000%26api%3Dv2&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd7060d1dabe94d181b5308d59f0ff121%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636589813169353934&sdata=FsxtV9mdsU3Q8BFNgBmB2y%2FdALnUx1MisJwBkh5OlOE%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/79439109/Sarah%20Berg%20-%20ICANN%20CCWG.AP%20BERG%20Responses%203.2018.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1520436722000&api=v2" shash="sdxBjpj0fHH/tZIG2XsIzOBZH0JzSupr4pWPDgWpIRIwVfA/qjmQaaF3KJo69hc9xuVfSAzxrXK+1d93fwgBOn4e7PLJUgi0jflbiQ2DWM5SQmqgj7NGCzHtvdVmlEwB3vJMC7jjB++Xx/apbs0YoUEDwn7FFrfQpcVKFIvAd9A=" id="LPlnk692" previewremoved="true">input</a> </span>that
 Sarah Berg provided and share any follow-up or clarifying questions in advance of the meeting.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marika</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Proposed Agenda – new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG – Thursday 12 April at 14.00 UTC</span></b></p>
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<li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Roll call</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Welcome – SOI/DOI Updates</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Exchange with external experts – Sarah Berg, Ponsonby Partners (please review Sarah’s <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.icann.org%2Fdownload%2Fattachments%2F79439109%2FSarah%2520Berg%2520-%2520ICANN%2520CCWG.AP%2520BERG%2520Responses%25203.2018.pdf%3Fversion%3D1%26modificationDate%3D1520436722000%26api%3Dv2&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd7060d1dabe94d181b5308d59f0ff121%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636589813169353934&sdata=FsxtV9mdsU3Q8BFNgBmB2y%2FdALnUx1MisJwBkh5OlOE%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/79439109/Sarah%20Berg%20-%20ICANN%20CCWG.AP%20BERG%20Responses%203.2018.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1520436722000&api=v2" shash="sdxBjpj0fHH/tZIG2XsIzOBZH0JzSupr4pWPDgWpIRIwVfA/qjmQaaF3KJo69hc9xuVfSAzxrXK+1d93fwgBOn4e7PLJUgi0jflbiQ2DWM5SQmqgj7NGCzHtvdVmlEwB3vJMC7jjB++Xx/apbs0YoUEDwn7FFrfQpcVKFIvAd9A=" id="LPlnk422142" previewremoved="true">input</a> prior
 to the meeting and post any follow-up or clarifying questions you may have to the mailing list)</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Confirm next steps & next meeting – Thursday 19 April at 14.00 UTC</span></li></ol>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marika Konings</span></i></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) </span></i></p>
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<span style="color:#0563C1">marika.konings@icann.org</span></a>  </span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO</span></i></p>
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