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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Steve Crocker [mailto:Steve@shinkuro.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 15 April 2015 23:19<br><b>To:</b> <jrobinson@afilias.info><br><b>Cc:</b> Stephen D. Crocker; Icann-board ICANN; Staff-BrdSupport<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: [ssac] A Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) to develop a plan for the use of new gTLD auction proceeds<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jonathan,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This just crossed my desk. I compliment you on the initiative to create a CCWG to develop inputs on the use of the auction funds.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Board has explicitly committed to a full consultation process. Input from the CCWG will be quite welcome, but so will inputs from other sources. The Board has not chartered any group to make decisions about the auction funds, and we plan to proceed very deliberately.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We will proceed very shortly with a call for inputs on general ideas and concepts, not specific projects. We make a point of reaching outside the usual ICANN SO and AC structures to include the rest of the Internet community. We will, of course, be glad to mention the CCWG effort as one of the ways for people to be involved.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I hope this is consistent with your understanding and expectations.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>Subject: A Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) to develop a plan for the use of new gTLD auction proceeds</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>14 april 2015 23:42:50 CEST</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>To: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>"<a href="mailto:patrik@frobbit.se">patrik@frobbit.se</a>" <<a href="mailto:patrik@frobbit.se">patrik@frobbit.se</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>Cc: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>" <<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">jrobinson@afilias.info</a>>, Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>ICANN SO & AC Chairs</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Dear All,</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>A Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) to develop a plan for the use of new gTLD auction proceeds</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>To follow up on my earlier communication of 2 March 2015 in relation to the possible creation of a Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) to develop a plan for the use of new gTLD auction proceeds, I wanted to inform you that the GNSO Council discussed this topic further during its meeting of 19 March 2015. The Council reviewed the feedback received from all the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies as well as other Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) (see<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/new-gtld-auction-proceeds-recs-responses-19mar15-en.pdf"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:purple'>http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/new-gtld-auction-proceeds-recs-responses-19mar15-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>). On the basis of that review, the GNSO Council decided to move forward with the creation of a CCWG by, as a first step, forming a drafting team to develop a proposed charter for such a CCWG, which could then be considered by all SO/ACs interested in participating. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>As such, I would like to invite your SO/AC to designate one or two members to this drafting team effort. Please note that even if your SO/AC is not intending at this stage to become a chartering organization of the CCWG, if there are members interested to assist in this effort, they are more than welcome. In preparing the charter to address this issue, the Drafting Team is expected to develop the framework under which the future CWG will operate. This includes elements such as the mission, purpose, deliverables, as well as the guidelines for formation, staffing, organization, and overall rules of engagement. Following the completion of the work of the drafting team, the proposed charter for the CCWG will be submitted to all interested SO/ACs for their consideration.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Please provide the GNSO Secretariat (</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>) as soon as possible of with the names of those that are interested to join this drafting team. We intend to kick off the efforts of the drafting team in the week commencing 4<sup>th</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>May 2015. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Sincerely,</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Jonathan Robinson</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chair, GNSO Council</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>