<div dir="ltr">Dear Council colleagues,<div><br></div><div>Please see below an update from the New gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Heather</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Joke Braeken</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org">joke.braeken@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, May 3, 2018 at 7:20 PM<br>Subject: new gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross-Community Working Group: May 2018 Newsletter out now<br>To: "<a href="mailto:koalafil@gmail.com">koalafil@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:koalafil@gmail.com">koalafil@gmail.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:ASO-Chairs@aso.icann.org">ASO-Chairs@aso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ASO-Chairs@aso.icann.org">ASO-Chairs@aso.icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:katrina@nic.lv">katrina@nic.lv</a>" <<a href="mailto:katrina@nic.lv">katrina@nic.lv</a>>, "<a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com">haforrestesq@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com">haforrestesq@gmail.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>" <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>>, "<a href="mailto:manal@tra.gov.eg">manal@tra.gov.eg</a>" <<a href="mailto:manal@tra.gov.eg">manal@tra.gov.eg</a>>, "<a href="mailto:tsinha@umd.edu">tsinha@umd.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:tsinha@umd.edu">tsinha@umd.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:bverd@verisign.com">bverd@verisign.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:bverd@verisign.com">bverd@verisign.com</a>>, Rod Rasmussen <<a href="mailto:rod@rodrasmussen.com">rod@rodrasmussen.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:erika@erikamann.com">erika@erikamann.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:erika@erikamann.com">erika@erikamann.com</a>>, 喬敬 <<a href="mailto:chiao@brandma.co">chiao@brandma.co</a>><br>Cc: Steve Sheng <<a href="mailto:steve.sheng@icann.org">steve.sheng@icann.org</a>>, Heidi Ullrich <<a href="mailto:Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org">Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org</a>>, Bart Boswinkel <<a href="mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org">bart.boswinkel@icann.org</a>>, Robert Hoggarth <<a href="mailto:robert.hoggarth@icann.org">robert.hoggarth@icann.org</a>>, Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>>, Carlos Reyes <<a href="mailto:carlos.reyes@icann.org">carlos.reyes@icann.org</a>>, Emily Barabas <<a href="mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org">emily.barabas@icann.org</a>>, Joke Braeken <<a href="mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org">joke.braeken@icann.org</a>><br><br><br>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please find below a message from the co-chairs of the new gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross-Community Working Group, and in attachment the May 2018 edition of the CCWG’s newsletter, to be shared with your respective
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This is to inform you that the CCWG on new gTLD Auction Proceeds has published the May 2018 edition of its newsletter on the group’s wiki space: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/CWGONGAP/Newsletters" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954f72">https://community.<wbr>icann.org/display/CWGONGAP/<wbr>Newsletters</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">About the CCWG new gTLD Auction Proceeds</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The new gTLD Program established auctions as a mechanism of last resort to resolve string contention. Most string contentions (approximately 90% of sets scheduled for auction) have been resolved through
other means before reaching an auction conducted by ICANN's authorized auction service provider, Power Auctions LLC. However, it was recognized from the outset that significant funds could accrue as a result of several auctions. As such, these auction proceeds
have been reserved and earmarked until the Board authorizes a plan for the appropriate use of the funds. Board, staff, and community are expected to be working together in designing and participating in the next steps addressing the use of new gTLD auction
proceeds. It should be recognized though that these proceeds are to be considered as an exceptional, one-time source of revenue.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The CCWG was chartered by the Address Supporting Organization (ASO), the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO), the Generic Names Supporting Organization
(GNSO), the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), and the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) to propose the mechanism that should be developed in order to allocate the new gTLD Auction Proceeds.
Following approval of the proposal(s) by the Chartering Organizations, it will be submitted to the ICANN Board for its consideration.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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