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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear SO/AC Chairs,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are following up on our message below from 13 September (see below) concerning the proposed new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG Charter.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To date, we’ve received confirmation from the ccNSO that it is ready to go ahead and consider the charter for adoption. In addition, the GNSO leadership team requested a webinar
to allow for a walk-through of the charter and address any questions there might be. This webinar, which was communicated to you and open to anyone interested, was held on Thursday 13 October. For those interested to listen to a recording of the webinar, or
to review the slides, please see here: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_gh-5F4Aw&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=ictduFF5gSgLsAN5cSUnvwDd2BCE3uxi2nmVYPECDUY&s=kcxUgKksYJM4nSBoZ8xI8a-pSoAF2Mr207ZM8K4lPXA&e=">
<span style="color:#0B4CB4">https://community.icann.org/x/gh_4Aw[community.icann.org]</span></a>. Although a number of interesting points were discussed in relation to the prospective work of the CWG, no pertinent issues were identified which would require
modification of the charter.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Therefore, the Drafting Team considers its work done and would hereby like to formally submit the proposed charter for a CCWG on new gTLD Auction Proceeds (see
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_mRuOAw-29&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=ictduFF5gSgLsAN5cSUnvwDd2BCE3uxi2nmVYPECDUY&s=N_zd3IoMhxMaZYFivO1DZTrBm98ZwfRuCtK5YbTlorA&e=">
<span style="color:#0B4CB4">https://community.icann.org/x/mRuOAw[community.icann.org]</span></a>) for your group’s consideration as soon as reasonably possible.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank-you for your attention to this matter.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jonathan Robinson, DT Chair & Alan Greenberg, DT Vice-Chair </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Marika Konings <marika.konings@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 10:41 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Katrina Sataki <katrina@nic.lv>, "thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch" <thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch>, "paf@netnod.se" <paf@netnod.se>, "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com>, "louie@louie.net" <louie@louie.net>, "tsinha@umd.edu" <tsinha@umd.edu>,
"bverd@verisign.com" <bverd@verisign.com>, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>, Oscar Robles <oscar@lacnic.net><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel@icann.org>, Olof Nordling <olof.nordling@icann.org>, Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org>, Carlos Reyes <carlos.reyes@icann.org>, Steve Sheng <steve.sheng@icann.org>, "dt-cwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org" <dt-cwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>For your review - proposed charter new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Sending on behalf of Jonathan Robinson, new gTLD Auction Proceeds Drafting Team Chair & Alan Greenberg, DT Vice-Chair:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear SO/AC Chairs,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">On behalf of the new gTLD Auction Proceeds Drafting Team (DT), we are delighted to submit to you and your respective SO/ACs, the proposed charter for a Cross-Community
Working Group on new gTLD Auction Proceeds. As you may recall, representatives of all ICANN SO/ACs, apart from the ccNSO (which decided not to take part in the DT effort), participated in the DT deliberations (see
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/AR_AAw"><span style="color:black">https://community.icann.org/x/AR_AAw</span></a> for DT members).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This proposed charter is the result of extensive input and deliberations, including careful review of input that was received as part of the cross-community session
at ICANN 56 in Helsinki (see <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/fgmbAw)"><span style="color:black">https://community.icann.org/x/fgmbAw)</span></a> and we believe it now represents a careful balance between the different viewpoints and perspectives, including
from both the DT Members and the ICANN Board liaisons to the DT. As such, the DT would like to request you review the proposed charter with this careful balance in mind and only flag to the DT any pertinent issues that would prevent your respective SO/AC from
adopting this charter. We would like to request you highlight such pertinent issues
<b><u>by 30 September 2016 at the latest</u></b>, including an indication of when you anticipate your respective SO/AC to be in a position to consider the charter for adoption following 30 September, provided that no pertinent issues have been identified by
any of the ICANN SO/ACs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Of course, should you have any clarifying questions, please do not hesitate to respond to this message. The DT looks forward to receiving your feedback.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Best wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Jonathan Robinson, DT Chair & Alan Greenberg, DT Vice-Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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