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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Our call and the notion that Jim’s auction plans were “complicated”: Only for us in this group has we have all the iterations in our heads. For someone being presented the first time with the solution it is actually even more simple as what we had in 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>In 2012 we had a very complicated ICANN auction of last resort (time consuming, complicated rules, only few slots at a time).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Additionally we had quasi-industry standard “private auctions” conducted by one company. These were:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>shrouded in secrecy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>allowed portfolio applicants to shift revenues to other auctions (private and last resort)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>In the next round there is an incentive to apply for all kinds of strings in order to hope to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lose a few on purpose to recoup all application fees and build a war chest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Then buy a few desirable strings with that war chest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Come out of the game with a profit AND a few free gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>The board doesn’t like the idea – because the community doesn’t like it. This system is heavily stacked against:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>single application applicants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Community priority applicants with a build-in disadvantage: having to stick with the restrictions even when losing CPE; thus not having the same access to capital (e.g. venture capital); but being up against folks that swim in VC money<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>“Community type” applicants (applicants that can’t go for community priority – but are still community based)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Public interest, non-profit applicants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Jim put together elements we have discussed many times:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo17'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>A super simple solution that addresses most concerns<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo17'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Only for applications that are in contention a sealed bid has to be submitted (and they have to bid at some point of time anyways: so it’s not a redundant work).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo17'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>For singular applicants that is 1 bid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo17'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>You need to have a LOT of applications in the game to have to do that for more than say 5 applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo17'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>In case someone has to do it for 25 applications: sorry mate, but we aren’t actively making the life of large scale portfolio applicants easier<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo17'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>After that you are DONE. It’s super easy – no more work required. If all members agree to distribute the proceeds within the contention set – then it’s a “private auction”. If at least one disagrees it becomes a “auction of last resort”: both are the same – just the way the funds are distributed are different.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo17'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Once the “auction” is due the members are requested to submit their deposit – once all deposits are in the winner will be determined (it’s just a reveal).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo17'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>It’s super simple. “Private auction” doesn’t equal “secret auction”. And strategizing with auction proceeds: that’s exactly the concern the community and the board had. It will be eliminated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Most auctions will be pooled into one point of time. Only those strings that are held up (objection, etc) are slated for later dates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I personally will urge all of the communities that I organize applications for, to publically declare to only accept the ICANN auction of last resort. Anything else invites applications from tricksters who want to cash out. With nothing to gain tricksters will refrain from ICANN auctions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Jim’s proposal adequately addresses the board’s (community’s) concerns regarding gaming, revenue shifting, applying for stuff in the hope to get paid out, applying for a few more strings in order to “strategize”, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Remember the ICANN bylaws which the new gTLD program will have to adhere to:<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> “Introducing </span></u></i></b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#9DC3E6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#9DC3E6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>and promoting<b> </b></span></u></i><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>competition in the registration of domain names where</span></u></i></b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#9DC3E6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#9DC3E6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> practicable and</span></u></i><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> beneficial to the public interest as identified through the bottom-up, multistakeholder policy development process;”</span></u></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>With “registration of domain names” in my mind 2<sup>nd</sup> level domains being meant, not gTLDs. So we should make new gTLDs available – but in a way that is beneficial to the public interest. Not just new gTLD land that is entirely empty or populated by scalpers (all domains parked, a waste land that is dead). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Alexander<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Gnso-newgtld-wg [mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Prendergast<br><b>Sent:</b> Dienstag, 14. Juli 2020 00:41<br><b>To:</b> McGrady, Paul D. <PMcGrady@taftlaw.com>; Pruis, Elaine <epruis@verisign.com><br><b>Cc:</b> gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Paul – I’m really stumped by your objection to adding more transparency to a portion of the program that not only concerns the Board, but the GAC, ALAC and several others. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I’m sorry you were overwhelmed by the compromise proposal but compared the discussions we had the last few weeks on SPIRT, it’s quite simple. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Since you have mischaracterized a key portion of it a few times, let me make it abundantly clear. <b><u>My proposal still allows for your clients to get paid if they lose an auction. There is no ban.</u></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Jim Prendergast<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Galway Strategy Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>+1 202-285-3699<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>McGrady, Paul D.<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 13, 2020 4:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> Pruis, Elaine <<a href="mailto:epruis@verisign.com">epruis@verisign.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Hi Elaine,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>I wish there was a way to make the issues list shorter. Jim’s proposal touches on so many issues and undoes so much of the work of this WG over the last 4 years on so many sections of the AGB that there is no way to boil it down to an easy soundbite. If we are going to discuss, again, the rejected ideas of banning private auctions and Vickrey auctions before evaluation (and I see no reason why we would since these ideas are long dead in this WG), we will have to go through – in detail – the list of questions and concerns that I presented and any other questions and concerns raised by others. We should also go line by line through the draft report to see what other sections would have to be amended and then go through the 2012 AGB again to look for other consequences – intended or not. There isn’t any shortcut here I am afraid. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Pruis, Elaine <<a href="mailto:epruis@verisign.com">epruis@verisign.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 13, 2020 10:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a>; <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: RE: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Forgive me. Today I’m a bit overwhelmed by so many words. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I’m hearing <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-90 days is too short<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>120 days</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-you don’t want ICANN involved in contention resolution<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Community selected auction provider</b> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-You don’t want the private resolution to have transparency requirements <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>This is a either or and I think transparency is important</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-You don’t want 200 competition authorities to review every deal<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ok let’s have one or two then</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What else? Could you sum up any concerns I missed with a few bullet points please?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>No need to repeat “sweeping last minute proposal.”<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Elaine <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Jul 12, 2020, at 8:09 PM, McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Thanks Elaine.</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> I’m sorry, but I am not going to be able to buy the fiction that there is a problem. I know that those proposing to eliminate private auctions really, really need those of us who do not see the need to do so to buy into the unnamed, undocumented, non-data supported non-problem. But, we just can’t do so. But, that has not stopped me from proposing very reasonable guardrails for applications. The Guardrail Compromise has been what this WG has been working on for the last 3-4 weeks, as Jeff informed the GAC. Let’s focus on getting to a real compromise. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Jeff & Cheryl</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>, the bottom line on the new, sweeping, and invasive proposal is that it is merely a repackaged and rebranded attempt to eliminate private auctions and force everyone into early Vickrey auctions. It is not, as advertised, a compromise proposal at all. The proposal has especially deleterious consequences for .brand applicants, community based applicants, applicants with limited funds that might not even have to face an auction if a competitive string was eliminated by evaluation, anyone who still takes public comments seriously, the GAC Early Warning mechanism’s meaningfulness, the list goes on and on. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Below are some initial questions raised by the new, sweeping proposal. These are all serious questions and concerns and if the WG is actually going to go down the path of discussing, again, the elimination of private auctions and the forcing of everyone into early Vickrey auctions (both ideas that have been rejected over and over again by this WG), these questions and concerns need to be given adequate time to be discussed (again). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>_______________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Objective: <br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Increase transparency and accountability in contention resolution to improve the perception of ICANN and the new gTLD program.</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>“Perception” by who? </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Is the “perception” of ICANN a GNSO WG function, or is that better left to ICANN Org?</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Will ICANN’s invasion into private sector affairs “improve the perception of ICANN”? (I think there is a sweeping assumption in the sweeping proposal – one which I do not share – namely that by making it difficult/impossible for private resolutions to occur resulting in filling ICANN’s coffers with more money that have and will raid/use to influence pet projects, will somehow “improve the perception of ICANN.” I think when a GC finds out unless her company can run the tight 90-day gauntlet below she will be forced into another $300 million + round of ICANN-controlled auctions, her reaction is not going to be “well, not being able to work things out between parties is terrific! Hooray ICANN.”</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Have we taken in any advice from ICANN Org’s public relations department that changing the status quo in a manner that gives ICANN even more influence on private sector actors in the DNS (including a already proposed and now re-proposed capital punishment right) will, in fact, “improve the perception of ICANN”? </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Where is the “perception” concern coming from? The ICANN Board comments, which some are relying upon to try to ban private auctions as the sweeping proposal does, doesn’t mention anything about the Board feeling that ICANN was being mal-perceived by anyone nor did it task us with fixing any PR problems for them.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>“Transparency and Accountability” to who?</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Do we really want to expand ICANN’s ability to open up the full books, trade secrets, and business plans of all contracted and accredited parties? One could <i>almost</i> see this idea having <i>some tiny little legs</i> if ICANN were still a government contractor. But now that ICANN is a private sector actor acting in conjunction with non-governmental contracts with other private sector actors, there is no rational basis to force the kinds of invasions that the sweeping proposal suggests. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Proposed process:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>String Similarity evaluation completed</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>On Reveal Day, all contention sets are announced (number and entities are revealed)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>A 90-day Resolution Period begins</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:74.55pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>From where did the 90-day deadline come? On its face it seems completely arbitrary.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:74.55pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Was this based on an average of how long it took private sector actors to privately resolve contention sets in the last round? I don’t recall seeing any survey data on this or even hearing any anecdotal stories that would indicate that 90 days is sufficient.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:74.55pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Was this based on a survey of likely future applicants? I don’t recall seeing any such survey results.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:74.55pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Do we want to adopt a proposal that seems to help small, nimble players (private equity firms) or very large players in the domain name industry at the expense of any medium-large companies who happen to have adequate corporate governance? 90 days doesn’t even seem like enough time to identify and conduct due diligence on a JV or the like, much less get a deal to close (remember, once an application is withdrawn, it can’t be re-filed, so we are only talking about deals that can be identified, papered, pass corporate governance, be funded, and closed in 90 days). The timeframe suggested is highly unrealistic. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:74.55pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>What about GAC Early warnings, GAC Advice, public comments, various objections, etc.? Will all of those be in and resolved within the 90 days of reveal? That is not how things worked last time and I don’t see anything in the draft report so far that indicates that this is how it will work in future rounds. To even consider this sweeping proposal, we would have to take a look at all of the other timelines or just reject the idea generally that the objection processes have any meaning. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:74.55pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>This deadline excludes .brand applicants from using the Legal Rights Objection. It seems very unlikely that a .brand applicant that is in the middle of a trademark dispute triggered by reveal (and which would normally proceed to a Legal Rights Objection) (which has ZERO possibility of being resolved within the 90 days by the way) would, at the same time be negotiating a JV with a party that it believes is a top level squatter. All of this appears to be a last minute attack on .brand applicants. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:74.55pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>What other objection processes would the sweeping proposal render void? There doesn’t seem to be any concern whatsoever about those in this last minute proposal. We would need to study each objection process to see how the 90 day deadline would affect them.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:74.55pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Leaves no time to address wrong outcomes for string similarity</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Members of a contention set may </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>“…May…” Overarching question: where in the bylaws is ICANN granted such sweeping powers to insist on imposing itself into the private affairs, plans, and trade secrets of applicants and to limit their range of options? This is Mission creep writ large. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Form a JV</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>This is a non-option for .brands whose trademarks are being squatted upon by another applicant</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>This may be a non-option for non-profit entity applicants who may or may not be able to form JVs with other entities, non-profit or otherwise</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>This will not be an option for large sophisticated companies when the other party in the contention set is a small time actor or unknown or otherwise has a business model that is unappealing or shady. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>“Form a JV” may solve some problems, but it is not a one size fits all</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Withdraw</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Not a solution. Partial ICANN refund does not return all of your sunk costs (lawyers, advisors, time to develop use cases, etc.). May sound great to large corporations with limitless resources, but not so great for medium/small entities with an innovative use case or for large corporations with good governance.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Find a creative private resolution</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Glad to see this idea here, but what does it mean? How does it interact with the new power that is being proposed below for ICANN that enables ICANN to preclude private auctions or auction like mechanisms?</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Fail to resolve</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>This may sound benign, but instead of giving the entire runway prior to auction of final resort to find a solution that was given in the 2012, the parties are put into a 90 day pressure cooker. This appears to be designed to calcify contention sets to ensure more end up in ICANN last resort auctions (since not everyone will be OK with the heavy-handed “3<sup>rd</sup> Party Sealed Bid” auction (a completely new concept suggested at the very end of this PDP by the way) suggested below. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Members of a contention set may NOT </span> <o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Participate in a private auction or auction like mechanism.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Here is the heart of it. We have spent 4 years not reaching consensus on eliminating private auctions. Yet, here it is again, surrounded by lots of other confusing elements. But, it is here. And, it is not supported.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>What is an “auction like mechanism”? What is its scope? If a .brand applicant sends a demand letter to another entity in a contention set and they settle the matter with a settlement agreement in which the other entity withdraws its application and the .brand applicant pays some amount, is that an “auction like mechanism”? Why would we invite ICANN into private settlements of disputes? Why would we compromise our trademarks by agreeing to this? This is the second apparent attack on .brand applicants I’ve noted in this sweeping proposal. Is that a coincidence?</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>No later than the close of the 90-day Resolution Period, remaining contention sets will be required to provide ICANN with their decision on how to resolve the contention. They will have decided to:</span> <o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Agree to create a partnership or other form of joint venture that would allow two or more applicants within a contention set to jointly run and/or operate the applied for string. Application Change Request requirements will apply, including public comment period.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Agree to participate in a sealed bid “3<sup>rd</sup>Party Auction” which is overseen by ICANN. Proceeds are distributed amongst the losing applicants in the contention set.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Agree to participate in an ICANN Auction of Last Resort using the sealed bids. Proceeds go to ICANN Auctions Proceeds fund.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>This section appears to be a repackaging of the prior section, so my questions and comments should be brought down into this section as well, including but not limited to pointing out that the timing involved is wildly impractical for any business with any sort of corporate governance in place. The timing also appears to misunderstand completely the role of public comment, GAC Early Warnings, Community Evaluation, and the Objection mechanisms that we have all worked so hard on these past 4 years. This single-minded distaste for private auctions is truly a tail that looks to upend the dog. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Auctions of Last Resort and 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auctions will take place immediately after the 90 day Private Resolution Period </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>For all the reasons mentioned above, advancing the timeline on the historic ICANN auction of last resort and the completely new 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auctions simply doesn’t work. This is appears to be a final stab at advancing the timeline for the auctions of last resort adding a Vickrey element (an idea that has already been rejected by the WG) while throwing in the new 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auctions concept (which itself is just a form of the accelerated Vickrey option). There simply isn’t bandwidth to re-litigate everything that the proponents of this last minute, sweeping proposal were unable to accomplish over the last four years. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>For 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auctions </span> <o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All auctions are conducted as sealed bids by the same auction provider ICANN chooses for Last Resort auctions. The applicant that submitted the highest sealed bid amount pays the second-highest bid amount. The auction provider must attest that the participants fully disclosed all information and followed the rules before the funds are released to the losers.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>This is, essentially, a renamed version of the early “vickrey auction” which was rejected by the WG. The fact that the funds are dispersed to the losers who were forced into this option by a 90 day, arbitrary deadline (which essentially eliminates any real possibility of private solutions) is of little comfort. Further, how would an auction provider “attest” these requirements? What information is “all information”? Would this require the turning over of trade secrets to the auction vendor and the opposing party? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All bids for all unresolved contention sets are due on the same date, no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. Auctions for contention sets involving objections, CPE or other outstanding accountability challenges may be delayed but bids are still due no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>“May be delayed…” is of little comfort since public comment, GAC Early Warnings, Community Evaluations, and the outcome of Objection processes all have a bearing on the value of the TLD string and, in fact, whether or not a contention set even survives to auction. This latest forced Vickrey model (no matter what it is euphemistically named or marketed as) is in its essence the early Vickrey model that did not get consensus. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All auctions are to be conducted in an identical fashion using publicly available procedures.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>I have no idea what this means. What are the publicly available procedures and where can we find them? Is there a link? What is it that we are being asked to agree to? Does “identical fashion” mean at the same time on the same day? All of this last minute stuff is incredibly vague.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All auctions should be finalized as quickly as possible after the 90-day deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Why not? Everything else about this proposal is a ridiculous forced march.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All results are disclosed on a similar timeline as ICANN auctions of last resort from 2012 round, which was usually 72 hours. All parties partaking in the auction as well as winning bidder and amount paid are disclosed.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Not only does this ignore all of the problems with the forced 90-day timing, this is also a giant leap from the suggestion Jeff made a few days ago about perhaps requiring disclosure of the financial results from private auctions. I wouldn’t mind seeing that chiseled away from this otherwise sweeping proposal and discussed in the context of guardrails, but discussing it in the context of the 90 day forced march is fruitless.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Does the losing applicant get a refund? If so, how much? If no, why not?</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Auctions of Last Resort </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All bids for all unresolved contention sets are due on the same date, no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. Auctions for contention sets involving objections, CPE or other outstanding accountability challenges may be delayed but bids are still due no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>On the auction date, the applicant that submitted the highest sealed bid amount pays the second-highest bid amount.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Once payment is received, the applicant may proceed to evaluation and eventually the Transition to Delegation.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:90.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>This paragraph clearly evidences why the sweeping proposal is nothing but an elimination of private auctions and a clever attempt to force everyone into an early Vickery auction. The only differences between the “3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction” and the Auction of Las Resort is who gets the money, with one exception. There appears to be a veiled threat in not choosing auction of last resort as the auction of last resort winner </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>“may proceed to evaluation and eventually the Transition to Delegation<span style='color:red'>.</span><span style='color:black'>” There is no mention of this next step for the “3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction” winner, so it appears that those applications go into some sort of limbo?</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:90.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>In the unlikely event that a winning bidder in either auction format does not pass evaluation (none failed in 2012), the next highest bidder is selected for evaluation.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>What happens in the event of non-payment by the winner of either of the two versions of the resubmitted early Vickrey auctions?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Bottom line is that this is all just a repackaging of the early vickrey option that the WG has already rejected. It is very late in the day to entertain a repackaging and rebranding of long rejected ideas. The WG should spend its time refining my proposed Guardrails. While I do not believe there is a problem to be solved here, my guardrails will ensure that anyone who might be applying without an intent to operate the registry is on notice not to do so.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Requirements:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Add T&Cs warning applicants that they may not participate in any of the following activities (Prohibited Application Activities):</span> <o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>They shall not submit applications largely for the purpose of financially benefiting from the resolution of contention sets</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>This is essentially another way to rephrase my Guardrail #2. I have no problem with the concept, of course, but I do not think it functions well in the heavy-handed context that is being proposed.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>During the 90-day Resolution Period, they will not participate in the resolution of contention sets where non-winning applicants receive financial benefit to withdraw.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Please see my comments above about how this would cripple settlement between a .brand applicant and another entity that the .brand applicant believes is a top level squatter</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Why would someone become a JV partner with someone else if there was no financial benefit in doing so? This new requirement vitiates even the JV option (which while not useful for many applicants, at least it was something).</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>What does financial benefit mean? If the applicant withdraws because it knows it will lose the forced-march-early-Vickrey-auction, doesn’t it financially benefit from cutting its losses early? </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Registry Agreement must include a mandatory Public Interest Commitment stating that the registry:</span> <o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>has not submitted applications for the purpose of financially benefiting from the resolution of contention sets.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>has not participated in an auction or auction like mechanisms outside of the ICANN 3<sup>rd</sup>party and ICANN Auction of Last Resort.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>agrees to punitive measures for violations listed above, which may include the potential loss of the registry as well as a bar on participation in any future rounds (both for the individuals as well as the entities (and their affiliates) involved.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>These are the very same ridiculous punishments – capital punishment for registries - that the WG has already reviewed and rejected. Why are we even seeing this again? There is no way to repackage and rebrand these to make them palatable. These would also steep ICANN in litigation should it try to kill a registry operator. Even if this WG were inclined to grant ICANN the right to kill off registries for allegedly violating these requirements, we would need to spend weeks fleshing out what the punishments are and what the process (trial and appeal) would look like. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The auction provider must agree to fully disclose all information about the auctions</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The auction provider must assert that all rules were followed before releasing auction funds</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:red;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All contention set resolutions including creative resolutions, 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction and ICANN Auctions of last resort must be submitted by ICANN to relevant competition authorities for review.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>This would bring the next round to a halt. Not only is this extreme overkill by any imagination, how long do the evaluators have to wait to hear back from 200+ competition authorities?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Benefits:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Full transparency, ICANN oversight and competition authority review mitigate community concerns about nefarious activity.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Many others and myself do not agree that giving more power to ICANN to interfere in private matters of its contracted parties is automatically a benefit. I certainly do not agree that the brand new idea of grinding future rounds to a halt while 200+ competition authorities fail to respond to inquiries is a benefit to anyone except registries already in existence. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Unlike the 2012 round, access to data from this point forward can inform future policy making efforts in the program.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>At least the proponents of this late entry admit that they have no data from the last round to support their policy-making effort. We should at least attempt the Guardrails and, should an actual problem come into existence, then consider other options at that time. A heavy-handed solution for a non-problem based on non-data is not only misguided, it is obviously premature.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Private auctions are eliminated but applicants can still receive proceeds from a 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction if all applicants in a contention set agree.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>At least the proponents of this late entry come clean and admit that it eliminated private auctions and that it is not somehow another form of them.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Sealed bids tend to result in lower auction prices so decreased auctions proceeds to ICANN fund.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All of this regulation and red tape is a very high price to pay for *possible* lower auction prices. A party involved in a private auction is free to walk away at any price point it likes. It doesn’t need an ICANN nanny to help it not bid too much.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Speeds up the process allowing more applicants to withdraw applications prior to evaluations resulting in greater refund amounts and faster processing of remaining applications.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>It may speed up the process, but at great cost to actually creating more entries, and therefore, competition in the domain name space. It also undoes all of our work on objections, GAC Early Warnings, etc. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Pruis, Elaine <<a href="mailto:epruis@verisign.com">epruis@verisign.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 11, 2020 9:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Paul,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I’m surprised by your comments. Especially surprising because of your concern that the WG conversation on closed generics was shut down prematurely, and you’ve been pushing for more conversation on that topic. What’s the hurry now with contention resolution? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We’ve got a reasonable proposal to consider and discuss. It was sent to the list and introduced to the WG on the 11pm July 1<sup>st</sup>, where we agreed to table the conversation until Jeff was back and we would have enough time to dig into the details. Folks have had 10 days to study it, and many people prepared for the discussions that have been scheduled and delayed twice.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The “discussed for months” aspects are the compromise positions proposed. It wraps in Kristina’s ask for creative resolution, Donna’s proposal to allow for auctions, your proposal for guardrails, Jeff’s proposal for transparency, the sealed bid auction proposal. It is not “last minute” any more than your guardrails are last minute. There not “rearranged”, they’re all included. We’re not forced to pick one, we can have them all. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Continuing to deny there is a problem ignores the Board statement, CCTRT recommendations, and the GAC advice on the topic.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please let’s try to get to a compromise on this issue.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#4472C4'>Elaine Pruis</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#6B6D71'>Senior Director Naming Operations and Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#6B6D71'><a href="mailto:epruis@verisign.com">epruis@verisign.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'>703.948.4672</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><image003.png><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of "McGrady, Paul D." <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Friday, July 10, 2020 at 9:27 AM<br><b>To: </b>Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Thanks Jeff,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>The issue became moot because we ran out of time on the last call. Good job putting the finishing touches on the SPIRT!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Regarding your email below, I was puzzled by Jim’s assertion that all of the substantive elements of his second version of his last minute proposal “are the same and have been discussed by this group for months.” I am not at all sure that this statement is accurate (as far as I know, the new ICANN-controlled-not-“auction of last resort”-mechanism appears to be new, sweepingly invasive, and suggested just a few days ago right as this PDP is winding down). Even so, if all of the substantive elements in Jim’s second version of the last minute proposal have been discussed by this group for months as Jim suggests, why are we taking this up again? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>While I will have more to say on the list regarding the flaws in Jim’s last minute plan (stay tuned), if what Jim says is accurate, discussing a mere repackaging of elements that “have been discussed by this group for months” and rejected doesn’t seem like a good use of anyone’s time. Bringing back old rejected ideas, rearranging them, and then presenting them as new, especially at the last minute, runs the risk of derailing our progress to tweaks to the status quo to address presumptive concerns about abusive applications.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>We will be far better served to continue our progress of the last several weeks and spend the majority of what time remains to look over and refine the guardrails to the status quo that I have suggested as a compromise position. And, it is a compromise position because many, many of us simply have yet to hear of a compelling problem that needs to be solved and believe the status quo is just fine. But, my guardrails are an olive branch to try to address whatever it is that a portion in this WG seem worried about. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Paul</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 9, 2020 11:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jim Prendergast <<a href="mailto:jim@GALWAYSG.COM">jim@GALWAYSG.COM</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>; Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks Jim. Paul – given Jim’s statements that his changes were for clarity and not substantive, I believe we can discuss it on the call in a few hours.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><image004.png><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#111111'>Jeff Neuman</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#0070C0;background:white'>JJN Solutions, LLC</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#111111;background:white'>Founder & CEO<br>+1.202.549.5079<br>Vienna, VA 22180</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#111111;background:white'><a href="mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com">Jeff@JJNSolutions.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#111111'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://jjnsolutions.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#09757A;background:white'>http://jjnsolutions.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Jim Prendergast <<a href="mailto:jim@GALWAYSG.COM">jim@GALWAYSG.COM</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 9, 2020 12:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> McGrady, Paul D. <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>>; Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>No substantive differences Jeff. Edits for clarity and more logical ordering. All the substantive elements are the same and have been discussed by this group for months. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The new text is the compromises contained because that it what you asked the group to do. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Original email from July 1 is posted immediately below. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Jim Prendergast <<a href="mailto:jim@GALWAYSG.COM">jim@GALWAYSG.COM</a>><br><b>Date:</b> July 1, 2020 at 4:26:50 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Gnso-newgtld-wg] Compromise proposal on Auctions</b></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>In the interest of compromise and in hopes of not reverting to the 2012 rules and thereby ignoring the Board’s request that we make a recommendation on this issue, please consider this proposal to allow contention resolution via creative means as well as auctions, with guardrails and tweaks made to the well-received hybrid proposal.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>It is a blend of many of the compromise solutions proposed. It also accommodates those who do not want ICANN to end up with all auction proceeds but at the same time minimizes the entire pool of money committed, thereby not disadvantaging single applicants.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black'>Objective: <br></span></b><span style='color:black'>Increase transparency and accountability in contention resolution to improve the perception of ICANN and the new gTLD program.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black'>Proposed process:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>String Similarity evaluation completed</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>On Reveal Day, all contention sets are announced (number and entities are revealed)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>A 90-day Resolution Period begins </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Members of a contention set may </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Form a JV</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Withdraw</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Find a creative private resolution</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Fail to resolve</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Members of a contention set may NOT </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Participate in a private auction or auction like mechanism.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>No later than the close of the 90-day Resolution Period, remaining contention sets will be required to provide ICANN with their decision on how to resolve the contention. They will have decided to:</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Agree to create a partnership or other form of joint venture that would allow two or more applicants within a contention set to jointly run and/or operate the applied for string. Application Change Request requirements will apply, including public comment period.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Agree to participate in a sealed bid “3<sup>rd</sup>Party Auction” which is overseen by ICANN. Proceeds are distributed amongst the losing applicants in the contention set.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Agree to participate in an ICANN Auction of Last Resort using the sealed bids. Proceeds go to ICANN Auctions Proceeds fund.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Auctions of Last Resort and 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auctions will take place immediately after the 90 day Private Resolution Period </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>For 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auctions </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All auctions are conducted as sealed bids by the same auction provider ICANN chooses for Last Resort auctions. The applicant that submitted the highest sealed bid amount pays the second-highest bid amount. The auction provider must attest that the participants fully disclosed all information and followed the rules before the funds are released to the losers.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All bids for all unresolved contention sets are due on the same date, no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. Auctions for contention sets involving objections, CPE or other outstanding accountability challenges may be delayed but bids are still due no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All auctions are to be conducted in an identical fashion using publicly available procedures.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All auctions should be finalized as quickly as possible after the 90 day deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All results are disclosed on a similar timeline as ICANN auctions of last resort from 2012 round, which was usually 72 hours. All parties partaking in the auction as well as winning bidder and amount paid are disclosed.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Auctions of Last Resort </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All bids for all unresolved contention sets are due on the same date, no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. Auctions for contention sets involving objections, CPE or other outstanding accountability challenges may be delayed but bids are still due no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>On the auction date, the applicant that submitted the highest sealed bid amount pays the second-highest bid amount.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level3 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Once payment is received, the applicant may proceed to evaluation and eventually the Transition to Delegation.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In the unlikely event that a winning bidder in either auction format does not pass evaluation (none failed in 2012), the next highest bidder is selected for evaluation.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black'>Requirements:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Add T&Cs warning applicants that they may not participate in any of the following activities (Prohibited Application Activities):</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>They shall not submit applications largely for the purpose of financially benefiting from the resolution of contention sets</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>During the 90-day Resolution Period, they will not participate in the resolution of contention sets where non-winning applicants receive financial benefit to withdraw.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Registry Agreement must include a mandatory Public Interest Commitment stating that the registry:</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>has not submitted applications for the purpose of financially benefiting from the resolution of contention sets.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>has not participated in an auction or auction like mechanisms outside of the ICANN 3<sup>rd</sup>party and ICANN Auction of Last Resort.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>agrees to punitive measures for violations listed above, which may include the potential loss of the registry as well as a bar on participation in any future rounds (both for the individuals as well as the entities (and their affiliates) involved.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The auction provider must agree to fully disclose all information about the auctions</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The auction provider must assert that all rules were followed before releasing auction funds</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo7'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All contention set resolutions including creative resolutions, 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction and ICANN Auctions of last resort must be submitted by ICANN to relevant competition authorities for review.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black'>Benefits:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Full transparency, ICANN oversight and competition authority review mitigate community concerns about nefarious activity.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Unlike the 2012 round, access to data from this point forward can inform future policy making efforts in the program.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Private auctions are eliminated but applicants can still receive proceeds from a 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction if all applicants in a contention set agree.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Sealed bids tend to result in lower auction prices so decreased auctions proceeds to ICANN fund.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Speeds up the process allowing more applicants to withdraw applications prior to evaluations resulting in greater refund amounts and faster processing of remaining applications.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Jul 9, 2020, at 12:08 PM, Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff@jjnsolutions.com">jeff@jjnsolutions.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Jim,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Can you highlight what differences (if any) are in your more refined proposal?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><image001.png></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#111111'>Jeff Neuman</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#0070C0;background:white'>JJN Solutions, LLC</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#111111;background:white'>Founder & CEO<br>+1.202.549.5079<br>Vienna, VA 22180</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#111111;background:white'><a href="mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com">Jeff@JJNSolutions.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#111111'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://jjnsolutions.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#09757A;background:white'>http://jjnsolutions.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>McGrady, Paul D.<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 9, 2020 11:34 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jim Prendergast <<a href="mailto:jim@GALWAYSG.COM">jim@GALWAYSG.COM</a>>; Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Thanks Jim. Your first proposal was a very complex 11<sup>th</sup> hour “solution” to a problem that has yet to be identified. Now, there is another version of the 11<sup>th</sup> hour submission. Respectfully, all of this proposed reengineering should have been introduced months ago instead of all the digging in that was done by opponents of private resolutions. The ideas in here are sweeping and we are trying to get a final report out of the door. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Co-chairs, if there is an intention to take up version 2 of Jim’s proposal in the next call, I really must ask for more time than just a few hours before the call to dig through it. No one has time to unpack what the proposed changes to the last minute ideas here are, much less have time to understand the consequences and unintended consequences of the second last minute proposal. Since my additional safeguards build on the last 3-4 weeks of work by the WG, I am happy to address those on the next call if the agenda permits, but I don’t think it is fair to force a discussion of this new submission from Jim within less than 24 hours of it going out on the list.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Paul</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#97999B'>To receive regular COVID-19 updates from Taft, </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A22831'><a href="https://www.taftlaw.com/general/subscribe"><span style='color:#A22831'>subscribe here</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#97999B'>. 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If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachments.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Prendergast<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 8, 2020 8:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In the event we get to Agenda Item 3 tomorrow, below is a more refined version of the Compromise Proposal I circulated on July 1. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I’d like to ask the Co-Chairs and Staff to add it to the working document so it is more easily displayed to those participating in the Zoom call tomorrow. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Objective: <br></b>Increase transparency and accountability in contention resolution to improve the perception of ICANN and the new gTLD program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Compromises contained</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some WG participants wanted an opportunity for creative resolutions to contentions via JVs and other corporate structuring.<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>90-day window to negotiate and announce those to ICANN.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>Some WG participants expressed a strong desire for losers in auctions to get paid. Others were concerned ICANN would “line its pockets” if all auctions were auctions of Last Resort.<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Parties in a contention set may opt for an ICANN administered 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction where losers get paid as opposed to ICANN. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>Advocates for Vickery Auction wanted sealed bids submitted at time of application to eliminate possibility of collusion. Others raised concerns about the burden on applicants who would not be in a contention set.<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Only parties in contention sets will have to submit a sealed bid. Bids will be submitted 30 days into the 90 Day Resolution Period. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>While this does not eliminate the collusion concerns, it does narrow the window for that type of activity to occur.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>Advocates for “applicant support” applicants and single TLD applicants were concerned with the 2012 practice of rolling private auctions proceeds from one auction to another to overwhelm a single applicant or applicants who receive applicant support.<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo10'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Conducting all 3<sup>rd</sup> party Auctions at the same time eliminates this.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b>Benefits of the Compromise Proposal:</b><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo10'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Full transparency, ICANN oversight and competition authority review mitigate community concerns about nefarious activity and add legitimacy to the process.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo10'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Unlike the 2012 round, access to data from this point forward can inform future policy making efforts in the program.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo10'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Private Auctions are eliminated but applicants can still receive proceeds from a 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction if all applicants in a contention set agree.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo10'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Research shows sealed bids result in lower auction prices so decreased auctions proceeds to ICANN in Last Resort auctions.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo10'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The compromise position increases efficiency and speeds up the process allowing more applicants to withdraw applications prior to evaluations resulting in greater refund amounts and faster processing of remaining applications. In 2012 millions of dollars were wasted on evaluations of applications that never had a chance of operating a TLD and those applicants had to wait years to get significantly reduced refunds from withdrawing.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b>Proposed process:</b><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>String Similarity evaluation completed</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>On Reveal Day, ICANN announces contention sets including names of applicants.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>A 90-day Resolution Period begins </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Members of a contention set may </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Form a JV or other corporate structure </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Find a different creative resolution</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Withdraw</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Fail to resolve</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Members of a contention set may not</span> <o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Participate in a private auction or auction like mechanism.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>30 days into the Resolution Period, all parties in a contention set will be required to submit a sealed bid for each string for which they are in a contention set. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul type=disc><ul type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If a JV, other corporate structure, or different creative resolution process is utilized, bids are destroyed and never revealed.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If at the end of the 90-day Resolution Period, parties chose one of the two auction paths, bids submitted will be used for the auction the contention set decides to participate in.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As part of AGB and communications plan, ICANN must make potential applicants aware that they should be considering these bids, including securing financing where necessary, as part of their business planning and application process. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>No later than the close of the 90-day Resolution Period, remaining contention sets will be required to provide ICANN with their decision on how to resolve the contention. They will have decided to: </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Agree to create a partnership or other form of joint venture that would allow two or more applicants within a contention set to jointly run and/or operate the applied for string. Application Change Request requirements will apply, including public comment period and ICANN would have to approve.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Agree to participate in a sealed bid “3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction” which is overseen by ICANN. Proceeds are distributed amongst the losing applicants in the contention set.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If parties are unable to agree to either of the two previous options, an ICANN Auction of Last Resort will be conducted using the sealed bids. Proceeds go to ICANN Auctions Proceeds fund.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Auctions of Last Resort and 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auctions will take place as soon as possible after the 90 day Private Resolution Period and before application evaluation takes place. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>For 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auctions </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All auctions are conducted as sealed bids by the same auction provider ICANN chooses for Last Resort auctions. The applicant that submitted the highest sealed bid amount pays the second-highest bid amount. The auction provider and ICANN must attest that the participants fully disclosed all required information and followed the rules before the funds are released to the losers.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As discussed previously, All bids for all unresolved contention sets are due on the same date, no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. Auctions for contention sets involving objections, CPE or other outstanding accountability challenges may be delayed but bids are still due no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All auctions are to be conducted in an identical fashion using publicly available procedures.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All results are disclosed on a similar timeline as ICANN auctions of last resort from 2012 round, which was typically 72 hours. All parties partaking in the auction as well as winning bidder and amount paid are disclosed.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Auctions of Last Resort </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If parties fail to form a JV or other Corporate structure, find a different creative resolution, or participate in a 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction, bids submitted during the 90 Day Resolution Period will be used. Auctions for contention sets involving objections, CPE or other outstanding accountability challenges may be delayed but bids are still due no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>On the auction date, the applicant that submitted the highest sealed bid amount pays the second-highest bid amount.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level3 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Once payment is received, the applicant may proceed to evaluation and eventually the Transition to Delegation.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo11'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In the unlikely event that a winning bidder in either auction format does not pass evaluation (none failed in 2012), of fails because of a CPE determination or outstanding accountability challenge, the next highest bidder is selected for evaluation.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Requirements:</b><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Add T&Cs warning applicants that they may not participate in any of the following activities (Prohibited Application Activities): </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>They shall not submit applications largely for the purpose of financially benefiting from the resolution of contention sets</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>During the 90-day Resolution Period, they will not participate in the resolution of contention sets where non-winning applicants receive financial benefit to withdraw and not participate in the operation of the TLD.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Registry Agreement must include a mandatory Public Interest Commitment stating that the registry: </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>has not submitted applications for the purpose of financially benefiting from the resolution of contention sets.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>has not participated in an auction or auction like mechanisms outside of the ICANN 3<sup>rd</sup> Party and ICANN Auction of Last Resort.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Agrees to punitive measures for violations listed above, which may include the potential loss of the registry as well as a bar on participation in any future rounds (both for the individuals as well as the entities (and their affiliates) involved.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The auction provider must agree to fully disclose all information about the auctions as requested by ICANN.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The auction provider and ICANN must assert that all rules were followed before releasing auction funds.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All contention set resolutions including JVs, creative resolutions, 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Auction and ICANN Auctions of last resort must be referred by ICANN to relevant competition authorities for review.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Jim Prendergast</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Galway Strategy Group</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>+1 202-285-3699</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julie Hedlund<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 6, 2020 2:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 09 July at 20:00 UTC for 90 Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Dear WG Members,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Please find below the proposed agenda for<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>the WG meeting on<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thursday, 09<span style='color:black'> July<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>2020 at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span>20<span style='color:black'>:00 UTC for 90 minutes.</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Proposed Agenda:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo13'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Review Agenda/Updates to Statements of Interest</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo13'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Review the updated Predictability Framework, see: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vBckhFQCCQ-zyvfGGcDB3NWQhodVsffdqbyb6kTwXL4/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vBckhFQCCQ-zyvfGGcDB3NWQhodVsffdqbyb6kTwXL4/edit?usp=sharing</a>. Also attached, please find the updated concerns/mitigation document and process flow.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo13'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>R</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>eview Private Resolutions/Auctions: Hybrid Proposal 2+ and Proposal 4:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X8F8zHkgMzQg2WqGHpuoEP78rhpDkFOjD2qKrZZzjHw/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X8F8zHkgMzQg2WqGHpuoEP78rhpDkFOjD2qKrZZzjHw/edit?usp=sharing</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo13'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>AOB</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>If you need a dial out or would like to submit an apology, please email <a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" title="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Julie</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>