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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>That is such a great idea Sam – so good that I completely understand why it has been rejected. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:windowtext'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Never do what is right in the long-run if it means you can’t profit in the short-term!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>P<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Paul Rosenzweig<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>O: +1 (202) 547-0660<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>M: +1 (202) 329-9650<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><a href="http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.redbranchconsulting.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>My PGP Key: <a href="http://redbranchconsulting.com/who-we-are/public-pgp-key/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://redbranchconsulting.com/who-we-are/public-pgp-key/</span></a> </span><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sam Lanfranco<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 31, 2016 8:18 AM<br><b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Update request on Auction proceeds drafting team<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Earlier, when the sum was more modest I and others suggested that it should be placed in an endowment for continuous use over time, and not be treated as a one opportunity windfall. An endowment with a charter, a terms-of-reference, and an independent funding committee bound by the charter and terms of reference could produce good long term results. There was not much support for the idea at that time. Too many hands that want to dip into the pot now, that seems to be the challenge. <br><br>Sam L, NPOC/CSIH<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2016-07-31 4:27 AM, Michael Oghia wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><i>"</i><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Given how much money is at stake, that these proceeds are set to increase further (with the auctions for .hotel, .inc, .mail., .llc etc), and how transformative these funds could be if suitably allocated, I think we should be highly involved in this process so that its allocation is more community-driven."</span></i> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>+10!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>-Michael</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>__________________</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Michael J. Oghia</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://igmena.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>iGmena</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> communications manager</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Independent #netgov consultant & editor</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Istanbul, Turkey</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Skype: mikeoghia</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <b>|</b> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:59 PM, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Regardless of what the auction fee might have been, my point was more that we are now sitting on a quarter of a billion dollars, and I distinctly remember in Helsinki the GAC floating the possibility of this money being used to fund their independent secretariat. That's certainly a very understandable objective, from their perspective. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>I'm curious as to what the New gTLD Auction Proceeds Drafting Team is up to, and how their work differs from that of the Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds Drafting Team (is it superseding the former?). When I looked at the membership for the former, I see there are 18 community members and 16 staff on the working group. That seems a little disproportionate to me. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Given how much money is at stake, that these proceeds are set to increase further (with the auctions for .hotel, .inc, .mail., .llc etc), and how transformative these funds could be if suitably allocated, I think we should be highly involved in this process so that its allocation is more community-driven. I'm happy to put my hand up and to volunteer here. I have no doubt that there's a piece of the puzzle that I'm missing (is WG membership restricted?), as I will be the first to admit I am new to this community, so if I am mistaken and these funds are in safe hands... let me know. But if we are stretched and not as involved in monitoring the progress of these working groups as we may like to be, please let me know how I can help. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>- Ayden<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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Looking at <a href="https://links9.mixmaxusercontent.com/aMjjKHWxnLSD3SEwj/l/jAOjQGVrCV1bw6Aby?messageId=CzRzo0ZHvRMiBWE8l&rn=IyUTV1QTlERtc0UD5kI&re=gI1RWZuIXez5idyV2c0NXasB0UTV1QTlERtc0UD5kI" target="_blank">past auction proceeds</a>, the auctioneer Power Auctions LLC doesn't appear to be taking a cut of more than 0.25%. Which would suggest ICANN is getting at least $130 million here. I might be mistaken, however! Happy to be corrected if so.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>- Ayden<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 2:36 PM, McTim <a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>the auctioneer gets a chunk of that 135M, can't recall the % tho, but ICANN doesn't get the full 135M. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 6:23 AM, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>The <a href="https://links7.mixmaxusercontent.com/aMjjKHWxnLSD3SEwj/l/T0OpEIvqWnraGDrCW?messageId=RlGMDDqfOu62wVLdf&rn=gI1RWZuIXez5idyV2c0NXasB0UTV1QTlERtc0UD5kI&re=gI1RWZuIXez5idyV2c0NXasB0UTV1QTlERtc0UD5kI" target="_blank">sale of .web</a> has boosted the auction fund by another US$135 million. There has to be at least $250 million in there now, if not more? It would be great to hear from our colleagues on the New gTLD Auction Proceeds Drafting Team as to where in their work plan they are at. These funds could be truly transformative for different stakeholder groups and projects if suitably allocated…<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><br>Ayden<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Image removed by sender." style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:75pt;height:75pt;z-index:251659264;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" stroked="t" strokeweight="56e-5mm">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img src="cid:image001.jpg@01D1EB3F.3BA4D420" align=left alt="Image removed by sender." v:shapes="_x0000_s1027"><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><div><div><div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 5:36 PM, James Gannon <a href="mailto:james@cyberinvasion.net">james@cyberinvasion.net</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Auction reserve fund stands at a little over 100m USD as of today.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Klaus and Olivie are our two reps from NCSG.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>-jg<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday 13 June 2016 at 15:26<br><b>To: </b>James Gannon <<a href="mailto:james@cyberinvasion.net">james@cyberinvasion.net</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: Update request on Auction proceeds drafting team<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Hi James,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><br>Thanks for raising awareness of this. I am very interested in the outcome of this topic as well, as I understand there is at least $60m in funds currently on hand from auction proceeds (a figure inevitably going to grow). I need not mention how transformative this could be for different stakeholder groups and projects if suitably allocated. Who is representing the NCSG on the drafting team for this exceptional situation? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Ayden<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 3:07 PM, James Gannon <a href="mailto:james@CYBERINVASION.NET">james@CYBERINVASION.NET</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Can our reps to the Auction Proceeds drafting team provide us with an update on the work of the group?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58728193">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58728193</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>This is critical work and I want to make sure we are giving sufficient input into this process.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>-James</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Ayden Férdeline<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Ayden+F%C3%A9rdeline+SOI" target="_blank"><span style='background:white'>Statement of Interest</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Image removed by sender." style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:75pt;height:75pt;z-index:251660288;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" stroked="t" strokeweight="56e-5mm">
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