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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Hi folks, <br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">At the Johannesburg
meeting, we decided that there was enough interest among our
members that we should start a little ad hoc working group to
discuss the work of the auction proceeds group, on which I am
a named member. Anyone who wants to follow the work can do
so, the website at ICANN is here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://community.icann.org/display/CWGONGAP/CCWG+Background+Information">https://community.icann.org/display/CWGONGAP/CCWG+Background+Information</a>.
Non-participatory members are welcome to sign up to the
mailing list </font></font></p>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ntfy-ccwg-auctionproceeds">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ntfy-ccwg-auctionproceeds</a><font
size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">, and you can of course
always listen in to the meetings every other Thursday at 14:00
UTC. I attach the information from the last call, and I am
going to start forwarding the summary of each meeting and the
reminders to this list. SHould anyone on the NCSG list wish to
join the ad hoc group, please contact Rafik Dammak, in cc.<br>
<br>
Progress in the working group is slow. Remember, this group is
not dispensing the money (roughly 234 million USD at this
point), we are tasked with coming up with a framework we can
recommend to the Board. At the moment, we have spent two
meetings debating whether or not ICANN should be able to
replenish the reserve fund by taking some of the auction funds
(estimates vary between 50 and 80 million dollars as a proposed
figure. I am not sympathetic to that request, I think it is a
bad and unethical accounting practice to treat these funds as a
kind of slush fund. I voted against it in a doodle poll held a
week or so ago, but the issue is certainly not dead yet, so
please if you disagree let me know. <br>
Happy to answer any questions you might have.<br>
<br>
Stephanie Perrin<br>
<br>
<br>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear
all,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">There
will be a CCWG New gTLD Auction Proceeds call that will be held
on Thursday, 24 August 2017 at 14:00 UTC for 90 minutes.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"
lang="FR">07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 London, 16:00 CET, 17:00
Istanbul, 22:00 Singapore, 00:00 Melbourne</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For
other times: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yc2f4st5"
style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">http://tinyurl.com/yc2f4st5</a></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,
sans-serif;"> </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,
sans-serif;">Agenda wiki page: </span></b><a
href="https://community.icann.org/x/Z2zwAw" style="font-family:
Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">https://community.icann.org/x/Z2zwAw</a></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,
sans-serif;"> </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,
sans-serif;">Adobe Connect<u> WITH AUDIO enabled</u>: </span></b><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a
href="https://participate.icann.org/newgtlds-auction"
style="color: purple;">https://participate.icann.org/newgtlds-auction</a></span></p>
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12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For
those of you using the Adobe Connect audio, you may do so by
activating your computer microphone via the Adobe room (Using a
headset is preferable here).</span></p>
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12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,
sans-serif;">Make sure your speakers and microphone are <u>not</u> on
mute.</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri, sans-serif;"><br>
<br>
- Select the TELEPHONE ICON at the top of the AC toolbar and
choose CONNECT MY AUDIO (only option). <br>
- Select USING COMPUTER twice<br>
- Select ALLOW access to the ICANN Adobe room<br>
- the TELEPHONE ICON at the top of the toolbar should then have
changed into a MICROPHONE ICON<br>
- You may click on this MICROPHONE ICON to mute yourself (Icon
will then have a line through it) and to unmute yourself (Line
disappears)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Participants
must ALWAYS have their microphone or telephone on MUTE as
default setting. You are requested to RAISE YOUR HAND if you
wish to participate to avoid disruption.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dial-in
details are below.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If
you require a dial-out, please let </span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">us know.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,
sans-serif;">Please confirm your dial-out requests to GNSO
Secretariats</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">: </span></b><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a
href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" style="color: purple;"><span
style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" lang="FR">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"
lang="FR">______________________________________________________________________</span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"
lang="FR">Participant passcode: <b>AUCTION</b></span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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