Reminder: [Public Comment Review] NCSG Comment on Initial Report of the New gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross-Community Working Group

[Ayden Férdeline]

Austin, this is an excellent comment -- thank you so much for drafting it.

I have made a number of edits today that I hope are seen as friendly.

And there are three questions that I have for the NCSG, as I would like to understand what our position is on these points.

The first is, should a part of the ICANN community be eligible to receive funding? I imagine that the GAC will seek funding for its independent secretariat - is there a possibility that we would do the same, to ensure the longevity of our activities?

Second, what is the fund dispersal mechanism that we prefer? (The options are A - internal ICANN department, B - ICANN partners with an existing, external charitable organization, C - new and independent ICANN Foundation is established, D - external entity receives and administers the funds.) C strikes me as the best option here given it removes ICANN org's tentacles from the funds, but I understand the CCWG-AP is recommending options A or B.

Third, the recommendations state that preservation of capital should not be an objective (and in and of itself I agree with that statement), but would there not be a benefit to having an organization set up in perpetuity to advance activities in support of ICANN's mission?

I look forward to hearing the views of NCSG members on these questions. Thank you.

Kind regards,
Ayden Férdeline

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On Tuesday, 20 November 2018 01:30, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> hi all,
>
> this is a reminder to review the draft comment and share your thoughts.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rafik
>
> Le ven. 9 nov. 2018 à 17:35, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Thanks to Austin and Shiva, we have a draft comment for NCSG consideration on Initial Report of the New gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross-Community Working Group
>> You can find the draft here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XL_KZuzd9TD8w74mndklzpHLV37MYrJdGPbW5Ucn0ao/edit  and the related report here https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-auction-proceeds-initial-2018-10-08-en.
>> Please review and add your comments.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Rafik
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