[council] FW: Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) to develop a plan for the use of new gTLD auction proceeds

["Jonathan Robinson" <jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Byron Holland [mailto:byron.holland@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 20 May 2015 11:19
To: jrobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Bart Boswinkel
Subject: Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) to develop a plan for the use
of new gTLD auction proceeds

 

Dear Jonathan,

 

In March 2015, the ccNSO was requested to indicate whether it would support
the creation of a cross-community working group or working group to develop
a plan for the use of the gTLD auction proceeds, which was followed by an
invitation in April 2015 to participate in the drafting team for the charter
of a cross-community working group.

 

As already indicated in March 2015, the ccNSO Council decided that the ccNSO
will not participate in a cross-community working group. The main reason is
that ccTLDs did not contribute to the proceeds of the auction of new gTLD
proceeds, and hence it is considered out of scope.  However, the ccNSO
Council did acknowledge  that some members of the ccTLD community have
experience in dealing with funds such as from the auction proceeds, and that
this experience could be valuable for developing a plan for the use of those
proceeds. Once the charter of the CCWG has been adopted and a call for
volunteers is received, the ccNSO Council will convey  this call to
individual ccTLDs and others realted to the ccTLD community who have
experience in this area. 

 

On behalf of the ccNSO Council

 

Byron Holland, Chair