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Cross Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds (view source)
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The '''Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds''' (CCWG-AP) was created to identify processes and mechanisms for allocating the proceeds of [[Auctions of Last Resort|last-resort auctions]] of new gTLD strings where applicants in competition for a common string could not otherwise resolve ownership of the domain among themselves.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/CWGONGAP ICANN.org Workspace - Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds]</ref> The group's final report was submitted to the ACs and SOs for approval in May 2020.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64075095/Letter%20from%20CCWG%20Co-Chairs%20to%20COs%20-%2029%20May%202020.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1600856912000&api=v2 Letter from CCWG-AP Co-Chairs to Chartering Organizations], May 20, 2020</ref> After approval from the ACs and SOs, the report was submitted to the [[ICANN Board]] on September 14, 2020<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64075095/Letter%20from%20CCWG%20Auction%20Proceeds%20Co-Chairs%20to%20ICANN%20Board_upd%2014%20Sept%202020.pdf Letter from CCWG-AP Co-Chairs to the Board], September 14, 2020</ref> [[Maarten Botterman]] responded to the working group on behalf of the board on September 18, 2020, acknowledging the working group's efforts and describing the board's intended process.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64075095/2020-09-18%20Maarten%20Botterman%20to%20Erika%20Mann%20and%20Ching%20Chiao%20CCWG-AP%20Co-Chairs%5B1%5D.pdf Letter from Maarten Botterman to CCWG-AP Co-Chairs], September 18, 2020</ref> As of May 2021, the report is awaiting board action.
The '''Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds''' (CCWG-AP) was created to identify processes and mechanisms for allocating the proceeds of [[Auctions of Last Resort|last-resort auctions]] of new gTLD strings where applicants in competition for a common string could not otherwise resolve ownership of the domain among themselves.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/CWGONGAP ICANN.org Workspace - Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds]</ref> The group's final report was submitted to the ACs and SOs for approval in May 2020.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64075095/Letter%20from%20CCWG%20Co-Chairs%20to%20COs%20-%2029%20May%202020.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1600856912000&api=v2 Letter from CCWG-AP Co-Chairs to Chartering Organizations], May 20, 2020</ref> After approval from the ACs and SOs, the report was submitted to the [[ICANN Board]] on September 14, 2020<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64075095/Letter%20from%20CCWG%20Auction%20Proceeds%20Co-Chairs%20to%20ICANN%20Board_upd%2014%20Sept%202020.pdf Letter from CCWG-AP Co-Chairs to the Board], September 14, 2020</ref> [[Maarten Botterman]] responded to the working group on behalf of the board on September 18, 2020, acknowledging the working group's efforts and describing the board's intended process.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64075095/2020-09-18%20Maarten%20Botterman%20to%20Erika%20Mann%20and%20Ching%20Chiao%20CCWG-AP%20Co-Chairs%5B1%5D.pdf Letter from Maarten Botterman to CCWG-AP Co-Chairs], September 18, 2020</ref> As of November 2021, the report is awaiting board action.
==Charter and Guiding Questions==
==Background==
During the [[New gTLD Program]], string contentions that could not otherwise be resolved were often awarded based on [[auctions of last resort]]. At the preference of the involved applicants, auctions were coordinated by ICANN or by a third party. In the event that these auctions were coordinated by ICANN, the proceeds of these auctions were placed in a fund under ICANN's control. Minus costs, ICANN-administered auctions from the new gTLD round have generated over $230,000,000.00.<ref>[https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/proceeds ICANN.org - New gTLD Program: Auctions & Auction Proceeds], as of August 2016</ref> In 2015, when the net proceeds amount was closer to $60,000,000, the ICANN board and org had noted that there was "broad and substantial interest" in the use of proceeds.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Pre-CWG+Workshop+on+new+gTLD+Auction+Proceeds?preview=/53773817/54003920/Auctions_Pre-CCWG.pdf GNSO Council Meeting Presentation - Pre-CWG Workshop on Auction Proceeds], June 24, 2015</ref>
The [[Applicant Guidebook]] set some parameters for the use of proceeds:
<blockquote>Funds must be used in a manner that supports directly ICANN’s Mission and Core Values and also allows
ICANN to maintain its not for profit status.<br />
Possible uses of auction funds include formation of a foundation with a clear mission and a transparent way to allocate funds to projects that are of interest to the greater Internet community, such as grants to support new gTLD applications or registry operators from communities in subsequent gTLD rounds, the creation of an ICANN-administered/community-based fund for specific projects for the benefit of the Internet community, the creation of a registry continuity fund for the protection of registrants (ensuring that funds would be in place to support the operation of a gTLD registry until a successor could be found), or establishment of a security fund to expand use of secure protocols, conduct research, and support standards development organizations in accordance with ICANN's security and stability mission.<ref name="ag4">[https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/string-contention-procedures-04jun12-en.pdf ICANN Applicant Guidebook - Module 4: String Contention Procedures], June 4, 2012 (PDF)</ref></blockquote>
==Charter and Guiding Questions==
The working group's charter was finalized in December 2016.<ref name="charter">[https://community.icann.org/display/CWGONGAP/CCWG+Charter CCWG-AP Charter], adopted December 2016</ref> The charter contained eleven questions to assist the working group to define the scope of its recommendations, and guide investigation into the issues surrounding allocation of proceeds. The questions covered both operational considerations, such as the structure and organization of the entity making allocation decisions, and guiding principles and objectives for those allocation decisions. The guiding principles included avoidance of conflicts of interest, independence of the allocating entity from ICANN's standard decision-making processes, and reviewability and transparency of the allocating entity's decisions and process.<ref name="charter" />The charter documented that, at the time of adoption, the accumulated auction proceeds were approximately $100 million.<ref name ="charter" />
The working group's charter was finalized in December 2016.<ref name="charter">[https://community.icann.org/display/CWGONGAP/CCWG+Charter CCWG-AP Charter], adopted December 2016</ref> The charter contained eleven questions to assist the working group to define the scope of its recommendations, and guide investigation into the issues surrounding allocation of proceeds. The questions covered both operational considerations, such as the structure and organization of the entity making allocation decisions, and guiding principles and objectives for those allocation decisions. The guiding principles included avoidance of conflicts of interest, independence of the allocating entity from ICANN's standard decision-making processes, and reviewability and transparency of the allocating entity's decisions and process.<ref name="charter" />The charter documented that, at the time of adoption, the accumulated auction proceeds were approximately $100 million.<ref name ="charter" />