I am tossing my name into the pool of candidates for this ccWG with 
regard to the auction funds. I hope that more new fresh faces will offer 
their names as well, but this is my contribution to expanding the 
selection pool. As I understand the task, this WG is to recommend the 
mechanisms for administering the funds. This is prior to, and separate 
from, the task of deciding how the funds are to be used.

My expertise and motivations are as follows. First, I am an economist 
with a long history on not-for-profit sector boards, founding boards, as 
treasurer, etc. I understand the key issues involved around the three or 
four major models for setting up the mechanisms for administering such 
funds. Second, the setup must be done correctly. A bad setup can be 
overly costly, even when a good allocation process is in place. The 
funds are intended for the
good works they will enable, and not to support expensive administrative 
overheads.

In terms of my ICANN commitment, 2016 has been a difficult year for me, 
although I have put in considerable effort “below the radar” within 
NPOC/NCSG. In 2017, as a Prof. Emeritus (retired), I will have the time 
in 2017 to commit to active participation in this CCWG. I am a strong 
practitioner of open communication, due diligence and consulting widely. 
The Canadian Society for International Health (csih), the organization 
that appointed me to represent their NPOC/NCSG membership, is focused on 
global health systems strengthening. Their concerns focus on health 
related DNS issues (.health, .pharmacy, etc.). Beyond that they do not 
have an organizational agenda for ICANN public policy, other than that I 
participate “in the public interest”

Applicants are asked for experience and degree of knowledge of the DNS 
needs of ICANN’s stakeholder communities, and of the broader Internet 
ecosystem community. After 3+ years of learning within ICANN I feel 
adequate there. I do note that as I understand the task here, it is to 
design how the funds are to be handled, and not what they are going to 
be used for. Knowledge of the DNS needs of ICANN’s stakeholder 
communities is more crucial to the second stage in this process.

Sam Lanfranco