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Statements of Interest - Cross Community Working Group Discussing Recommendation 6 of the new gTLD process (Rec6 CDG-WG)

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Sébastien Bachollet - ALAC
Marilyn Cade - CEO and Principal, ICT Strategies mCADE LLC
Mark Carvell - GAC UK Representative
Olga Cavalli - Nominating Committee Appointee
Bertrand de la Chapelle - GAC French Representative
Olivier Crépin-Leblond - At Large
Avri Doria - Non Commercial Stakeholder Group
William Drake - Non Commercial Stakeholder group
Chuck Gomes - GNSO Registries Stakeholder Group
Alan Greenberg - ALAC
Robin Gross - Non Commercial Stakeholder Group
Anthony Harris - Internet Service and Connectivity Providers Constituency
Dave Kissoondoyal - At Large
Konstantinos Komaitis - Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group
Cheryl Landon-Orr - ALAC
Stuart Lawley - Individual
Evan Leibovitch - ALAC co-chair
Jon Nevett - Commercial and Business Users Constituency
Michele Neylon - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Stephen Pinkos - Individual
Elaine Pruis - Individual
Carlton Samuels - At Large
Vanda Scartezini - Individual
Philip Sheppard - Commercial and Business Users Constituency
Richard Tindal - Individual
Anthony van Couvering - Individual
Stephane van Gelder - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Liang Wang - GAC Chinese Representative
Mary W S Wong - Non Commercial Stakeholder Group

Sébastien Bachollet - ALAC

http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/bachollet.html

Marilyn Cade, CEO and Principal, ICT Strategies mCADE LLC

1. Current vocation, employer and position : micro enterprise business involved in Internet governance policy issues - ICT Strategies mCADE LLC, owner and principal

2. Type of work performed in #1 above : My company is actively engaged in follow up activities related to the WSIS decisions from the perspective of global corporates, representing and advising companies interested in the ITU, IGF, ICANN's stability and accountability; global policy issues like cyber security, child online safety; role of Internet Intermediaries, I am a project member of the G20 ICT Policy Network, which is focused on G20 issues
regarding economic recovery and sustainability. I also act as catalyst to a national IGF initiative as a pro bono activity.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.
Other than as stated above, none.

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

I advise various companies and associations regarding business user interests in ICANN policy, including GNSO general policy development as part of my key business activities. I do advise a company interested in single letters. I am not representing any other party at this time. I was not nominated by anyone to join this work team, and am acting in an individual capacity.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
I am a member of the GNSO CSG/and the present chair of the BC; however, the BC does not have a position on this topic, and I am not in any way speaking for the BC in my involvement as an individual member of the broader business community.

Mark Carvell - GAC UK Representative

1. Current vocation, employer and position

Head, International Communications Policy
Information Economy Directorate
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
United Kingdom Government

2. Type of work performed in #1 above

Formulating and presenting the UK Government's policy relating to Internet governance.
Advising UK government ministers on these issues.
Representing the UK in international institutions and multilateral fora,and leading multilateral and bilateral negotiations for the UK on these issues.
Representative of the United Kingdom Government on ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.

None

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

None

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
No

Olga Cavalli - Nominating Committee Appointee

http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/cavalli-soi-09april09.html

Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE - GAC French Representative

1. Current vocation, employer and position :
Special Envoy for the Information Society, French Foreign and European Affairs Ministry

2. Type of work performed in #1 above :
Following the various international processes related to the implementation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) decisions, as well as Internet Governance-related institutions, in particular as French representative in the ICANN Governmental Advisory committee (GAC).

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.
NONE

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.
NONE

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
NO

Olivier Crépin-Leblond - At Large

1. Current vocation, employer and position

Managing Director of Global Information Highway Ltd, a limited liability private company incorporated in England and Wales.
I am also a member of the English Chapter of the Internet Society.

2. Type of work performed in #1 above
My company provides sub-contracting technical services for IP networks (both intra-nets and Internet) as well as technical and strategic consultancy on next generation networking to worldwide clients. It also supports the export of refurbished telecommunications equipment to developing countries. I run it whilst resorting to contractors for the hands-on work.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.

None.

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

No direct financial interest. I just like to keep my ear to the ground whilst doing my part to ensure ICANN's stability, thus defending the multi-stakeholder ICANN model. Ultimately, my business benefits from a stable user-centric Internet ecosystem.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
No. I am a secretary of At Large's EURALO. I only speak on my behalf.

Avri Doria - Non Commercial Stakeholder group

http://psg.com/~avri/Avri_Doria-soi.html

William Drake - Non Commercial Stakeholder group

1. Current vocation, employer and position

Senior Associate
Centre for International Governance
Graduate Institute of International and
Development Studies
Geneva, Switzerland

2. Type of work performed in 1 above
Academic & some policy consulting, none involving ICANN

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement
None

4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
None

5. Describe any arrangements or agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination or selection as an advisory group team member
None

Chuck Gomes - GNSO Registries Stakeholder Group - Interest Statement for Rec6 CWG

1. Current vocation, employer and position
Vice President, Policy & Compliance, VeriSign, Inc.

2. Type of work performed in #1 above

Represent VeriSign in ICANN policy development activities

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.

I am a vice president of VeriSign, Inc., the registry operator for .com, .net, .name, .cc and .tv. I own minimal (well less than 5%) shares of VeriSign stock and have stock options for additional shares that mature over time.

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

VeriSign plans to apply for some new gTLDs, including IDN versions of some of our existing TLDs, and may also provide backend registry services for other new gTLD applicants, so I have some commercial interest in the new gTLD process. I am participating in this WG solely in my capacity of Chair of the GNSO and am not representing any other group besides the GNSO. To my knowledge, I will not receive any benefit from my participation in this WG except the possible satisfaction of achievement if the WG is able to make some useful recommendations for improving the implementation plan for new gTLD recommendation 6.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?

Yes, the GNSO Registries Stakeholder Group.

Alan Greenberg - ALAC

1. Current vocation, employer and position
Independent consultant

2. Type of work performed in #1 above
Consulting related to the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in Developing Countries including ICT policy and donor ICT policy.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.
None.

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

My only "interest" is an purely intellectual one. I represent no other parties. There are no arrangements/agreements related to my participation in this work team. The only benefits are purely personal and intellectual.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
No.

Robin Gross - Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group

1. Current vocation, employer and position
IP Justice [IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization], Executive Director Law Office of Robin Gross, Attorney

2. Type of work performed in #1 above
IP Justice: Policy analysis and advocacy on intellectual property, Internet governance and digital rights issues. Law Office of Robin Gross: Private attorney for small business & artists on copyright, trademark, entertainment, & business legal matters.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.
None

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

I am the Chair of the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC). I represent myself individually in this working group and no other parties.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
IP Justice is a member of the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) and Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG).
I am IP Justice's official representative in the NCUC

Anthony Harris - Internet Service and Connectivity Providers Constituency

1. Current vocation, employer and position
Executive Director of Argentina Internet Association - CABASE
Executive Director of Latin America and Caribbean Federation of Internet and Electronic Commerce - eCOM-LAC

2. Type of work performed in 1 above
Non-profit Association tasks - Internet services development and regulatory work, representation in global Internet fora.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement
None whatsoever

4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
Interest in new gTLDs, as a potential applicant. No other parties represented.

5. Describe any arrangements or agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination or selection as an advisory group team member
Am a member of the ISPCP constituency.

6. Geographic Region associated with the nationality of volunteer (Africa, North America, Latin America/Caribbean, Asia/Australia/Pacific and Europe)
Latin America/Caribbean

7. Stakeholder Group(s) in which volunteer currently participates within the ICANN organization
CSG

Dave Kissoondoyal - At Large

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/post-expiration-recovery/soi-pednr-20july09.html#kissoondoyal

Konstantinos Komaitis - Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group

1. Current vocation, employer and position:
Academia, University of Strathclyde, Lecturer at law

2. Type of work performed in #1 above:
Research and teaching

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.
N/A

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

I am an academic and much of my research is focused on the work and policy process developed by ICANN.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group

Cheryl Langdon-Orr - ALAC

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/soi-vi-pdp-wg-01apr10-en#langdon-orr

Stuart Lawley - Individual

1. Current vocation, employer and position-
Chairman ICM Registry LLC.

2. Type of work performed in #1 above-
Pusuit of .XXX sTLD

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement. majority Shareholder in ICM Registry LLC

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

N/A- I consider myself a Free Speech Advocate

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
N/A

Evan Leibovitch - At Large

1. Current vocation, employer and position:

York University: Open Source Architect
Xunil Corporation: Partner and Senior Consultant

2. Type of work performed in #1 above:

Social networking, communications and website development
Digital media design and production

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.

None.

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non-contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

I have been involved in the procurement of domain names on behalf of clients and personally own about 10, I have been involved, through At-Large, in the advancement of ICANN policy that recognises the requirements of Internet end-users who are stakeholders in ICANN yet have no financial relationship -- even indirect -- with it.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?

I have never been a member of any GNSO constituency or group. My ICANN participation has been wholly through At-Large, in which I currently serve as Chair of its North American Regional Organisation (NARALO).

Jon Nevett - Commercial and Business Users Constituency
13 September 2010

1. Current vocation, employer and position

I am President of Domain Dimensions, LLC

2. Type of work performed in #1 above

Consulting

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.

None

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non-contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

As a consultant, I provide advice to certain clients who are considering applying for New TLDs. Therefore, I am generally interested in seeing the New TLD process proceed. I do not represent any specific client on this working group and am acting in my individual capacity.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?

Yes, I am a member of the Commercial and Business Users Constituency, but am not representing the BC on this working group.

Michele Neylon - Registrar Stakeholder Group

http://www.michele.me/blog/statement-of-interest.html

Stephen Pinkos - Individual

1. Current vocation, employer and position
Lawyer and government affairs strategist with the PCT Companies, an intellectual property law and government relations firm.

2. Type of work performed in #1 above
Policy development. Legal analysis. Intellectual property and government affairs counseling. Representation before the U.S. Congress and Executive Branch of Government.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership Interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction contract, or other arrangement.

I provide consulting to Demand Media/eNom on government affairs matters.

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

I provide consulting to Demand Media/eNom on government affairs matters.

5. Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a
work team member.

None.

6. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from
participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.
None.

Elaine Pruis - Individual

1. Current vocation, employer and position

Vice President, Client Relations at Minds + Machines

2. Type of work performed in 1 above

M+M is a Registry Services provider and Consulting firm for new TLD applicants. My role is to participate in ICANN policy creation, instruct clients on new TLD application requirements, and liaise with the technical staff on developing the registry software to meet the established requirements.

As the previous Liaison for CoCCA (Council of Country Code Administrators, a group of ccTLD operators that share resources and registry tools) I have nearly a decade of experience working with third world and post conflict ccTLD operators such as Afghanistan. I'm deeply interested in ensuring that the new TLD process is inclusive and all interested parties have the opportunity to apply and launch viable TLDs.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement

I am a senior manager for a registry services provider and new TLD consulting company.

4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?

a. ICANN policy directly influences the way we will operate our business. Requirements on registries such as Escrow, PDDRP etc do matter. However, creating support for disadvantaged applicants does not have a commercial affect on M+M, therefore my participation in this particular working group is the most neutral it could possibly be in this phase of ICANN's policy development.

b. No.

5. Describe any arrangements or agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination or selection as an advisory group team member

None.

6. Geographic Region associated with the nationality of volunteer (Africa, North America, Latin America/Caribbean, Asia/Australia/Pacific and Europe)

North America.

7. Stakeholder Group(s) in which volunteer currently participates within the ICANN organization
As a new company without any TLDs in the root, M+M is not a formal member of the Registry SO but I suppose that is where we would fit if we were allowed.

Carlton Samuels - At Large

1. Current vocation, employer and position -
Teacher; consultant; farmer/ The University of the West Indies; CKLN

2. Type of work performed in #1 above -
Teaching and consulting on research and education networks, growing food

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement -
None

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.
None

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
No

Vanda Scartezini - Individual

1. Current vocation, employer and position
a) Partner POLO Consultores Associados and IT TREND Consulting
b) ALTIS Software & Services (www.altis.org.br) and FITEC (www.fitec.org.br) (telecommunications & IT research and development)
c) Nexti ( ALS under LACRALO – association of ITC executive women)

2. Type of work performed in 1 above
a) Consulting senior partner
b) Chair of the board
c) Vice chair

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.
None

4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN policy development outcomes.
Advisor of a potential new gTLD without compensation.
4.1 Are you representing other parties? NO

5. Describe any arrangements or agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination or selection as an advisory group team member
None

6. Geographic Region associated with the nationality of volunteer (Africa, North America, Latin America/Caribbean, Asia/Australia/Pacific and Europe)
LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN

7. Stakeholder Group(s) in which volunteer currently participates within the ICANN organization
I am acting as liaison to the board of ICANN representing ALAC
I am also member of an ALS under LACRALO.

Philip Sheppard - Commercial and Business Users ConstituencyCurrent vocation, employer and position

AIM, Public Affairs Manager, Brussels

2. Type of work performed in #1 above
Public Affairs

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.
None

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties?Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.
None

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
The BC

Richard Tindal - Individual1. Current vocation, employer and position - Self employed businessman

2. Type of work performed in #1 above -
Pursuit of new gTLD, housework, thumb twiddling

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement - I own Neustar and Demand Media (eNom) stock

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

I do not represent other parties or have affiliations. I have a commercial interest in seeing the new gTLD process begin as I hope to operate a successful TLD.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
No

Anthony van Couvering - Individual

1. Current vocation, employer and position:

Current vocation: Waiting for Godot
Employer: Minds + Machines, LLC
Position: CEO

2. Type of work performed in #1 above:
Tiddlywinks and experimenting with different comic verse forms. For instance limericks:

The GAC denounced Public Morality
With a decisive instrumentality
Saying "Now you must fix
This Module Six,
And don't speak to us of reality!"

The difference between content and string
Is a devil to solve in Beijing
Or indeed Glasgow
For it's easy to see how
The choice is annoying to Konstantine

And clerihews:

Bertrand de La Chapelle
Is a hard man to quell
His new status gives him authority
To once again propose a category

Chuck Gomes is fair
That's why he's Chair
He said, "I don't want to cause vexation,
But I'll be out of touch on vacation."

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.

I have an arrangement with Richard Tindal never to speak about that night in Paris.

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes.

-- I have an insatiable interest in working group proceedings and often listen to my comprehensive collection of MP3 recordings of teleconferences. I secretly make my own recordings and I hope to make money by selling pirated versions that include snippets from the beginnings and ends of calls that are not included in the official MP3s provided by ICANN.

Are you representing other parties?

-- There's a party? I represent that what are called parties at ICANN are nothing of the kind. All the real parties are elsewhere. I do not represent any of them.

Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member.

-- The business constituency and I have an agreement that I will not join them, nor be selected by them for any ICANN work. I pay AT&T $150/month and my therapist $300/hr.

Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes.

-- So, so many. It has kept me off the street and prevented a possibly lucrative life of crime. I have a very good knowledge of hotels near the L.A. airport. I have been lectured on the importance of the global information society by ministers of communication of several autocratic states. I have over 1 million miles on American Airlines. I know now that trademarks exist to protect the consumer. I have learned that unlike any other technology, the cost of a domain name magically increases as a registry makes more of them. I can't say if these benefits are tangible or intangible. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

-- Sensu stricto, I am an NGO, unaffiliated with any government, although my company does provide taxes to the State of New York for the privilege of paying me to write SOIs. This has not advanced my interests in the least.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)? No, but I still have my ICANN membership card.

Stéphane van Gelder - Registrar Stakeholder Group

1. Current vocation, employer and position
I am the General manager of INDOM, an ICANN-accredited domain registrar.

2. Type of work performed in #1 above
Management.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.
I am an INDOM shareholder.

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

I am not representing any party other than my employer.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?

I am an elected representative of the Registrar Stakeholder Group on the GNSO Council. I was elected to the Vice-Chair position of the GNSO Council for a 1 year term ending at the 2010 ICANN annual general meeting.

Liang Wang – GAC – China

1. Current vocation, employer and position
China Academy of Telecommunication Research Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,PRC Engineer

2. Type of work performed in #1 above
do research in the telecommunications and Internet field

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.
None

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.
None

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?
None

Mary W S Wong - Non Commercial Stakeholder Group

1. Current vocation, employer and position
Professor of Law & Chair of Graduate Intellectual Property Programs, University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly the Franklin Pierce Law Center)

2. Type of work performed in #1 above
I teach courses and engage in research in various areas of intellectual property law and policy. As a program chair, I am responsible for maintaining and developing programs, curriculum and networks that enhance my school's international reputation in intellectual property education. I have also served on various industry committees that may advocate certain positions relating to law reform and policymaking from time to time.

3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.

None.

4. Identify any type of commercial or non-commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. Are you representing other parties? Describe any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination/selection as a work team member. Describe any tangible or intangible benefit that you receive from participation in such processes. For example, if you are an academic or NGO and use your position to advance your ability to participate, this should be a part of the statement of interest, just as should employment by a contracted party, or a business relationship with a non- contracted party who has an interest in policy outcomes.

Except for what is noted in #5 (below), my professional responsibilities do not determine my extent or nature of participation in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes. My participation in work teams is solely in my individual capacity, unless it is specifically as a designated representative of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (which is not the case here.) I do not represent any other party nor do I have any financial or other agreements or arrangements with other groups, constituencies or persons.

5. Are you a member of a GNSO Constituency / Stakeholder Group, and if yes, which one(s)?

The University of New Hampshire School of Law, as a non-profit educational institution,is an organizational member of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group and I am its official representative to that Group.