Statements of Interest - Registrar Accreditation Agreement Working Groups - May 10

Date

27 May 2010

Nacho Amadoz - Registries Constituency
Beau Brendler - At Large
Mason Cole - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Elise Cooper - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Philip S. Corwin - Commercial and Business Users Constituency
Paul Diaz - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Avri Doria - Non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG)
Alan Greenberg - ALAC
Statton Hammock - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Tatiana Khramtsova - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Konstantinos Komaitis - Non commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG)
Cheryl Langdon-Orr - ALAC Chair
Evan Leibovitch - At Large
Steve Metalitz - Intellectual Property Constituency
Sivasubramanian Muthusamy - At large
Michele Neylon - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Holly Raiche - At Large
Mike Rodenbaugh - CBUC
Kristina Rosette - Intellectual Property Constituency
Tim Ruiz - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Carlton Samuels - At large
Marc Trachtenberg - Intellectual Property Constituency
Stéphane van Gelder - Registrar Stakeholder Group
Danny Younger - Individual

Nacho Amadoz - Registries Stakeholder Group

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/soi-rap-22july09.html#amadoz

Beau Brendler - At Large

1. Current vocation, employer and position
Beau Brendler, Director, Consumer Reports WebWatch

2. Type of work performed in 1 above
Journalism and advocacy. Primarily we track down bad guys on the Web and try to get them to be good guys.

4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
We represent only consumers, no one else.

5. Describe any arrangements or agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination or selection as a work team member.
Other than being asked by other people within the At-large to join the working group, we have no particular agreements.

Mason Cole - Registrar Stakeholder Group

1. Current vocation, employer and position
I am Vice President for Communications and Industry Relations for Oversee.net.

2. Type of work performed in 1 above
I handle media relations on behalf of the company, and am the company’s representative in the ICANN community.

4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
Does not apply.

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
I have no such arrangements.

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
I am chair of the Registrar Stakeholder Group.

Elisa Cooper - Registrar Stakeholder Group

I am a Director of Product Marketing at MarkMonitor, Inc. an ICANN accredited registrar. MarkMonitor is a global enterprise brand protection company offering Anti-Phishing Solutions, Corporate Domain Registration Services and Online Trademark Protection. MarkMonitor is a member of the Intellectual Property Constituency and a member of the Registrar Constituency.

I am responsible for product positioning and promotion of MarkMonitor's goods and services.

I do not possess financial ownership or a senior management/leadership interest in MarkMonitor nor do I possess financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest of any other registries, registrars or firms that are interested parties in ICANN policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement.

I am not in possession of any registry proprietary or sensitive information, nor have I ever been.

Philip Corwin - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/soi-rap-22july09.html#corwin

Paul Diaz - Registrar Stakeholder Group

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

Avri Doria - Non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG)

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

Alan Greenberg - ALAC

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

Statton Hammock - Registrar Stakeholder Group

1. Current vocation, employer and position
a) In-house corporate counsel;
b) Network Solutions, LLC;
c) Sr. Director, Legal & Business Affairs

2. Type of work performed in 1 above
Provide legal and strategic business advice to Network Solutions.

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
As senior legal counsel to Network Solutions, I am in a position of senior leadership and therefore have an interest in ICANN policy and its impact on Network Solutions’ business operations.

4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
a) As an employee of one of the world’s largest registrars, I am interested in all GSNO policy development outcomes that affect the sale and distribution of gTLDs around the world.
b) I am not representing other parties.

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

Tatiana Khramtsova - Registrar Stakeholder Group

I am International Operations&Project Manager of RU-CENTER a russian company based in Moscow, which is ICANN accredited Registrar, and voting member of the Registrar Constituency. I am also a NCUC member personally.

I am working as a rpoject manager, RU-CENTER contact for Registries and contact for feedback for end users.

I have no 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 no direct interest in the outcome of any GNSO policy development, top managers of RU-CENTER may have such interest.

I am not an officer, director, consultant, or employee of any other member of this working team, any group, constituency or person(s).

Cheryl Langdon-Orr - ALAC Chair

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

Evan Leibovitch - At Large

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registration-abuse/soi-rap-22july09.html#leibovitch

Sivasubramanian Muthusamy - At Large

I am Sivasubramnian Muthusamy from India, an entrepreneur with a background in Textile Exports as Director of Whitefield Cottons Private Limited, now CEO of Turiya, a Start Up to make Desktop and Mobile PCs. The Business Plan of my current pursuits are NOT in conflict with the work of ICANN or that of any of the Constituencies or Support Organizations.

I am a participant at the Internet Governance Forum and actively participate in the Internet Governance Caucus. I have been volunteering as President of ISOC India Chennai which is now an ICANN at-Large Structure. I have also served as the ALAC IDN liaison during year 2009..

I am not employed by, nor involved with, any other business or organization in any other Capacity nor have any conflict of interest with the tasks of this working group.

Michele Neylon - Registrar Stakeholder Group

http://www.mneylon.com/blog/statement-of-interest.html
Statement of Interest
This page is for ICANN / GNSO related working groups etc., which require a "Statement of Interest"

1. Current vocation, employer and positionCEO / Founder Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd

2. Type of work performed in 1 aboveAs we are a small company my role could best be described as "varied", however I would be the primary contact for most policy / legal issues

4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?As a registrar and hosting provider it is in our interest that our registrants and clients best interests are served by ICANN policy

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

Holly Raiche - At Large

1. Current vocation, employer and position
Executive Director, Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU). Also Adjunct Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Univ. of NSW where I teach undergraduate Communications Law and Graduate Electronic Communications Law (have also taught IT Law). Also am a Research Associate with the Communications Law Centre (based at the Univ of Technology, Sydney) and a Visiting Fellow at the Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre (based at the Univ. of NSW). I am also Deputy Chair of the newly formed peak telecommunications consumer organisation, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) (with 70 organisational members representing a variety of peak consumer groups in Australia)

2. Type of work performed in 1 above
Governance, membership relations plus policy work with ISOC-AU, plus lecturing and policy/regulatory advice in my various other roles.

4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
None. the other parties I would represent are Internet users. consumers.

5. Describe any arrangements or agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination or selection as a work team member.
As above, I am joining representing ISOC-AU, which is an At Large Structure within ICANN, and representing ACCAN

Mike Rodenbaugh - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)

http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/rodenbaugh-soi-09jul08.html

Kristina Rosette - Intellectual Property Constituency

http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/rosette-soi-29jan08.html

Tim Ruiz - Registrar Stakeholder Group

1. Current vocation, employer and position

I am Vice President of Corporate Development and Policy for The Go Daddy Group, Inc. The Go Daddy Group companies include eight ICANN accredited registrars including GoDaddy.com, Inc. GoDaddy.com is a member of the Registrars Constituency of the GNSO and I am its Registered Representative.

2. Type of work performed in 1 above

GoDaddy.com is a member of the dotMOBI Advisory Group (MAG). I represent GoDaddy.com on the MAG. I am on the MAG Steering Committee and have been appointed by the Steering Committee to represent the MAG on the dotMOBI Policy Advisory Board (PAB). The MAG and PAB, among other activities, are involved in recommending policy to mTLD, the dotMOBI Registry Operator.

GoDaddy.com holds a small interest in Afilias Limited for investment purposes. Go Daddy and Afilias formed a joint venture with ME-net, a Montenegrin company. That joint venture, doMEn doo, was selected by the Government of Montenegro as the Registration Agent for the .me ccTLD. I currently represent Go Daddy on the Board of doMEn. GoDaddy.com and Afilias USA had previously formed a joint venture dba Alliance Registry to bid on the .US contract but that bid was not successful.

GoDaddy.com is also a member of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB). The USCIB is a member of the Business Constituency of the GNSO. Our primary interest in the USCIB is the DNS and Internet Identifiers Working Group.

GoDaddy.com was a founding Member of the Country Code 1 ENUM LLC. I represented GoDaddy.com on the Board of the LLC from Aug 2004 through Dec 2006, at which time GoDaddy.com withdrew from the LLC.

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

The Go Daddy Group's ICANN accredited registrars operate under an RAA with ICANN and are required to implement GNSO developed Consensus Policies. Consensus Policies, or other policies developed by the GNSO, may have financial impact on these registrars.

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

Other than mentioned above, I have no agreement or arrangement with any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding my nomiation or selection as a work team member.

Tim Ruiz - Registrar Stakeholder Group

http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/ruiz-soi-12feb08.html

Carlton Samuels - At large

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

Marc Trachtenberg - Intellectual Property Constituency
August 2008

I am a member of the law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP. We represent many corporate domain name owners, including large corporations with branded web sites as well as domain name internet advertisers, most being in the Commercial & Business constituency (although there may be some in the Internet Service & Connection Providers, and Non-Commercial constituencies). The law firm's representations often include transferring domain names relating to business transactions and litigation (both US Federal Actions, UDRP's, and enforcement actions in non-US jurisdictions).

Other than the above mentioned relationships, I have no known direct involvement with any other ICANN constituency, supporting organization, or advisory committee.

Stéphane van Gelder - Registrar Stakeholder Group

http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/vangelder-soi-19nov08.html