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Intellectual Property

Council members elected by the "Intellectual Property" Constituency

Constituency Website

IPC Officers, effective November 2009

Former Constituency Officers, effective November 2007-2009

Constituency Officers, effective November 2005

  • President -- Steve Metalitz (North America)
  • Vice President -- Caroline Chicoine (North America)
  • Treasurer -- Mark Bohannon (North America)
  • Secretary -- Mike Heltzer (North America)

Former Constituency Officers, effective November 2003-2005

Former Constituency Officers, November 2002 - November 2003

Former Constituency Officers, Nov 2001 - Nov 2002

On 14 Dec 2002 the DNSO has been replaced by the GNSO. The last DNSO Intellectual Property Constituency page.

Former Names Council/GNSO Council Representation

  • May 1999 - October 1999, Initial IP Constituency respresentatives to the Names Council:
    • NorthA (.ca) - Jonathan Cohen
    • NorthA (.us) - Caroline Chicoine
    • Europe (.be) - Ted Shapiro
  • October 1999, Jonathan Cohen, running for the ICANN Board position, is replaced by Victoria Carrington:
    • NorthA (.ca) - Victoria Carrington
    • NorthA (.us) - Caroline Chicoine
    • Europe (.be) - Ted Shapiro
  • February 2000, IPC elections, Ted Shapiro and Victoria Carrington are replaced by Axel Aus der Muhlen and Guillermo Carey:
    • NorthA (.us) - Caroline Chicoine
    • Europe (.de) - Axel Aus der Muhlen
    • LatinAC (.cl) - Guillermo Carey
  • December 2001, Axel Aus der Muhlen resigns and is replaced by Laurence Djolakian:
    • NorthA (.us) - Caroline Chicoine
    • Europe (.fr) - Laurence Djolakian
    • LatinAC (.cl) - Guillermo Carey
  • February 2002, IPC elections:
    • NorthA (.us) - J. Scott Evans
    • Europe (.fr) - Laurence Djolakian
    • AsiaPac (.il) - Ellen Shankman
  • March 2003, J. Scott Evans resigns and is replaced by Lynda Roesch:
    • NorthA (.us) - Lynda Roesch
    • Europe (.fr) - Laurence Djolakian
    • AsiaPac (.il) - Ellen Shankman
  • November 2003, Laurence Djolakian resigns and is replaced by Niklas Lagergren:
    • Europe (.se) - Niklas Lagergren (term expires end of annual meeting 2005)
    • LatinAC (.mx) - Kiyoshi I. Tsuru A.(term expires end of annual meeting 2004)