Statements of Interest IRTP B PDP
Statements of Interest
from the members of the
Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process (PDP)
Working Group
Working Group Charter
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/transfers/irtp-b-pdp-wg-charter-19aug09-en.htm
James Bladel - Registrar
Eric Brown - gTLD Registries
Chris Chaplow - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)
Graham Chynoweth - Registrar
Berry Cobb - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)
Michael Collins - Individual
Paul Diaz - Registrar
Avri Doria - Nominating Committee Appointee
Kevin Erdman - Intellectual Property Interests Constituency (IPC)
Anil George - Intellectual Property Interests Constituency (IPC)
Chuck Gomes - gTLD Registries - GNSO Council Vice Chair - Observer
Mark Klein - Registrar
Michele Neylon - Registrar
Mike O'Connor - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)
Mike Rodenbaugh - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)
Tim Ruiz - Registar
Baudouin Schombe - Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
Barbara Steele - gTLD Registries
Miriam Trudell - Intellectual Property Interests Constituency (IPC) RESIGNED 10 September 2009
Rudi van Snick - At Large & NCUC & Internet Society (ISOC)
I am a full-time employee of GoDaddy.com, Inc., which is a business unit of The Go Daddy Group, Inc. family of ICANN-accredited registrars. GoDaddy.com is a member of the GNSO Registrars Constituency, and conducts business with numerous gTLD and ccTLD registries.
In my position with GoDaddy.com my focus is the development and promotion of registrar-related business, products, and services.
I am not employed by, nor involved with, any other business or organization in any other ICANN Constituency, Supporting Organization, or Advisory Committee.
1. Current vocation, employer and position:
Neustar, Inc. Director of Product Management - Registry
2. Type of work performed in 1 above:
I manage Neustar’s Registry services and products, including product development and business operations.
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:
Neustar is the domain name registry for .biz and .us as well as the back-end operator for .travel and .tel. I am not in a senior leadership position within the company, however I do own a very small amount of equity. NeuStar does not own or have any interest in any domain name registrar, nor is it involved currently in any constituency within ICANN other than the Registry constituency.
4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
Other than being a "contracted party" bound by Consensus Policies, as defined in the .biz top-level domain agreement, and pursuing new gTLDs, Neustar does not have any other commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes.
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.
I currently participate in gTLD constituency, although I am not the official representative from Neustar.
Chris Chaplow - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)
1. Current vocation, employer and position:
Founder and Managing Director of regional commercial information portal Andalucia.com and Web Development Company Andalucia Web Solutions based in Estepona, Malaga, Spain.
2. Type of work performed in 1 above:
General Management of the Company business, legal, and finance and operational 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 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:
4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
My commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes is consistent to any Internet based business.
I register and manage domains on behalf of my clients including defending their IP interests using in the UDRP. I am the contact point for several hundred-domain names. I am briefing clients with respect to cybersquatting and cybersecurity problems. I also update those clients about ICANN and its policies including advising clients who are considering applying for new gTLD's. I am often interviewed and contribute in the local media about Internet and domain name issues affecting business. I represent only myself and my companies and look to defend the interests of small business.
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.
There are no arrangements or agreements between myself and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding my selection as a WT member.
I am also a member of the OSC-CCT Work Team and a member of the Business Constituency. I am an elected member of the 'Governing Council' of the 'British Chamber of Commerce in Spain' and therein hold the position of "Communication Officer".
Graham H. Chynoweth - Registrar
1. Current vocation, employer and position:
Attorney, Dynamic Network Services, Inc., General Counsel
2. Type of work performed in 1 above:
Legal, policy, corp. development.
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 corporate officer of Dynamic Network Services, Inc., an ICANN accredited registrar, which provides easy to use and extremely reliable DNS, email and domain registration services for enterprises, domain name registries, small businesses and home users.
4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
I am an employee of Dynamic Network Services, Inc., an ICANN accredited registrar, which provides easy to use and extremely reliable DNS, email and domain registration services for enterprises, domain name registries, small businesses and home users. However, my motivation for participating in this effort is to create a better ICANN.
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.
I do not have any arrangements or agreements with any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding my nomination or selection as a work team member.
Berry Cobb - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)
1. The participant's current vocation, employer and position:
Owner of Infinity Portals LLC; a domain portfolio and content management company
2. The type of work performed in the bullet above
Domain portfolio owner and business development of on-line content across social, political, environmental, and information technology channels
3. Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in registries, registrars or other entities that are stakeholders or interested parties in ICANN or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other arrangement:
None
4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Is the participant representing other parties?
I do not represent any other party. My commercial interest is that of my own company and how it responds to policies and changes that affect the marketplace.
5. Describe any arrangements or agreements between the participant and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding the participant's service as a participant in any ICANN policy making process.
Member of the GNSO - CBUC
August 2009
I am self-employed marketing and business consultant.
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:
My only commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcome is as a registrant. I was previously Internet Commerce Association’s (ICA) representative to the CBUC and have been a representative for Afternic, Inc. to the Registrar Constituency. I currently represent no other party in my ICANN GNSO participation.
I have no arrangements or agreements with any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding my work as team member.
1. Current vocation, employer and position:
I am a full-time employee of Network Solutions, LLC. Network Solutions also has two affiliated ICANN-accredited registrars, NameSecure L.L.C. and TLDS L.L.C d/b/a SRSplus. All of these entities are owned by global growth equity firm General Atlantic. I currently serve as Network Solutions' Policy & Ethics Manager.
2. Type of work performed in 1 above:
My daily responsibilities include handling ICANN-related issues, corporate advocacy at the federal, state and local levels, and administering the Company's business ethics program.
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 no financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in Network Solutions, its affiliated registrars, joint venture partners, or in any current registry operator. To the best of my knowledge, I have no ownership interest in any entity that currently has business before the GNSO or ICANN.
4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
My commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes is focused on their potential impacts on Network Solutions, its affiliated registrars, and its joint venture initiatives.
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.
Network Solutions is a member of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB), which also participates in the GNSO Business Constituency. Our primary interest in the USCIB is the DNS and Internet Identifiers Working Group. I will be participating in this policy work on behalf of Network Solutions as a registrar.
Avri Doria - Nominating Committee Appointee
http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/doria-soi-06aug09.html
Kevin Erdman - Intellectual Property Interests Constituency (IPC)
August 2008
I am a partner with the law firm of Baker & Daniels 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.
Anil George - Intellectual Property Interests Constituency (IPC)
1. I am an in-house attorney at NBA Properties, Inc., 645 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022, and am a Senior Intellectual Property Counsel.
2. My responsibilities focus on intellectual property.
3. I do not have 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
4. I do not have any commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes and do not represent other parties with respect to the same.
5. I currently volunteer as a member of the 2008-2009 International Trademark Association (INTA) Internet Committee, Registration Practice & DNS Administration Subcommittee. I volunteered to join the IRTP Part B PDP working group when Claudio Di Gangi of INTA emailed a request for volunteers.
Chuck Gomes - gTLD Registries - GNSO Council Vice Chair - Observer
http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/gomes-statement.htm
Mark Klein - Registrar
August 2008
I am the director of business development for Sedo.com LLC, an ICANN accredited registrar. Sedo provides an online marketplace of domain names and offers it's users the tools needed to buy and sell domains among a community of users stretching around the world, including domain appraisals, brokerage services, promotion and a domain parking program. Sedo is a member of the GNSO Registrar Constituency.
Other than the above mentioned relationship, I have no known direct involvement with any other ICANN constituency, supporting organization, or advisory committee.
1. Current vocation, employer and position:
CEO / Founder Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd
2. Type of work performed in 1 above:
As 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
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:
We are an ICANN accredited registrar.
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.
Mike O'Connor - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)
http://www.haven2.com/index.php/icann-statement-of-interest
I am the proprietor of The O'Connor Company of St Paul (a sole proprietorship located in St Paul, MN USA) and am a member of the GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC).
My company owns a number of generic domain names (eg. bar.com, grill.com, pub.com, place.com, corp.com, shelter.com, cafes.com) and I have a business-owner and domain-registrant's interests in ICANN activities. This includes my interest in the security, speed and quality of the domain-transfer process.
Mike Rodenbaugh - Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC)
http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/rodenbaugh-soi-09jul08.html
http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/ruiz-soi-12feb08.html
Baudouin Schombe - Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
Barbara Steele - gTLD Registries
I am Director of Policy and the Compliance Officer for VeriSign, Inc. VeriSign is the registry operator for the .com, .net and .name gTLDs and also provides backend registry services in support of Employ Media for the .jobs gTLD. VeriSign is also the registry operator for two ccTLDs, .cc for the Cocos and Keelings Islands and .tv for Tuvalu.
As an employee who supports VeriSign's naming services business, I often have access to registry sensitive information including information about registrars. Specific responsibilities include managing the team that is responsible for processing level 1 disputes filed by ICANN accredited registrars under the Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy. With regard to both our gTLD and ccTLD registration services businesses, as well as other VeriSign businesses, our customers and business associates have interests in various ICANN policy issues and may be members of other GNSO constituencies and/or supporting organizations.
In addition to Registry Agreements with ICANN for .com and .net, VeriSign also has obligations to the U.S. Department of Commerce through a cooperative agreement that was initiated in 1993 and has been amended many times since then. Those obligations include providing the A and J root servers as well as support to ICANN in implementing changes in the root zone file. As such, VeriSign is a member of the DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee and also works closely with IANA staff in the processing of root zone changes.
VeriSign is a member of the gTLD Registry Constituency(RyC). I will be representing the views of the RyC, as applicable, not my own or VeriSign's. Inthat regard, I will endeavor to always qualify any personal statements as such and will follow-up with the RyC to obtain their position.
I own shares of VeriSign stock, hold options to purchase additional shares, and have restricted stock units (RSUs) that will vest over time. However, the number of shares I currently own, plus the potential shares I could possibly own if I exercised all options, is diminutive relative to the total number of VeriSign shares.
Miriam Trudell - Intellectual Property Interests Constituency (IPC) RESIGNED 10 September 2009
1. I am currently a shareholder/partner attorney with the law firm of Sheridan Ross P.C., in Denver, Colorado
2. I work in the area of trademarks, copyrights, Internet law and domain name law. I have worked in this area of the law for 11 years.
3. I do not have 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
4. I do not have any commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes, and am not currently representing other parties with respect to the same.
5. I became involved with this IRTP Part B PDP working group as a result of my current involvement with INTA, as part of the 2008-2009 Committee Team of the Internet Committee, Whois Subcommittee, and a request from Claudio Di Gangi for volunteers.
Rudi van Snick - At Large & NCUC & Internet Society (ISOC)
1. Current vocation, employer and position:
Self-employed, partner in a few companies, president of several organisations such as ISOC Belgium, TIK ...
2. Type of work performed in 1 above:
ICT consultancy, specialized in Internet (webservices, domain names, etc)
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:
Being involved in a webservice company, registrar for .be and .eu, involved in the process of definition of new GTLD's (.vlaanderen, .health).
4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes. Are you representing other parties?
As ALS (ISOC Belgium) I'm involved in ALAC as a board member of Euralo, in Belgium we are more specifically interested in the process of relationship between registry - registrar and registrant.
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.
Being member of NCUC and ALAC - EURALO board member.