[gnso-ppsc-pdp] Statement of Interest template

["David W. Maher" <dmaher@xxxxxxx>]

Here is my Statement of Interest:
        The participant's current vocation, employer and position:
 I am Senior Vice President - Law and Policy of Public Interest 
Registry (PIR), a nonprofit corporation responsible for management of 
the registry of the .ORG top level domain. From 1999 until 2002, I 
was Vice President - Public Policy of the Internet Society. In 2002, 
I became founding Chairman of the Board of Public Interest Registry, 
and served in that capacity until August, 2004. I am currently Chair 
of the Registries Constituency of the GNSO.
I am a member of the Bar of New York, Illinois and Wisconsin and a 
registered patent attorney with the US Patent and Trademark Office. I 
am a director of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern 
Illinois, Inc. I am a retired partner of the law firm, Sonnenschein 
Nath & Rosenthal, LLP in the US, and have no connection at this time 
with any of its present or former clients. I am a member of the WIPO 
Arbitration & Mediation Center Panel of Neutrals.
I am a member of the Visiting Committee to the Divinity School at the 
University of Chicago, a member of the American Law Institute and 
various other professional organizations, but have no policy making 
responsibilities in any of those organizations.
> .       The type of work performed in the bullet above
> As Senior Vice President - Law & Policy, I advise PIR on legal and 
> policy issues and perform other executive functions.
>         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:
 I am Senior Vice President - Law and Policy of Public Interest 
Registry (PIR), a nonprofit corporation responsible for management of 
the registry of the .ORG top level domain.
> .       Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO 
> policy development outcomes. Is the participant representing other parties?
> Except as described above, I have no commercial interest in ICANN 
> GNSO policy development outcomes. I am not representing any other parties.
> .       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.
> None
> .Participants must update their Statements of Interest whenever 
> their circumstances change.
David W. Maher
Senior Vice President - Law & Policy
.ORG, The Public Interest Registry
1775 Wiehle Ave, #200
Reston, VA 20190  USA
(v) +1-312-876-8055
(f)  +1-312-876-7934
http://www.pir.org

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