Re: [gnso-ppsc-wg] Working Group Model Team participants and Statements of Interest

[Konstantinos Komaitis <k.komaitis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,

Unfortunately I will not be able to be in Mexico with you. Hope you have a
good one and can I ask you please to record the session (if this is
feasible?) of course.

Regards

Konstantinos


On 10/02/2009 02:43, "S. Subbiah" <subbiah@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> I am now ticketd to be there Saturday morning.
> 
> Glen de Saint Géry wrote:
> 
>> >Dear All,
>> >
>> >Please find the Working Group Model Team participants below in alphabetic
>> order.
>> >
>> >Statements of Interest have been received for all the participants, except
>> for Mikey O'Conner.
>> >
>> >The statements of interest will be entered on the Wiki
>> >https://st.icann.org/icann-ppsc/index.cgi?policy_process_steering_committee_
>> ppsc
>> >
>> >The staff support is Rob Hoggarth and Liz Gasster.
>> >
>> >The *indicates participants will attend the Saturday morning, 28 February
>> meeting in Mexico City, however, I may have missed some responses, so I
>> apologise, and please correct me.
>> >
>> >Remote participation will be arranged and the details will be published
>> shortly.
>> >
>> >Subbiah will probably only arrive on Sunday, but there will be a recording
>> of the meeting.
>> >
>> >Please let me know if you have any questions or if I have missed anything.
>> >
>> >Thank you.
>> >Kind regards,
>> >
>> >Glen
>> >
>> >Participants:
>> >================
>> >1. Nacho Amadoz - gTLD Registry constituency  .cat*
>> >
>> >2. Iliya Bazlyankov - Individual - Bulgaria - remote participation
>> >
>> >3. Zac Brandstater - Individual - Australia
>> >
>> >4. Bertrand de la Chapelle - Government Advisory Committee
>> >
>> >5. Avri Doria - Nominating Committee Appointee*
>> >
>> >6. J. Scott Evans - Intellectual Property constituency - Interim Chair *
>> >
>> >7. Caroline Greer - gTLD Registry constituency .mobi*
>> >
>> >8. Zahid Jamil - Commercial and Business Users constituency*
>> >
>> >9. Konstantinos Komaitis - Non Commercial Users constituency*
>> >
>> >10. Cheryl Langdon-Orr - At-Large Advisory Committee chair - conflict with
>> At-Large summit
>> >
>> >11. Alexey Mykhaylov - Registrar constituency*
>> >
>> >12. Jeff Neuman - gTLD Registry constituency*
>> >
>> >13. Mike O'Connor - Commercial and Business Users constituency  - remote
>> participation
>> >
>> >14. Tim Ruiz - Registrar constituency*
>> >
>> >15. Alexei Sozonov - Registrar constituency*
>> >
>> >16. S. Subbiah - Individual*- prefers Sunday meeting
>> >
>> >1. Statement of interest of Nacho Amadoz
>> >=========================================
>> >
>> >.       The participant's current vocation, employer and position
>> >
>> >Legal & Policies manager of .cat
>> >
>> >.       The type of work performed in the bullet above
>> >
>> >Supervision of the activities of the Registry from the legal perspective.
>> Represent the Registry whenever required.
>> >
>> >.       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
>> >
>> >Part of the management team of .cat. No financial ownerships in any ICANN
>> interested party.
>> >
>> >.       Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy
>> development outcomes. Is the participant representing other parties?
>> >
>> >The policy outcome may affect the interests of the .cat Registry
>> >
>> >.       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.
>> >
>> >Ok
>> >
>> >2. Iliya Bazlyankov - Individual
>> >===================================
>> >
>> >1.       Current vocation, employer and position
>> >
>> >Main system administrator and head of "Internet services" section at UNICART
>> Ltd.  (www.unicart.bg) I am also the chair of Association UNINET -
>> association of web hosting companies, representing common interests.
>> >
>> >2, Type of work performed in 1 above
>> >
>> >Main project is Regia (www.regia.bg) - website for domain registrations,
>> owned by UNICART Ltd. I lead the project and arrange ccTLD accreditations for
>> UNICART Ltd.
>> >
>> >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 the head of "Internet services" at UNICART Ltd., currently I am
>> responsible for management of Regia (www.regia.bg). Unicart is funding Regia
>> and all the accreditations and work.
>> >I am the chair of Association UNINET (association of web hosting companies).
>> UNINET is being funded by all its members.
>> >UNINET or UNICART Ltd. doesn`t have a direct contract with ICANN. Even there
>> aren`t any ICANN accredited registrars in Bulgaria.
>> >
>> >4. Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development
>> outcomes.  Are you representing other parties?
>> >
>> >Association UNINET is interested in the new gTLD process and is thinking of
>> making an application for new gTLDs for Bulgaria. We are following the new
>> GTLD policy at ICANN.
>> >
>> >5. Describe any arrangements or agreements between you and any other group,
>> constituency or person(s) regardingyour nomination or selection as a work
>> team member.
>> >
>> >I fully represent UNICART Ltd. for all Internet services, and the
>> Association UNINET for all ICANN related issues. Members of the association
>> are two of the biggest Bulgarian web hosting companies. (Regia is smaller.)
>> >
>> >
>> >3. Zac Brandstater - Individual
>> >===============================
>> >
>> >1. Student: University of Western Australia
>> >2. Studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering in conjuction with a
>> Commerce degree majoring in Management and Human Resource Management.
>> >Am about to commence my fourth(4th) year of study.
>> >3. None.
>> >4. No, this is purely an individual venture.
>> >5. No arrangements, agreements or discussions have been made regarding my
>> interest. Again, it is purely an individual venture.
>> >
>> >4. Bertrand de La Chapelle - GAC
>> >=============================
>> >
>> >1.       Current vocation, employer and position
>> >
>> >Special Envoy for the Information Society, French Ministry of Foreign and
>> European Affairs
>> >
>> >2.       Type of work performed in 1 above
>> >
>> >French representative in international processes dealing with information
>> society issues, in particular post-WSIS processes such as CSTD, IGF and ICANN
>> (currently one of the GAC Vice-Chairs).
>> >
>> >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 GNSO policy
>> development outcomes.  Are you representing other parties?
>> >
>> >None. Not representing any other party.
>> >
>> >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.
>> >
>> >Agreed as GAC liaison/observer for gNSO refom processes.
>> >
>> >
>> >5. Avri Doria - NCA
>> >=======================
>> >http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/doria-soi-02jan09.shtml
>> >
>> >6. J. Scott Evans - Intellectual Property Interests Constituency
>> >===============================================================
>> >
>> >.    The participant's current vocation, employer and position
>> >
>> >    ATTORNEY, YAHOO! INC., SENIOR LEGAL DIRECTOR GLOBAL BRAND & TRADEMARKS
>> >
>> >.    The type of work performed in the bullet above
>> >
>> >        Trademark clearance, Prosecution and Maintenance; Advertising
>> Review, Copyright Clearance and Registration; IP Policy
>> >
>> >.    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
>> >
>> >    To my knowledge, none.
>> >
>> >.    Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy
>> development outcomes. Is the participant representing other parties?
>> >
>> >       YAHOO! Does act a reseller of Domain Names for MELBOURNE IT; however,
>> my work in the policy development process and YAHOO!'S interest are directly
>> related to being the owner of one of the world's most famous and valuable
>> Internet brands.
>> >
>> >.    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.
>> >
>> >   I am serving on the PPSC and the working group team as a representative
>> of the IPC of which I am personally a non-voting member.
>> >
>> >
>> >7. Caroline Greer - Registry constituency Statement of Interest
>> >============================================================
>> >
>> >GNSO PPSC WG
>> >
>> >I am Director of Policy & Industry Relations at mTLD Ltd [dotMobi], the
>> Irish based registry responsible for the .mobi TLD. dotMobi signed its
>> contract with ICANN in July 2005 and began operations in May 2006.
>> >
>> >I am responsible for policy / legal / compliance-related issues at dotMobi.
>> I am a member of the GNSO Registries Constituency and also a voting member of
>> the 2009 Nominating Committee.
>> >
>> >dotMobi is sponsored by a consortium of 14 companies engaged in the mobile
>> Internet space, some of whom (e.g Nokia and Microsoft) are members of other
>> ICANN constituencies such as the Business Constituency.
>> >
>> >dotMobi currently has approximately 280 ICANN accredited registrars and
>> Afilias Ltd runs the back-end registry operations.
>> >
>> >I have no employment, contract, financial interest or share ownership in any
>> other company, including any Registry or Registrar.
>> >
>> >8. Zahid Jamil
>> >================
>> >http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/jamil-soi-28jun08.shtml
>> >
>> >9. Konstantinos Komaitis - NCUC
>> >============================
>> >.       The participant's current vocation, employer and position
>> >
>> >LECTURER IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW, UNIVERSITY OF
>> STRATHCLYDE, GLASGOW, UK
>> >
>> >.       The type of work performed in the bullet above
>> >
>> >Lecturing and researching. My main focus for both of these activities is IT
>> Law and in particular Domain  Name Regulation and Internet Governance Issues
>> >
>> >.       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
>> >.       Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy
>> development outcomes. Is the participant representing other parties?
>> >
>> >None - my work is mainly on the theoretical perspectives of ICANN and the
>> GNSO.
>> >
>> >.       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.
>> >
>> >I am serving in the PPSC and the working group team as a representative of
>> the NCUC constituency.
>> >
>> >.Participants must update their Statements of Interest whenever their
>> circumstances change.
>> >
>> >Agreed
>> >
>> >10. Cheryl Langdon-Orr - ALAC chair
>> >================================
>> >
>> >.       The participant's current vocation, employer and position
>> >
>> >       I am (and have been since 1981) self employed in our family owned and
>> operated business as a working Director Hovtek Pty Ltd.,  details of this
>> including web links and about more about our related Company BuildersNet Pty
>> Limited., are found on the aforementioned Wiki page...
>> >
>> >
>> >.       The type of work performed in the bullet above
>> >
>> >        A mix of Directors and day to day management and administration work
>> typical in  a micro or SME business.
>> >
>> >
>> >.       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 a Director (elected Demand Class) of the Australian Domain Name
>> Administrator,  auDA
>> >
>> >
>> >.       Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy
>> development outcomes. Is the participant representing other parties?
>> >
>> >    I have no commercial interests I am a gTLD and ccTLD registrant... nor
>> do I represent any commercially interested party in this WG I represent the
>> ALAC.
>> >
>> >
>> >.       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.
>> >
>> >    As stated above in this WG, I represent the ALAC, but it should be noted
>> that I am a founder of  a National peak consumer interest group in Australia
>> => the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) and served
>> on the Australian Governments'  Department of Broadband Communications and
>> the Digital Economy's Ministerial group formed to review options
>> possibilities and form this national amalgamation of consumer interest voices
>> including the general consumer disadvantaged, rural, disability and small
>> business sectors, which created this organisations concept charter etc., and
>> was part of the 4 person selection committee that selected the founding Board
>> structure of ACCAN with Government observers... This NFP organisation has
>> shown interest in involvement in GNSO Policy development WG's in the future
>> and possibly in then NCSG and is in preliminary discussion with Consumers
>> Union and other National and International similar peak body consumer
>> interest groups !
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>> > o look at constituency status therein...  Consumers Union is an ALS and
>> ACCAN is planning on becoming one...
>> >
>> >
>> >  .Participants must update their Statements of Interest whenever their
>> circumstances change.
>> >
>> >
>> >    The principal of Continuous Disclosure is totally supported by me, and a
>> requirement in my auDA activities.
>> >
>> >11. Alexey Mykhaylov  - Registrar
>> >================================
>> >1.       Current vocation, employer and position
>> >
>> >Center of Internet Names of Ukraine, managing partner Integrio Systems,
>> president
>> >
>> >2.       Type of work performed in 1 above
>> >
>> >In Ukrnames I am responsible for communication with ICANN and other foreign
>> partners, as well as participation in development of business and technical
>> strategy for the company
>> >
>> >In Integrio Systems, which is a software development company, I am
>> responsible for all aspects of business 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
>> >
>> >Currently  I have a 25% stake in Ukrnames, ICANN accredited registrar
>> >
>> >4.       Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy
>> development outcomes.  Are you representing other parties?
>> >
>> >I am not representing any other parties. Outside Ukrnames, which is stated
>> above, I do not have any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy
>> development
>> >
>> >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
>> >
>> >
>> >12. Jeffrey J. Neuman, Esq.: NeuStar, Inc. Vice President, Law & Policy
>> >=======================================================================
>> >
>> >.     The participant's current vocation, employer and position
>> >
>> >I currently serve as the Vice President of Law & Policy for NeuStar, Inc.,
>> the domain name registry for the .biz and .us top-level domains.
>> >
>> >
>> >.     The type of work performed in the bullet above
>> >
>> >In this role, I am responsible for all legal and policy issues with respect
>> to the .biz and .us TLDs as well as for various other non-registry lines of
>> business within NeuStar.  In addition, NeuStar may be pursuing new top-level
>> domains both as a front end and as a back-end registry operator.
>> >
>> >.     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
>> >
>> >NeuStar is the domain name registry for .biz and .us as well as the back-end
>> operator for .travel and .tel.  As a Vice President within NeuStar, I am in a
>> senior leadership position and 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 other constituency within ICANN.
>> >
>> >.     Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy
>> development outcomes. Is the participant 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.
>> >
>> >.     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.
>> >
>> >I currently serve as the alternate chair for the gTLD Registries
>> Constituency and as the official gTLD Constituency representative for .biz.
>> >
>> >.Participants must update their Statements of Interest whenever their
>> circumstances change.
>> >
>> >
>> >13. Mike O'Connor CBUC - SoI still to be provided
>> >
>> >14. Tim Ruiz Statement of Interest
>> >==================================
>> >
>> >- The participant's current vocation, employer and position:
>> >
>> >Vice President of Corporate Development and Policy for GoDaddy.com, Inc.
>> >
>> >- The type of work performed in the bullet above:
>> >
>> >Identify/Coordinate strategic opportunities. Represent GoDaddy.com in the
>> Registrar Constituency and develop/recommend/champion GoDaddy.com positions
>> on relevant ICANN policy issues.
>> >
>> >- 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:
>> >
>> >GoDaddy.com is an ICANN Accredited Registrar. I am also on the Board of
>> Directors of doMEn, doo, the government contracted registry operator for the
>> .me ccTLD. I represent GoDaddy.com as a member of the dotMOBI Advisory Group
>> (MAG). I have been elected by MAG members to the MAG Steering Committee and
>> represent the MAG Steering Committee on the dotMOBI Policy Advisory Board.
>> >
>> >- Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development
>> outcomes. Is the participant representing other parties?
>> >
>> >Policy development outcomes of the GNSO have financial/commercial impact on
>> ICANN Accredited Registrars, including GoDaddy.com. I have been elected to
>> the GNSO Council by, and represent, the Registrar Constituency.
>> >
>> >- 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:
>> >
>> >I have been elected to the GNSO Council by the Registrar Constituency and
>> will represent them in my work on the PPSC-WG Work Team.
>> >
>> >- Participants must update their Statements of Interest whenever their
>> circumstances change:
>> >
>> >Understood and agree.
>> >
>> >15. Alexei Sozonov - Registrar
>> >===============================
>> >- I'm Alexei Sozonov, co-CEO of Regtime Ltd (www.regtime.net
>> >www.webnames.ru) Russian ICANN accredited Registrar.
>> >- I'm responsible for connection with ICANN and registries, as well as
>> general management of the company.
>> >- I'm shuttling between Canada and Russia, and now living in Vancouver,
>> Canada.
>> >- I can be reached at +1-604-7739204  at 9am to 3pm General Pacific Time.
>> >
>> >- Except stated above I have no other 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 commer

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