[gnso-ppsc-wg] FW: Revised attendance list for Saturday 28 Feb:Working Group Model Team participants and SoIs

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

FYI

Dear All,

Please find the Working Group Model Team participants below in alphabetic order.

Statements of Interest have been received for all the participants.

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.

Provisional draft agenda

a. February 28, 2009 - 9:00am - 12:00 pm (Local Mexico Time)
i. 9:00am - 10:15am: PPSC + 2 Work Teams
1. Introductions
2. Current PDP Review
3. Board Concerns with current PDP
4. Brainstorm session on PPSC Work Team members' perceptions of current PDP
ii. 10:15 am - 10:30 am - Break
iii. 10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Individual Work Team Meetings
b. March 1, 2009 (Time TBD) - Full meeting of PPSC plus 2 Work Teams

Remote participation will be arranged and the details will be published shortly.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if I have missed anything.

Thank you.
Kind regards,

Glen

Participants:
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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 - absent, apologies

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 - Sunday

16. S. Subbiah - Individual*

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 to 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  stake in an 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. 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
========================

The participant's current vocation, employer and position

Vocation - domain investor and gadfly

Employer - The O'Connor Company of St Paul

Position - Proprietor


The type of work performed in the bullet above

Very little -- I'm mostly retired.  So I watch the grass grow and keep an eye 
on investments of various kinds.


       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?

I'm interested in GNSO policy outcomes as a domain-name owner and investor.

I am not representing 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.

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 commercial interest in ICANN GNSO policy development outcomes and 
i'm not representing other parties.
- I have no arrangements or agreements between myself and any other group, 
constituency or person(s) regarding my nomination or selection as a work team 
member.

16. Prof. S. Subbiah - Statement of Interest - Individual
=========================================================
1. Chairman, i-dns.net (also unrelated, a professor/researcher at US and 
Singapore tertiary instituitions)

2. Through the company, inventing, championing and promoting the cause of IDN, 
including making it available to the ICANN community for a decade.

3. i-DNS.net technology, in substantive form, is the only IDN standard in use 
today and as such every deployment of IDN by ICANN and non-ICANN related 
entities is either licensed, copied or stolen from i-DNS.net.

Otherwise, no equity or leadership interest.

4. Representing i-DNS.net (and tangentially partners who have licensed 
technology from it).

5. i-DNS.net is currently interested in IDNs and therefore the outcome of the 
new gTLD round. No, not representing other parties.

6. None

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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http://gnso.icann.org