[gnso-vi-feb10] FW: SOI for VI-WG

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Behalf Of Jothan Frakes


Hi Glen-

Please distribute the following Statement of Interest to the Vertical 
Integration working group.

-Jothan

Statement of Interest for Jothan Frakes

1.       Current vocation, employer and position

Chief Operating Officer, Minds + Machines and Registry Liason for Top Level 
Domain Holdings (TLDH), an ICANN accredited Registrar which is currently 
passive with 0 registrations.


2.       Type of work performed in 1 above

Management, Operations, Technology, and Industry Relations for Registry Service 
Provider and ICANN accredited Registrar


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 a leadership role at Minds + Machines which is a Registry Service 
Provider for new TLD applicants;
I manage the registrar accreditation for the parent company to Minds + 
Machines, Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH).
I am a minority shareholder in and an options holder in the parent company TLDH


4.       Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN policy development 
outcomes.  Are you representing other parties?

Minds + Machines will be participating in the new TLD program, and has a large 
number of clients that are applicants for which Minds + Machines shall operate 
as a registry service provider.

TLDH is an accredited registrar; this accreditation currently is entirely 
passive pending outcomes of this working group.

I'll be representing Top Level Domain Holdings and Minds + Machines, as well as 
a number of applicants in my capacity with this group.  All of whom wish to see 
no further delay in the new TLD program application launch.
TLDH registrar development may be delayed or halted as an outcome of this 
working group product.
Despite both of these statements, Minds + Machines and TLDH are primarily 
committed to there being a quality of output from this group.


5.       Describe any arrangements or agreements between you and any other 
group, constituency or person(s) regarding your nomination or selection as an 
advisory group team member

I am a member of the Registrars Stakeholders Group, representing TLDH on behalf 
of Minds + Machines parent company.  I am also participating in the Higher 
Security TLD and Zone File Access groups currently under way within the GNSO.


6.  Geographic Region associated with the nationality of volunteer (Africa, 
North America, Latin America/Caribbean, Asia/Australia/Pacific and Europe)

 --- North America (United States)

7.       Stakeholder Group(s) in which volunteer currently participates within 
the ICANN organization

Registrars Stakeholder Group


Jothan Frakes, COO