[gnso-whois-wg] Statement of Interest -- Steve DelBianco

["Steve DelBianco" <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

1. Current occupation, employer and position:

I serve as executive director of NetChoice, a coalition of e-commerce
businesses and trade associations, including the Electronic Retailing
Association, the Internet Alliance, AOL, eBay, Oracle, VeriSign, Yahoo,
and several thousand small online sellers based in the U.S.

I am also vice president of Public Policy at the Association for
Competitive Technology (ACT), a trade association for ICT businesses in
the US and Europe. 

2. Type of work performed:

I set the policy agenda for both NetChoice and ACT.  Frequently testify
before the U.S. Congress and in state legislatures regarding Internet
governance, e-commerce, and consumer protection.  I represent NetChoice
at ICANN meetings and in the Business Constituency.  Also publish
research and policy documents, and maintain a blog at
http://blog.netchoice.org  

3. I have no financial ownership or management leadership of registries,
registrars or other firms that are interested parties in Whois.  

4. The nature of my interest in Whois is to maintain the integrity of
e-commerce and internet communications.  I believe that an accurate
Whois service must be accessible to business and law enforcement for
purposes of consumer protection and intellectual property protection.