[At-Large] FW: [icann-board] ICANN News Alert -- Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services Members Selected

Sat Feb 16 15:36:21 UTC 2013

Um, well, you know you're my goto when I want an early opinion. So you
right in there with me.
-Carlton

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On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee at gmail.com>wrote:

> Indeed, congratulations, Carlton!
>
> Dev Anand
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 4:24 AM, Sébastien Bachollet
> <sebastien at bachollet.com> wrote:
> > Congratulations Carlton
> > You will be THE voice of the end-users
> > You have, I am sure, our full support
> > Go
> > All the best
> > Sébastien Bachollet
> > +33 6 07 66 89 33
> > Blog: http://sebastien.bachollet.fr/
> > Mail: Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien at bachollet.com>
> >
> > De :  ICANN News Alert <communications at icann.org>
> > Date :  vendredi 15 février 2013 05:34
> > À :  ICANN Board of Directors <icann-board at icann.org>
> > Objet :  [icann-board] ICANN News Alert -- Expert Working Group on gTLD
> > Directory Services Members Selected
> >
> >> ICANN News Alert
> >>  <http://www.icann.org/>
> >> News Alert
> >> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14feb13-en.htm
> >>
> >> Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services Members Selected
> >> 14 February 2013
> >> Background
> >> On 13 December 2012, Fadi Chehadé, ICANN's President and CEO, announced
> >> <
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14dec12-en.htm>
> >> the creation of an Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services
> (EWG) and
> >> invited volunteers to submit applications to indicate their interest in
> >> serving on it. The EWG is the first step in fulfilling the ICANN Board's
> >> directive
> >> <
> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm#1.a
> >> .rationale>  to help redefine the purpose and provision of gTLD
> registration
> >> data. This project is designed to provide a foundation for the creation
> of a
> >> new global policy for gTLD directory services, and requisite contract
> >> negotiations, as appropriate.
> >> Working Group Volunteers
> >> Over 70 highly qualified experts from across the Internet ecosystem were
> >> considered. In selecting the EWG, each candidates' operational
> knowledge and
> >> experience with registrant data or directory services (or analogous
> systems)
> >> was considered, along with consensus-building skills, aptitude to
> innovate,
> >> geographic diversity, and other published criteria
> >> <
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14dec12-en.htm>
> .
> >>
> >> After an extensive evaluation of each candidate, the following
> individuals
> >> were selected to participate in this critical project:
> >>
> >> Pekka Ala-Pietilä is the Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Blyk, a
> >> mobile media company and is Chairman of the Board of Solidium (Finnish
> >> sovereign wealth fund). He additionally serves on the Boards of SAP AG
> >> (multinational software company), Pöyry Oyj (global consulting and
> engineering
> >> company) and Huhtamäki Oyj. He is Former President of the Nokia
> Corporation
> >> (1999-2005) and was President of Nokia Mobiles Phones in the nineties.
> He is
> >> based in Finland.
> >>
> >>
> >> Lanre Ajayi is the Managing Director of Pinet Informatics, one of the
> first
> >> ISPs in Nigeria. He is the Chairman of the Association of
> Telecommunications
> >> Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). He has served as the Vice-Chairman of the
> >> Internet Service providers Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) and Africa ISP
> >> Association (AfrISPA). He is a founding member of AfriNIC. He also has
> served
> >> as a member of the National Cybercrime Working Group of Nigeria. He
> currently
> >> serves as a GNSO Council member appointed by the NomCom and is based in
> >> Nigeria.
> >>
> >>
> >> Scott Hollenbeck is the Director of Verisign Labs where he manages a
> team of
> >> researchers focused on applied metadata, reputation, and web service
> >> technologies in collaboration with university partners. He is the
> author of
> >> the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP), a standard protocol for the
> >> registration of domain names. He has been a contributor to several
> industry
> >> efforts related to domain names and Internet security. He is based in
> the US.
> >>
> >>
> >> Jin Jian is Assistant General Director and Director of CNNIC R&D center
> at
> >> CNNIC. His areas of expertise are: Domain Name Registration, DNS,
> software
> >> engineering, IPv6 and network protocols. He is based in the People's
> Republic
> >> of China.
> >>
> >>
> >> Susan Kawaguchi is Domain Name Manager at Facebook. She has previous
> >> experience with eBay and is a member of ICANN's Business Constituency.
> Domain
> >> Name management, enforcement, data collection/access/accuracy and
> intellectual
> >> property issues are her main fields of expertise. She served on the
> WHOIS
> >> Policy Review Team. She is based in the US.
> >>
> >>
> >> Nora Nanayakkara has a background in start-ups and SMEs in the digital
> and
> >> technology spaces, with particular experience in registry and registrar
> >> operations. She has worked with many domain name companies over the
> years and
> >> additionally brings several years' experience as a Non Executive
> Director at
> >> Nominet, the .uk domain name registry and a Trustee at Nominet Trust.
> She is
> >> knowledgeable in WHOIS issues and has served as an applicant review
> panelist
> >> in ICANN's new gTLD applicant support program. She is based in the UK.
> >>
> >>
> >> Michele Neylon is the CEO of Blacknight Internet Solutions, an Irish
> >> registrar, and sits on the Eurid Registrar Advisory Board. He is a very
> active
> >> member of the ICANN Community and he has served in numerous leadership
> roles
> >> in GNSO working groups. Examples of his activities include the APWG,
> RIPE and
> >> the Anti-Abuse Working Group. He is based in Ireland.
> >>
> >>
> >> Michael Niebel heads the Task Force on Internet Policy Development in
> the
> >> Directorate General CONNECT of the European Commission. Previously, he
> led the
> >> unit in charge of Internet, network and information security. In this
> function
> >> he was charged with the introduction of the European Top Level Domain
> .eu from
> >> the Commission side. He also was a member of the GAC and participated in
> >> Internet governance discussions at the global level. He is based in
> Belgium.
> >>
> >>
> >> Rod Rasmussen co-founded Internet Identity (IID) and serves as its
> President
> >> and CTO. He is widely recognized as a leading expert on cybercrime, and
> >> co-chairs the Anti-Phishing Working Group's (APWG) Internet Policy
> Committee.
> >> He is a member of the SSAC, is IID's FIRST (Forum of Incident Response
> and
> >> Security Teams) representative, and is an active participant in the
> Messaging,
> >> Malware, Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG). He is based in the
> US.
> >>
> >>
> >> Carlton Samuels is an independent international ICT4D consultant and an
> >> adjunct lecturer at the University of the West Indies. He is a Jamaican
> and US
> >> national. Previously, he worked as CIO & University Director of IT. His
> >> volunteer positions include being a foundation member of, and the former
> >> secretariat for, the Latin America and Caribbean Regional At-Large
> Advisory
> >> Organization (LACRALO). He is a Vice Chair of the ALAC and the leader
> of the
> >> ALAC WHOIS WG. He is based in the West Indies.
> >>
> >>
> >> Faisal Shah is the Founder and former CEO of a corporate brand
> protection
> >> registrar MarkMonitor, which recently was acquired by Thomson Reuters.
> This
> >> serial entrepreneur has strategy, registrar operations, software
> development,
> >> and intellectual property as his main fields of expertise. He was born
> in
> >> Trinidad & Tobago, raised in Puerto Rico and Venezuela, and has
> extensive
> >> contacts in the Middle East. He is fluent in Spanish and English, is
> familiar
> >> with Urdu, and is currently based in the US.
> >>
> >>
> >> Fabricio Vayra serves as Assistant General Counsel for Time Warner Inc.
> He is
> >> a recognized intellectual property rights protection expert and brings
> >> extensive expertise in WHOIS data and trademark law. He is a former IRT
> >> member, a current member of the INTA Board, Vice Chair of the INTA
> Internet
> >> committee, and an active member of the IPC. He is based in the US.
> >>
> >>
> >> Stephanie Perrin is conducting doctoral research focused on privacy
> enhanced
> >> authentication technologies, and is recognized as an international
> expert in
> >> privacy and data protection and the social impact of technology. She has
> >> served in several positions in the Canadian Government, including in
> Integrity
> >> Services at Service Canada, as Director of Research and Policy in the
> Office
> >> of the Privacy Commissioner, and as Director of Privacy Policy at
> Industry
> >> Canada where she was responsible for the development of the private
> sector
> >> privacy legislation (PIPEDA). She has worked in the private sector and
> has
> >> consulted broadly on privacy issues internationally, including advising
> on the
> >> first privacy policy for CIRA, the Canadian Internet Registration
> Authority.
> >> She is based in Canada.
> >>
> >>
> >> Additional members may be added to the Expert Working Group to provide
> special
> >> areas of expertise and knowledge (e.g. privacy).
> >>
> >>
> >> Joining these executives will be:
> >>
> >> Jean-Francois Baril
> >> <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14dec12-en.htm>
> ,
> >> Lead Facilitator of the EWG
> >>
> >>
> >> Steve Crocker <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/crocker.htm> ,
> Board
> >> Liaison to the EWG
> >>
> >>
> >> Chris Disspain <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/disspain.htm> ,
> Board
> >> Liaison to the EWG
> >>
> >>
> >> The EWG is expected to commence its analysis and deliberations
> immediately,
> >> with the objective of discussing its progress online and with the
> community at
> >> the Beijing ICANN Meeting.
> >> Mandate
> >> A Board-directed Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) policy
> >> development process (PDP) is expected to follow the work of the EWG to
> >> evaluate the policy implications of the EWG's recommendations. The EWG's
> >> objectives are to 1) define the purpose of collecting and maintaining
> gTLD
> >> registration data, and consider how to safeguard the data, and 2)
> provide a
> >> proposed model for managing gTLD directory services that addresses
> related
> >> data accuracy and access issues, while taking into account safeguards
> for
> >> protecting data. The EWG will be informed by Internet stakeholders'
> >> activities, and the extensive work of the GNSO work over the last
> decade. The
> >> group also will consider the WHOIS Policy Review Team Report
> >> <
> http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf
> >
> >> [PDF, 1.44 MB], address key questions set forth by the Security and
> Stability
> >> Advisory Committee (SSAC [PDF, 348 KB]), and take into consideration
> current
> >> and future Internet operations and services. In addition, the EWG will
> address
> >> concerns of the parties who provide, collect, maintain, publish or use
> gTLD
> >> registration data as it relates to ICANN's remit.
> >> <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-055-en.pdf>
> >> EWG Schedule and Operations
> >> The EWG's activities are expected to be conducted from February through
> May
> >> 2013 and may be extended, if needed. Work will be conducted online and
> through
> >> conference calls and periodic face-to-face meetings.
> >>  <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-055-en.pdf>
> >>
> >> When the EWG's efforts get underway, the group's
> >> <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-055-en.pdf> WIKI
> page
> >> <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40175189>
>  will be
> >> updated to keep the public apprised of its work.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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