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Statement of Interest: Registry Service Provider Program Working Group

1Date of last revision (updates automatically).
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Your name:

Mike O'Connell

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Current employer(s):

Domain Name Services (Pty) Ltd

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Current position(s):

Technical Manager

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Stakeholder group, constituency and/or advisory committee:

Registry Stakeholder Group

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Your primary country of residence:

South Africa

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Your primary time zone +/- UTC. Exclude any seasonal adjustments. (e.g., Los Angeles is UTC-8):

Find your time zone at https://www.timeanddate.com/time/map.
 

UTC+2 

 

8

List any financial relationship beyond de minimus stock ownership you may have with any company that to your knowledge has a financial relationship or contract with ICANN:

None

9

Do you believe you are participating in this process as a representative of any individual or entity, whether paid or unpaid?

If the answer is “Yes,” please provide the name of the individual or entity you represent. (If professional ethical obligations prevent you from disclosing this information, please enter "Private").

N/A

10

Are you, or a company you work for:

  • A registry service provider for a gTLD?
  • Providing advice to any gTLD registry, new gTLD applicant or Registry Service Provider?
  • Otherwise involved in the operation of any of the five critical functions (DNS, DNSSEC, EPP, RDDS, data escrow) of a gTLD?

If you answered yes, please explain.

Yes 

 

 An RSP for joburg, durban, capetown, and (eventually) africa

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What role are you interested in taking on in the RSP Program Working Group?

Active participants can expect to join a call (60-90 minutes) on a weekly basis, discuss topics on a mailing list, and review documents, potentially up to two hours per week.

Observers will keep abreast of the conversation by following the mailing list. There are no expectations regarding time or attendance. 


Observer

12Briefly describe the reason for your interest in joining this group and include any expertise you would bring to discussions regarding registry service providers in the ICANN ecosystem.   

I have a pretty thorough understanding of the technical processes entailed in operating a TLD backend 

 

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