1) Your Name: | Rob Golding |
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| 2) Stakeholder Group: | Registrars |
3) Constituency: | Not Applicable |
4) ICANN Affiliation (if not covered by item 2 or 3): | |
5) Please identify your current employer(s): | Astutium Ltd, a UK based Web Host, Domain Registrar, DataCentre Operator and Software Developer |
6) Please identify your current position(s): | Cloud Computing Expert / Managing Director / Consultant |
7) Please identify the type(s) of work performed: | Anything and Everything - we provide colocation, dedicated servers, email/web hosting and domain registration to primarily EU small business. As a small company my role is best described as the primary contact for most registration / policy / legal issues. |
8) Please identify your declared country of primary residence (e.g., country to which you pay taxes): | United Kingdom |
9) Please 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: | 1% Shareholder in Astutium Ltd, an ICANN Accredited Registrar |
10) Do you believe you are participating in the GNSO policy process as a representative of any individual or entity, whether paid or unpaid? | Yes |
| If the answer is “Yes,” please provide the name of the represented individual or entity. (If professional ethical obligations prevent you from disclosing this information, please enter "Private"): | Astutium Ltd, IANA#1471 |
| 11) Please identify any other relevant arrangements, interests, or benefits as requested in the following two questions: | |
a) Do you have any type of material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes? | Yes |
If the answer is “yes,” please describe the material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes: | We are an ICANN Accredited Domain Registrar and a long established UK ISP - policy decisions and PDP recommendations have a direct impact on our business and our clients, as well as the UK Internet stakeholders in general. |
b) Are there any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your participation as a work team member? | Yes |
If the answer is “yes,” please describe the arrangements/agreements and the name of the group, constituency, or person(s): | I consult for a number of other accredited registrars on policy implementation. |
12) Please identify any Working Groups or other chartered teams in which you are participating (include acronyms, if applicable): |
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13) Additional Information (optional): | Company contact details at: https://www.astutium/comapny/contact-us.php |
14) Page last revised: | 19-Mar-2014 |
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