To date, six expressions of interest have been received to serve on the RDS PDP WG Leadership Team. The information provided as part of these expressions of interest as well as a link to the Statement of Interest of the candidates has been collated below in the order in which they have been received.
LIZ WILLIAMS
Statement of Interest: Liz Williams SOI
1) Existing Stakeholder Group affiliations (if any)
I have worked within the ICANN environment since 1999, commencing my work within the ccNSO as an elected board director of .auDA. At that time, I chaired a diverse stakeholder group that devised binding contractual conditions for Australian registrars.
1) Existing Stakeholder Group affiliations (if any)
2) Relevant past PDP(s) or WG(s) in which you participated
3) Leadership experience
4) Perspective on the WHOIS issues and RDS
5) Ability to devote sufficient time
I believe that I can do this
6) Preference for chair/co-chair or vice-chair position, if any.
1) Existing Stakeholder Group affiliations (if any) Business Constituency – Commercial Stakeholder Group
2) Relevant past PDP(s) or WG(s) in which you participated
Whois Working group – 2006
Whois Review Team
Thick Whois WG
EWG
GNSO Council
Chaired GNSO/Board to create framework for the Next Generation RDS PDP
PPSAI
3) Leadership experience – Although I have not chaired a PDP WG I have spent considerable time on ICANN working groups and contributing to the discussion of WHOIS within ICANN. As a GNSO councilor representing the BC I participate in the leadership of our constituency. In my day to day job I lead on multiple initiatives with internal and external resources.
4) Perspective on the WHOIS issues and RDS - The WHOIS issue is complex and thorny. Changing a protocol that will be implemented globally and adhere to applicable law internationally requires much thought and input from our multi-stakeholder community. All the discussions have led us on this path and I look forward to answering the questions of Phase 1 of this PDP. The WHOIS record has developed into an essential tool for domain name management and protection of internet users in my position at Facebook but requires the balance of protecting privacy and access. The WHOIS issue is what brought me to ICANN in 2006 and it continues to be a core issue.
5) Ability to devote sufficient time - I can commit to the time needed to contribute to the leadership of this PDP.
6) Preference for chair/co-chair or vice-chair position, if any – vice-chair or co-chair position.
If selected as a member of the leadership team I will then remove myself as GNSO council liaison to this PDP to insure there are no conflicts of responsibilities.
CHUCK GOMES
Statement of Interest: Chuck Gomes SOI
Existing Stakeholder Group affiliations (if any)
Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG); note that there are other RySG participants who have joined the RDS PDP WG so, if I am selected as a leader of the RDS PDP WG, I will let them be the primary representatives of the RySG.
Relevant past PDP(s) or WG(s) in which you participated
I have been actively involved in ICANN policy development since ICANN’s first full year in 1999. During that time I actively tracked all of the Whois activity and led RySG comment development efforts on many of the requests for comments, including most recently the Expert Working Group, but I was not a member of the EWG. Recent involvement has included the following: CWG Stewardship, GNSO Review Working Party, Policy & Implementation WG, and ICANN Finance Ad-Hoc WG.
Leadership experience
Here is some of my more recent ICANN related leadership experience:
- As part of the CWG Stewardship, I served as the lead for the development of the first two sections of the proposal and also led two design teams.
- I co-chaired the Policy & Implementation WG.
- I represented the RySG on the GNSO Council from 2007 to 2010.
- I served as vice chair of the GNSO Council in 2008 and 2009.
- I served as chair of the GNSO Council in 2010.
Perspective on the WHOIS issues and RDS
My personal perspective on Whois issues over the years has been one of balancing the need of access to registration data with the need for privacy. As an employee of Verisign, the registry for .com, .net, .name and now several new gTLDs, we have customers who are on all sides of Whois issues.
Ability to devote sufficient time
First of all let me say that I have approval from my Verisign management to serve on the leadership team if the WG so decides. Second, let me say that two of the other policy related activities that I am still involved with appear to be winding down: CWG Stewardship and GNSO Review Working Party. Third, let me say that I can only commit to serving in a leadership role for Phase 1 because I am getting close to retirement or at least partial retirement; if possible, I plan to stay active in Phases 2 & 3 but may not be able to serve in a leadership capacity.
Preference for chair/co-chair or vice-chair position, if any
I am willing to serve in whatever capacity the WG supports.
KARNIKA SETH
Statement of Interest: Karnika Seth SOI
1) Existing Stakeholder Group affiliations (if any)
I am Legal Advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India and Office of Comptroller of Certifying Authorities in India. However, I am participating in this PGP in solely in my Individual capacity in order to contribute all I can to this important PGP.I am enrolled as an Advocate with Bar council of Delhi since 2000 and am Member of the Supreme Court of India Bar Association and manage a Delhi based law firm , Seth Associates. I recently established a Not for Profit venture for cyberawareness , www.firengo.com. I have a degree in Masters in Law from the King’s college in U.K and had graduated in law (LL.B) from Delhi University in 2000.
2) Relevant past PDP(s) or WG(s) in which you participated
I have participated in many WGs at National Internet Exchange of India(NIXI). I was appointed as Legal expert in the Committee that considered ICANN’s proposal to introduce new domain name strings with possible Indian connection and response was prepared by the Committee to the ICANN’s Proposal in 2013.I also acted as Legal Expert Member in Committee constituted by NIXI to introduce .bharat domain in India in 2015. Further, I scrutinized all applications as legal expert in Committee constituted by NIXI to introduce domain names in Regional languages of India in 2014-15. I co-opted to the Official Consultation Group for developing Social Media related laws in India under guidance of the Ministry for Information Technology. I was also Member of the Expert consultation Group constituted by the Kerela State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to strengthen online child protection laws in India.
3) Leadership experience
Apart from participating as Legal Expert in above mentioned Committees, I also handle litigation matters pertaining to domain name disputes and cybercrime before the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court. I have been fortunate to gain from experience of drafting the comprehensive e-filing process to file litigation matters before the Supreme Court of India. I was also consulted by the Lok Sabha, ( the Indian Parliament) to prepare a white paper with my recommendations to make new Privacy law in India.
Besides active Cyberlaws practice ( both contentious and non contentious) , and managing my law firm , Seth Associates, I have been Visiting faculty on Cyberlaws to the National Judicial Academy, National Police Academy, National Investigation Authority and , Central Bureau of Investigations and reputed institutions such as Indian Law Institute and Indian Institute of Management . Such interaction with different stakeholders, government bodies/ private businesses/educational institutions/ corporate houses , foreign delegations and Professional Associations has given me a rich experience of analyzing loopholes in cyber law and legislative and enforcement challenges too. From time to time, I have volunteered and submitted comprehensive recommendations to strengthen cyber laws, not just at national level but from a global standpoint.
I am pleased to intimate that I received the Digital Empowerment Award for the year 2015 from Government of India and Broadband India Forum. Also, I received the Law Day Award from the Chief Justice of India for authoring the book titled ‘Protection of children on Internet’ in 2015 and book titled ‘Computers, Internet & New Technology Laws’ (lexis nexis publication) in 2012. Being an Author, I am quite comfortable researching and reading long documentation/ebooks and other materials and able to analyse issues minutely and prepare lengthy documents in a structured manner.
4) Perspective on the WHOIS issues and RDS
I am quite familiar with legal challenges to creating a WHO is policy framework and have legal knowledge pertaining to Privacy, data protection, Jurisdiction ,Intellectual Property and related issues .
5) Ability to devote sufficient time
I believe I can devote the time that will be required in this process in all three stages .
6) Preference for chair/co-chair or vice-chair position, if any.
I would prefer Chair but will be pleased to serve in whatever capacity Group thinks I can serve best.
DAVID CAKE
Statement of Interest: David Cake SOI