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Statement of Interest: Registry Service Provider Program Working Group

1Date of last revision (updates automatically).
2

Your name:

Richard Merdinger

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Current employer(s):

GoDaddy

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Current position(s):

Vice President, Domains

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Stakeholder group, constituency and/or advisory committee:

Registry Stakeholder Group

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Your primary country of residence:

USA

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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-6 

 

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:

No financial relationship aside from my employment with GoDaddy

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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").

Representing GoDaddy as a non-voting member of the RySG with regard to the .GODADDY TLD. Representing GoDaddy and affiliated Registrars.

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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 

 

 Part of my role at GoDaddy is to provide advice to both Registry Operators and Registry Service Providers on the operational impacts and efficient integration from the Registrar perspective.

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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. 


Active Participant

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 can represent well the Registrar experience working with RSPs...have hands-on experience with on boarding gTLDs, changing of RSP for existing gTLDs, and shuttering support for TLDs. The experience can help to shape the RSP program and to explain the potential impact that this program will have on Registrants and the Registrar channel. 

 

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