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The
Domain
Name Assocation
has
finalized its 12-member Board
of Directors with the election
of five new Directors. The DNA has
been operating with an interim board since
the trade group was founded last year by ARI
Registry Services, Donuts, GoDaddy,
Google, Rightside and What
Box? to "educate the public about
the expansion of domain names" (that,
of course, referring to tidal wave of new
gTLDs that began arriving this year). Many
other
members have joined since then
and the newly constituted board will
represent the full membership. The
newly elected Directors are:
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Philipp
Grabensee,
Chairman of the Board
Afilias Limited |
Bob
Wiegand
Senior Vice President,
Web.com |
Jeff
Neuman
VP, Registry Services
Neustar, Inc. |
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Stacey
King
Senior Corporate Counsel
Amazon |
Vladimir
Shadrunov
Director of TLD Projects
Asiamix Digital Ltd. |
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The
DNA's Chairman of the Board, Adrian Kinderis,
said, "The new members make our board
stronger and will allow the DNA to address our
industry's challenges and move forward
energetically on our educational initiatives.
Because our board members represent a range of
important geographies and industry sectors, we
are well positioned to act on international
concerns and deliver truly global
solutions."
Membership
in The DNA is open to organizations involved in all
aspects of managing domain names, including
top-level domain name registry operators,
registrars, resellers, and registry service
providers. DNA leaders say organizations are
joining to collaborate with peers, share best
practice and ensure mutual success through this
period of major growth of the Internet. DNA
membership is organized as a multi-tiered
structure to accommodate various levels of
interest and desire for participation in the
work of the DNA.
The
DNA's mission is to "promote the best
interests of the domain name industry by
advocating the use, adoption, and expansion of
domain names as the primary tool for users to
navigate the Internet." More information is
available on The DNA website.
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