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Adam
Wagner
Account Manager, ParkingCrew
Andrew
Rosener
CEO, MedaOptions |
In
their case, I should say "step forward in a bigger way"
because both companies were already ICA
members. However, having seen the great work the
organization has done first hand, ParkingCrew and MediaOptions
decided to take their memberships, literally, to the next level.
ParkingCrew.com
became the ICA's 4th Platinum Level Member this week (joining Sedo,
GoDaddy and NameBright.com in contributing $25,000 or
more annually). ParkingCrew will be adding top level talent
as well as money to the ICA effort. ICA Executive Director Kamila
Sekiewicz told us, "We are excited to have Parking Crew, a
monetization leader, step up to the platinum level and nominate the
company's Account Manager, Adam
Wagner, to ICA's board. Their support manifests the
company's commitment to their customers and to ICA's
advocacy, and Adam's broad and diverse domain industry experience
will help broaden ICA's scope.
Meanwhile, MediaOptions.com
became one of the ICA's five Gold Level Members (joining DigiMedia,
DomainCapital.com, Premium Traffic Limited (PTL) and Telepathy
with an annual contribution in the $10,000-$25,000 range). Ms.
Sekiewicz noted, "We are thankful for MediaOptions CEO Drew
Rosener's support at the gold level, which attests to his leadership
not only in handling many of the highest-profile domain name
transactions but also through his commitment to the ICA. We want to
express our gratitude to all ICA members who upgraded their
memberships, confirming their commitment to ICA's mission"
To
make sure membership
is
affordable for everyone involved in the domain
industry, the ICA maintains six membership levels, starting with the
basic Member level at $25 a month and the Individual Member level at
$50 a month. The highest tiers of support are Platinum, Gold, Silver
and Bronze with those members making annual contributions that range
from $1,000 to $25,000 or more annually. Every member,
regardless of the level to choose to join at, is instrumental in
giving the ICA the kind of strength it needs to successfully defend
the rights of domain registrants against the frequent and ongoing
attempts we've all seen to undermine them.
The
ICA, founded in 2006, has shown dramatic growth in recent years with
more people getting behind the effort every day. In fact, in the
middle of writing this, I got a group email from the ICA |
