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Internet
Commerce Association (ICA) Announces 5 Nominees
for the 2022 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award
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The
Internet
Commerce Association (ICA) has
announced five nominees for the 6th Annual Lonnie
Borck Memorial Award that recognizes
individuals who have made extraordinary
contributions toward fostering "a
sense of community within the domain name
industry." In
April everyone in the industry (whether they were an ICA
member or not) was invited
to submit a nomination for the prestigious award
with those submissions producing the top nominees
named today. They are
(alphabetically by last name) Andrew
Allemann, Gerry Levine, Todd Ryan,
Nikul Sanghvi and Elliot Silver. The
next step of the process is now underway with ICA
members voting for their choices from among those
five. That will yield a final three, with
the ICA's |
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Board
of Directors then selecting a winner
who will be named during the NamesCon
Global conference that gets underway
in Austin, Texas August 31. |
The
award was created in 2016 in honor of the late
great domain investor and humanitarian, Lonnie
Borck, who unexpectedly passed at the age of
47. The
first three Lonnie Borck Memorial Award recipients
were chosen based on their exceptional efforts in "championing
the rights of domain name registrants" and,
as such, those came from the legal arena. Starting
with the 2020 award, the criteria was broadened
to include every corner of the domain industry. The
previous winners of the Lonnie Borck Memorial
Award were:
2017 - David
Weslow
2018 - John
Berryhill
2019 - Kathy
Kleiman
2020 - Ron
Jackson
2021 - Michael
Cyger
The ICA released these notes about each of this
year's nominees:
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Andrew
Allemann
When
it comes to important policy issues
confronting domain name investors, Andrew
consistently assists the community by
exploring the issue and getting its message
out in a highly credible and understandable
manner to the wider domain name industry.
Through thousands of posts over 17 years, he
has covered all aspects of the industry and
his addition of in-depth podcast interviews
have educated us, entertained us and
introduced us to many of the most creative
people in the industry. |
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Gerry
Levine
Gerry
has devoted countless hours over many years
to create the definitive scholarly guide to
the policy that most affects domain name
investors, the UDRP. He started and hosts a
unique and remarkable weekly call bringing
together domain name attorneys from diverse
backgrounds, in particular brand-side
attorneys and respondent side attorneys, for
a collegial, educational discussion of legal
matters. The opportunity he created for
attorneys who are typically on opposite
sides of disputes to have open and friendly
conversation has led to better understanding
of each others' perspectives and may be the
single most important development to promote
a better understanding of the legitimacy of
domain name investment among UDRP panelists. |
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Todd
Ryan
Todd
Ryan's weekly calls with David Michaels, and
more recently Jeff Newman, on Clubhouse have
helped hundreds of people who are new to
domain name investing by educating them
about avoiding the pitfalls of investing in
infringing domain names, informing them of
best practices, sharing the nuances of how
the UDRP affects domain name investors, and
setting them on the road to success. It has
also led to several of his listeners
learning about the ICA and choosing to join
as members. |
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Nikul
Sanghvi
Nikul's
radical transparency about his business
financials and his willingness to share his
journey has helped usher in a period of
increased openness about our businesses that
have helped all domain name investors. Nikul
was also instrumental in setting up the new
Discord server for the ICA and thereby
helping create a greater sense of community
among ICA members. |
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Elliot
Silver
Elliot's
daily blogs sharing his perspectives and
newsworthy events along with his willingness
to engage with commentators and on social
media has brought him a large and loyal
following. He has built one of the largest
communities within the domain name industry.
In addition, each year he puts his body on
the line to raise funds for the Pan-Mass
Challenge to fight cancer and brings the
domain community together in support of this
worthy cause. |
Congratulations
to all of the nominees and thank you for
your contribution to the domain community - the
recognition is well deserved!
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(Posted
July 18, 2022)
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