<div dir="ltr">Hi All and Thanks Kurt. <div><br></div><div>My name is Alex Deacon. As a software engineer I've been involved in the design, implementation and standardization of Internet infrastructure technologies since 1993. I started my career as a developer at the NASA NIC, was a founding engineer of a small unknown startup called VeriSign where I worked for 15 years and was involved in advanced product development and research in Symantec Labs and at Neustar Labs. While I was familiar with ICANN's work and activities since its founding I didn't actively participate in the ICANN circus until 2013 as part of my responsibilities as SVP of Internet Technology for the MPAA. </div><div><br></div><div>I was an active participant in the PPSAI PDP, PP IRT and the RDS PDP (Next Gen WHOIS) where I served as a co-chair for the CSG towards the end of that work. I am now an independent consultant focusing on issues of Internet technology, infrastructure, security, policy and governance and am participating in the EPDP as an IPC rep on behalf of the MPAA.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, </div><div>Alex</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">--<span> </span></span><br style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div dir="ltr">___________<div><b>Alex Deacon</b></div><div>Cole Valley Consulting</div><div><a href="mailto:alex@colevalleyconsulting.com" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">alex@colevalleyconsulting.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.colevalleyconsulting.com">www.colevalleyconsulting.com</a> </div><div><span id="gmail-gc-number-410" class="gmail-gc-cs-link" title="Call with Google Voice" style="color:rgb(0,51,187);text-decoration:underline"><span id="gc-number-413" class="gc-cs-link" title="Call with Google Voice">+1.415.488.6009</span></span></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 9:26 AM Kurt Pritz <<a href="mailto:kurt@kjpritz.com">kurt@kjpritz.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello Everyone: <br>
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I hope you don’t mind that I write to you informally from time to time on matters that come to mind where I think it would be of benefit to communicate immediately and not wait for meetings. <br>
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In the interest of the meeting tomorrow going smoothly, I want to call your attention to one item in the agenda and “Welcome” note that were sent yesterday. <br>
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We have replaced the typical introductory remarks where we go around the table and allow each member to introduce themselves. That would take over an hour of the two-hour session and I want to make better use of your time. <br>
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Instead, 2-3 minutes will be allotted to each group to describe its goals for this collaboration and whatever else the members want to describe:e.g., the names of the members or any challenges / opportunities they face. Please select a member of your group to speak for all of you. I have also asked that each member send in a brief “bio” (2-4 sentences) that we can post in the team wiki pages. (We have received one so far.)<br>
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Thank you for making this adjustment. <br>
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Also, I aspire to start the meeting right at the appointed hour. Please login to the meeting slightly before that time. I have sat through many meetings that start late, calculating the combined hourly rate of attendees waiting for the meeting to start. Thanks in advance for making your best efforts here. I certainly understand you have professional matters that must be addressed and might delay your entry from time to time.<br>
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I hope you found this useful. I welcome your feedback at anytime. My contact information is below. <br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Kurt<br>
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Kurt Pritz<br>
+1-310-400-4184<br>
<a href="mailto:kurt@kjpritz.com" target="_blank">kurt@kjpritz.com</a><br>
Skype: kjpritz<br>
WeChat: kjpritz <br>
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