<p dir="ltr">I can support you for this role Jeff...</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 20 Feb 2016 03:42, &quot;theo geurts via Gnso-newgtld-wg&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    +1 Jeff for LP. <br>
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    Theo Geurts<br>
    <div>On 19-2-2016 15:43, Jeff Neuman via
      Gnso-newgtld-wg wrote:<br>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="-1977997212__MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">All,<u></u><u></u></span></a></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">I would
              like to put my name forward as volunteering for a
              leadership position within the New gTLD Subsequent
              Procedures PDP WG.    <u></u><u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">For
              those of you who don’t know me, promoting competition in
              the gTLD namespace and the introduction of gTLDs have been
              my key areas of focus for the past fifteen years and I
              have participated actively in each of the new gTLD rounds
              to date.  Prior to working at my present company,
              Valideus/Com Laude, I worked at Neustar for close to 15
              years in the Registry Services organization both on the
              legal and policy side.  Through that work, I participated
              in the application, administration and operation of the
              .BIZ top-level domain in 2000, as well as the application
              and implementation processed for the back-end operation of
              .travel and .tel selected in the 2005 round of new gTLDs.
              <u></u><u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">With
              respect to the latest round of new gTLDs, I have been very
              active serving on numerous GNSO subcommittees since 2005,
              including those that initially established the program. 
              In addition, I served as the exclusive registry
              stakeholder group member on the Implementation Review Team
              (IRT) to recommend Rights Protection Mechanisms for the
              new gTLD Program to the ICANN Board as well as the GNSO’s
              STI Group to devise implementation mechanisms for those
              Rights Protection mechanisms.  Further, I also helped lead
              a small group to ensure that the Trademark Clearinghouse
              was implemented in a centralized (vs. decentralized)
              manner.  I also worked on a number of other issues
              including the Registry/Registrar vertical integration
              working group in 2009 and 2010, and co-chaired the first
              working group on the protection of IOC and Red Cross names
              at the top level.  Most recently I served as one of the
              co-chairs of the new gTLD Discussion Group on new gTLD
              Subsequent Rounds working on drawing up a list of issues
              for the GNSO to consider in this policy development
              process.
              <u></u><u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">I have
              unique insights into the new gTLD program that I would
              like to bring to this Working Group having an Intellectual
              Property legal background, but also ample experience
              working directly at a Registry, a back-end registry
              services provider, and more recently at a Registrar and
              Registry Services consulting firm.   While at Neustar
              (2001-early 2015) I was able to head up the Registry
              Services business team responsible for the launch of .nyc,
              but also serving as the back end operator for 350+ generic
              and brand top-level domain applications.  In that
              capacity, I was responsible for soliciting both gTLDs and
              brand TLDs and was able to lead the team into signing up
              TLD applications of any back-end registry operator.  In
              addition, I was the business and relationship lead for the
              .nyc TLD which launched a little over one year ago.  At
              Com Laude/Valideus, I have also seen a number of other
              perspectives of the new gTLD program both from a corporate
              registrar/brand protection perspective as well as a
              company that provides consultative services to a number of
              brand TLDs (through Specification 13) and to restricted
              and unrestricted TLDs. 
              <u></u><u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">With
              all of that said, I understand that a leadership position
              within the WG requires
              <i>neutrality</i> in ensuring that all viewpoints are
              heard without having any pre-conceived notions or
              outcomes.  I have reviewed the requirements with my
              employer and while they may have opinions on a number of
              the elements of the new gTLD program, they understand that
              if they want to express those views and I am on the
              leadership team, those views must be expressed by other
              members of my organization.  I have chaired a number of
              other working groups both within the ICANN community,
              including ones on Whois, and the reformation of the Policy
              Development Process.   I understand the time commitment
              involved and am ready to make that commitment.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">I would
              be happy to answer any questions and I look forward to
              talking on Monday.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Best
              regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0f9347" lang="EN-GB">Jeffrey J. Neuman</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0f9347" lang="EN-GB">Senior Vice President </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#4f4f4f" lang="EN-GB">|</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#c39209" lang="EN-GB">Valideus USA</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#c32830" lang="EN-GB">
                </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#4f4f4f" lang="EN-GB">| </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#c32830" lang="EN-GB">Com Laude USA</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#4f4f4f" lang="EN-GB">1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600<u></u><u></u></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#4f4f4f" lang="EN-GB">Mclean, VA 22102, United States<u></u><u></u></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#4f4f4f" lang="EN-GB">E:
              </span><a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@valideus.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#00b050" lang="EN-GB">jeff.neuman@valideus.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#595959" lang="EN-GB"> or </span><a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#00b050" lang="EN-GB">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#00b050" lang="EN-GB">
                <u></u><u></u></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#4f4f4f" lang="EN-GB">T: <a href="tel:%2B1.703.635.7514" value="+17036357514" target="_blank">+1.703.635.7514</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#4f4f4f" lang="EN-GB">M: <a href="tel:%2B1.202.549.5079" value="+12025495079" target="_blank">+1.202.549.5079</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#4f4f4f" lang="EN-GB">@Jintlaw<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">
                  <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>
                  [<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Chan via Gnso-newgtld-wg<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 17, 2016 4:16 PM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> Steve Chan via Gnso-newgtld-wg &lt;<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org" target="_blank"><a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a></a>&gt;<br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] - Welcome to the New
                  gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Dear
                WG Members,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
                <br>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">While
                there have already been some emails exchanged, I wanted
                to take the opportunity to welcome you all and thank you
                for volunteering for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
                Policy Development Process Working Group (PDP WG). In
                addition to the information already shared in the call
                for volunteers, I wanted to provide you with some
                further details concerning next steps.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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                <br>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">First
                  meeting</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Monday
                22 February at 22:00 UTC<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
                <br>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Statements
                  of Interest</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The
                majority of Members have already completed this task,
                but as requested by the GNSO Secretariat in the
                confirmation email that you received after signing up
                for this WG, please provide a Statement of Interest by
                going to: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/cYLg" target="_blank">
                  https://community.icann.org/x/cYLg</a> if you have not
                done so already. You will need to use your Confluence
                Login ID and Password to access this and other
                workspaces within the Confluence wiki site. If you are a
                new Confluence user, your ID and Password should have
                been provided to you; please let <a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rds-pdp-wg" target="_blank">
                  gnso-secs at icann.org</a> know if you have not yet
                received them. The current list of members and
                observers, including SOIs provided, can be found here:
                <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/Ogp1Aw" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/Ogp1Aw</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">WG
                  Leadership</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Per
                the Council&#39;s resolution, until such time as the New
                gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG selects a chair(s) for
                the WG and that chair(s) is/are confirmed by the GNSO
                Council, the GNSO Council liaison to the WG, Paul
                McGrady, will serve as the interim chair. For those
                interested in volunteering for a leadership position in
                the WG, please review the attached document, which
                outlines the tasks and expected skills of a GNSO WG
                Chair. <b>If you would like to put forth your name for
                  a WG leadership position, please feel free to do so on
                  the email list in advance of the first meeting as it
                  is hoped that the selection of the WG Chair(s) will
                  take place during that first meeting.
                </b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
                <br>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Recommended
                  materials to review prior to the first meeting</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Please
                review the materials posted on the New gTLD Subsequent
                Procedures PDP WG&#39;s wiki (see <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/PAp1Aw" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/PAp1Aw</a>)
                prior to the first meeting, especially:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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          <ul type="disc">
            <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black">
              <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The
                Final Issue Report (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue-04dec15-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue-04dec15-en.pdf</a>);<u></u><u></u></span></li>
            <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black">
              <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The
                PDP WG Charter (<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/E4xlAw" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan16-en.pdf</a>);<u></u><u></u></span></li>
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              <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The
                GNSO Working Group Guidelines (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf</a>);<u></u><u></u></span></li>
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              <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The
                PDP Manual (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-13jun13-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-13jun13-en.pdf</a>)<u></u><u></u></span></li>
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            <pre><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Newcomer webinars</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></pre>
            <pre><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">For those that are new to a GNSO Working Group and/or the GNSO Policy Development Process, we&#39;ll be hosting two separate webinars in the near future that are intended to aid newcomers to the GNSO to learn about the administrative workings of a WG (conference call facilities, Adobe Connect, wiki, etc) as well as the GNSO Policy Development Process. You will be receiving further information about these in a separate email. The WG may also identify needs for additional introductory webinars or tutorial materials.<u></u><u></u></span></pre>
            <pre><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Should you have any questions or comments, please let us know.<u></u><u></u></span></pre>
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            <pre><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Steve<u></u><u></u></span></pre>
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