About Us

The primary role of the Generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Registries Stakeholder Group within the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) (http://gnso.icann.org/) is to represent the interests of gTLD Registries who are currently under contract with ICANN to provide gTLD Registry Services. The gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group facilitates communication among gTLD Registries and conveys the views of the Constituency to the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board of Directors, with particular emphasis on ICANN consensus policies that relate to interoperability, technical reliability and/or stable operation of the Internet or domain name system.

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Charter
http://gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/en/improvements/registries-sg-proposed-charter-30jul09-en.pdf

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG)
David Maher, PIR, Chair
Jeff Neuman, Neustar, Alternate Chair

GNSO Council Representatives
Chuck Gomes, North America (United States) – (term expires end of annual meeting 2010); Chair, GNSO Council
Caroline Greer, Europe – (term expires end of annual meeting 2011)
Edmon Chung, Asia Pacific – (term expires end of annual meeting 2010)

Registrars Stakeholder Group (RrSG) Constituency Liaison
Ray Fassett, Employ Media

ICANN Nominating Committee Representatives
  2007 – Ken Stubbs, Afilias
  2008 – Caroline Greer, Dot Mobi
  2009 – Caroline Greer, Dot Mobi
  2010 – Michael Palage, Dot Coop

COMMITTEES/WORK GROUPS/WORK TEAMS REPRESENTATIVES (Active and Inactive)

ACTIVE/OPEN

Anti-Phishing Work Group
  David Maher, PIR

Fast Flux Working Group
  Greg Aaron, Afilias
  Rodney Joffe, Neustar
  Adam Palmer, PIR

GNSO Improvements
  Operations Steering Committee (OSC) – Chair, Chuck Gomes,
VeriSign

    GNSO Operations Work Team – Ray Fassett, Employ Media;   Ken Stubbs, Afilias
    Stakeholder Group and Constituency Operations Work   Team – Michael Young, Afilias, Vice Chair; Chuck Gomes, VeriSign
    Communications Work Team – Steve Holsten, VeriSign, Vice
  Chair; Catherine Sigmar, Registry Pro
  Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) Chair, Jeff Neuman,
Neustar

    PDP Work Team – David Maher, PIR; Jeff Neuman, Neustar
    Working Group Work Team – Jeff Neuman, Neustar, Chair;
  Caroline Greer, Dot Mobi; Nacho Amadoz, PuntCAT

High Security TLD Advisory Group
    Eric Brown, NeustarChing Chiao, DotAsia
    Ching Chiao, DotAsia
    Brian Cute, Afilias
    Steve Holsten, VeriSign
    David Maher, PIR
    Michael Palage, DotCoop
    Adam Palmer, PIR
    Ken Stubbs, Afilias

IDN
  Guidelines Review Committee
    Pat Kane, VeriSign
    Cary Karp, MuseDoma
    Ram Mohan, Afilias

  IDN ccTLD Fast Track
    Cary Karp, MuseDoma

  IDN gTLD Quick Start Initiative
    Edmon Chung, DotAsia

  Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG)
    Edmon Chung, DotAsia

Internationalized Registration Data Work Group
  June Seo, VeriSign

Inter Registrar Transfers Policy Working Group
  Eric Brown, Neustar
  Barbara Steele, VeriSign

PEDNR (Post Expiration Domain Name Recovery) Working Group
  Michael Young, Afilias

Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments Drafting Team
  Nacho Amadoz, PuntCAT

Registration Abuse Policies Working Group
  Greg Aaron, Afilias
  Nacho Amadoz, PuntCAT
  Pat Kane, VeriSign
  Jeff Neuman, Neustar
  Michael Young, Afilias

Registries Communication Practices Working Group
  Ray Fassett, Employ Media, Chair
  Carolyn Hoover, Dot Coop
  Pat Kane, VeriSign
  Ken Stubbs, Afilias

Registry Data Subgroup
  Pat Kane, VeriSign
  David Maher, PIR
  Jeff Neuman, Neustar

Travel Policy Working Group
  Ken Stubbs, Afilias

Whois Studies
  Chuck Gomes, VeriSign
  David Maher, PIR
  Ken Stubbs, Afilias

Zone File Access Advisory Group
  Nacho Amadoz, puntCAT
  Brian Cute, Afilias
  David Maher, PIR
  Adam Palmer, PIR
  Vladimir Shadrunov, Telnic
  Ken Stubbs, Afilias

Inactive/Closed

Front Running Work Group
  Adam Palmer, PIR

New gTLD Program, IRT (Implementation Recommendation Team)
  Jeff Neuman, Neustar

PRO (Protecting the Rights of Others) Working Group
  Edmon Chung, DotAsia
  David Maher, PIR
  Jeff Neuman, Neustar

Reserved Names Working Group
  Chuck Gomes, VeriSign, Chair
  Ray Fassett, Employ Media
  Caroline Greer, Dot Mobi
  Edmon Chung, DotAsia
  Michael Palage, Dot Coop

Tiered Access Working Group
  Chuck Gomes, VeriSign
  David Maher, PIR

WIPO II
  David Maher, PIR