Volker was Secretary of ICANN's [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]] from 2011 to 2012. He represented European registrars on the registrar negotiation team for the 2013 RAA. He joined the GNSO Council in August 2012 during the [[ICANN 45|45th (Toronto)]] ICANN meeting as elected representative of the Registrar Stakeholder Group and held that seat until [[ICANN 57 - Hyderabad|ICANN 57]] (Hyderabad). From 2013 to 2016 he first served as Vice-Chair and finally as co-chair of the GNSO Council. He continues to be active in ICANN policy development in various working groups.
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Volker was Secretary of ICANN's [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]] from 2011 to 2012. He represented European registrars on the registrar negotiation team for the 2013 RAA. He joined the GNSO Council in August 2012 during the [[ICANN 45|45th (Toronto)]] ICANN meeting as elected representative of the Registrar Stakeholder Group and held that seat until [[ICANN 57 - Hyderabad|ICANN 57]] (Hyderabad). From 2013 to 2016 he first served as Vice-Chair and finally as co-chair of the GNSO Council. He continues to be active in ICANN policy development in various working groups and review teams such as the RDS (Whois) RT2.