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Heather Dryden is a Senior Advisor for Innovation, Science and Economic Development for the Canadian Government. She served as the Chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]]<ref>[http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/heather-dryden/12/142/299 Linkedin.com]</ref> and the GAC's liaison to the [[ICANN Board]] from June 2010 to October 2014.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html ICANN Board]</ref>
Ms. Dryden is a Senior Policy Advisor at the International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination Directorate at the Canadian Department of Industry.
Ms. Dryden was also a Senior Policy Advisor at the International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination Directorate at the Canadian Department of Industry.
Ms. Dryden holds a BSc. (Hons) Degree in International Politics and Strategic Studies.
Ms. Dryden holds a BSc. (Hons) Degree in International Politics and Strategic Studies.
Ms. Dryden also has worked with the United Nations system on Internet-related matters, including the International Telecommunication Union ([[ITU]]). She has been appointed to serve on the Multistakeholder Advisory Group ([[MAG]]) of the Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF]]) since 2008. Ms. Dryden was part of the Canadian delegation to the World Summit on the Information Society ([[WSIS]]) and its preparatory negotiations in 2004-2005.
Ms. Dryden also has worked with the United Nations system on Internet-related matters, including the International Telecommunication Union ([[ITU]]). She has been appointed to serve on the Multistakeholder Advisory Group ([[MAG]]) of the Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF]]) since 2008. Ms. Dryden was part of the Canadian delegation to the World Summit on the Information Society ([[WSIS]]) and its preparatory negotiations in 2004-2005.
Ms. Dryden’s worked at the NATO Information Office in Moscow before joining Industry Canada. She speaks English and French, and has a working understanding of Russian.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/dryden.htm ICANN Bio]</ref>
Ms. Dryden’s worked at the NATO Information Office in Moscow before joining Industry Canada. She speaks English and French and has a working understanding of Russian.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/dryden.htm ICANN Bio]</ref>
==ICANN==
==ICANN==
Ms. Dryden was selected by the Governmental Advisory Committee to serve as Interim Chair at the Brussels meeting until the conclusion of the first [[GAC]] meeting of 2011. Heather has now been elected to a full term as Chair of the [[GAC]]. This term will expire at the end of the first meeting of 2013.
Ms. Dryden was selected by the Governmental Advisory Committee to serve as Interim Chair at the Brussels meeting until the conclusion of the first [[GAC]] meeting of 2011. Heather has now been elected to a full term as Chair of the [[GAC]]. This term will expire at the end of the first meeting of 2013.
===GAC Early Warnings===
Ms. Dryden issued the most [[GAC]] Early Warnings to new gTLD applicants of any national representative in the organization, with a total of 129 warnings. Most of her warnings fall under two categories: warnings issued to applicants applying for generic words with the intent to use them for their own exclusive purposes, and strings related to regulated industries that do not contain enough measures to protect against public confusion and possible harm. The prior group, generic terms registered for corporate use, is perhaps most famously seen in many of [[Amazon]]'s applications. There was public opposition to such a possibility outside of the GAC, and Ms. Dryden's line of argument is that closed generic TLDs will stymy competition on the Internet and not work in the public's best interest. The full list of warnings can be seen [https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Early+Warnings here].<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/11/21/australia-gac-early-warnings/ Australia GAC Early Warnings, DomainNameWire.com]</ref><ref>[http://alagna.com/2012/icann-publicizes-gac-early-warnings_696 ICANN Publicizes GAC Early Warnings, Alagna.com]</ref>
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