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'''Henry A. (Hal) Lubsen''' was the CEO of [[Afilias]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/hal-lubsen/0/230/3a4 linkedin.com]</ref> He was one of the 18 founding members of Afilias and a co-founder of [[Domain Bank]], Inc., one of the Internet's first [[registrar]]s.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/biographies/hal-lubsen afilias.com]</ref> As the CEO, he sat on Afilias' Board of Directors.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/biographies/board-directors Alias.info, Board of Directors]</ref>
'''Henry A. (Hal) Lubsen''' is the CEO of [[Afilias]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/hal-lubsen/0/230/3a4 linkedin.com]</ref> He was aone of the 18 founding members of Afilias, and also a co-founder of [[Domain Bank]], Inc., one of the Internet's first [[registrar]]s.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/biographies/hal-lubsen afilias.com]</ref>
Hal Lubsen was frequently involved in high-level talks with other [[registry]] CEOs and leaders, and the policymakers of ICANN; he was involved in, and commented on, the work of the [[RySG|Registry Stakeholder Group]] and [[ICANN]] in general.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/lubsen-to-dengate-thrush-12oct09-en.pdf Correspondence, Letter from Lubsen to Dengate Thrush]</ref><ref>[http://www.afilias.info/statement+icann+affirmation Afilias ICANN Statement]</ref>
== Career History ==
== Career History ==
Mr. Lubsen has more than 35 years of experience in different industries. He served as an Executive Committee Member at [[CORE]] from 1998 to 2001.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/biographies/hal-lubsen afilias.com]</ref> He played a significant role in the launch of the [[.info]] [[TLD]]. He owns Altronics, Inc. and Allied Central Services, two companies in the security industry. Hal Lubsen also worked closely with [[ISOC]] during [[ICANN]]'s [[.org]] redelegation process.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/net-rfp/applications/afilias.htm icann.org]</ref>
Mr. Lubsen had more than 35 years of experience in different industries. He served as an Executive Committee Member at [[CORE]] from 1998 to 2001.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/biographies/hal-lubsen afilias.com]</ref> He played a significant role in the launch of the [[.info]] [[TLD]]. He owned [[Altronics]], Inc. and [[Allied Central Services]], two companies in the security industry. Hal Lubsen also worked closely with [[ISOC]] during [[ICANN]]'s [[.org]] redelegation process.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/net-rfp/applications/afilias.htm icann.org]</ref>
Hal Lubsen was also involved in real estate development in the Eastern Pennsylvania market.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/biographies/hal-lubsen Afilias.info Biography]</ref>
===Sunrise Controversy===
===Sunrise Controversy===
During the 2001 [[Sunrise Period|sunrise]] for [[.info]], Hal Lubsen was accused of improperly registering 93 domains with Afilias through another one of his companies, Domain Bank. He was accused of being involved in submitting applications for domains during the sunrise period that did represent a valid trademark claimed by the applicant, thereby violating the rules established by [[ICANN]] and Afilias for the sunrise period.<ref>[http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga-full/Arc09/msg00032.html DNSO Email Archive]</ref>
During the 2001 [[Sunrise Period|sunrise]] for [[.info]], Hal Lubsen was accused of improperly registering 93 domains with Afilias, where the applications were submitted through another one of his companies, Domain Bank. He was accused of allowing applications for domains during the sunrise period that did represent valid trademarks claimed by the applicant, thereby violating the rules established by [[ICANN]] and Afilias for the sunrise period.<ref>[http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga-full/Arc09/msg00032.html DNSO Email Archive]</ref><ref>[http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga/Arc11/msg01567.html DNSO Public Archive]</ref>
== Education ==
He holds a B.A in Psychology from Muhlenburg College.<ref>[http://www.zoominfo.com/search#search/profile/person?personId=16352998&targetid=profile zoominfo.com]</ref>
== Personal Biography==
Hal was born in 1942 in Newton, New Jersey, lived in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, and passed away on February 7, 2023.<ref>[https://circleid.com/posts/20230209-hal-lubsen-industry-leader-and-former-ceo-of-afilias-has-passed-away Hal Lubsen Passes Away, CircleID]</ref> He held a B.A in Psychology from Muhlenberg College.<ref>[http://www.zoominfo.com/search#search/profile/person?personId=16352998&targetid=profile zoominfo.com]</ref>
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