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'''Chris LaHatte''' is the current [[ICANN]] [[Ombudsman]], a position he has held since July, 2011. Prior to this, he was a Barrister for 33 years. His role in ICANN is centered around dispute resolution. He is a member of Building Adjudicators, a Fellow of AMINZ in Mediation and Arbitration, an editor for Brookers District Court Procedure, and a Costs Assessor and Mediator for the New Zealand Law Society in Auckland and Wellington. Mr. LaHatte has had many years practicing as a barrister in New Zealand and worldwide. Chris is considered very experienced in several areas including insolvency litigation. He has also worked on criminal appeals and has argued several judicial review cases to the Court of Appeal...[[Chris LaHatte|read more]]
'''Chris LaHatte''' is the current [[ICANN]] [[Ombudsman]], a position he has held since July, 2011. Prior to this, he was a Barrister for 33 years. His role in ICANN is centered around dispute resolution. He is a member of Building Adjudicators, a Fellow of AMINZ in Mediation and Arbitration, an editor for Brookers District Court Procedure, and a Costs Assessor and Mediator for the New Zealand Law Society in Auckland and Wellington. Mr. LaHatte has had many years practicing as a barrister in New Zealand and worldwide. Chris is considered very experienced in several areas including insolvency litigation. He has also worked on criminal appeals and has argued several judicial review cases to the Court of Appeal...[[Chris LaHatte|read more]].
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The '''Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency''' ('''NPOC''') is a new constituency within the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]]'s Non-Commercial Stake Holders Group ([[NCSG]]). NPOC represents the interests of domain name registrants who belong to non-profit and non-government organizations. NPOC participates in ICANN community discussions on policy issues related to the Internet and Domain Name System ([[DNS]]), as such issues have a significant impact on the operations of these organizations and their delivery of services that are beneficial to various communities. NPOC was approved by the [[ICANN Board]] on June 24, 2011, and [[Amber Sterling]] serves as Interim Chairman...[[NPOC|read more]].</td></tr></table>
The '''Association of National Advertisers''' Inc. is the oldest non-profit trade organization representing the American marketing and advertising community. It offers marketing, consulting and brand building services to its members. Initially built by 45 companies, ANA now consists of more than 400 leading marketing and advertising companies, working with over 10,000 brands. Some members of ANA, including [[HP]], [[P&G]], [[General Motors]], [[Wal-Mart]], [[Adobe]], [[Porsche]], [[Vodafone]] and [[Puma]] are strongly opposing the new [[gTLD]] program proposed by [[ICANN]]. ANA has written numerous letters to [[ICANN Chairman]] ([[Steve Crocker]]), [[ICANN CEO]] ([[Rod Beckstrom]]), and US government officials overseeing ICANN's authority, which is granted by the [[Department of Commerce]] and its [[National Telecommunications and Information Administration]], to review the new [[gTLD]] program once again because they believe it will create irreversible harm to the international business community.....[[ANA|read more]]
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