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Mr. Neylon actively participates in the Internet and [[ICT]] industry in Ireland as well as being involved in a number of open source projects. He is involved in the [[IIA|Irish Internet Association]], and represents the association on the Irish Enum Policy Advisory Board.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/905 CircleID Membership]</ref> Neylon is also active within the [[ISP Association of Ireland]], and has sat on the Registrar Board of the .eu registry, [[EURid]], since March 2010.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mneylon LinkedIn]</ref>  
 
Mr. Neylon actively participates in the Internet and [[ICT]] industry in Ireland as well as being involved in a number of open source projects. He is involved in the [[IIA|Irish Internet Association]], and represents the association on the Irish Enum Policy Advisory Board.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/905 CircleID Membership]</ref> Neylon is also active within the [[ISP Association of Ireland]], and has sat on the Registrar Board of the .eu registry, [[EURid]], since March 2010.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mneylon LinkedIn]</ref>  
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Michele Neylon is involved with various other [[ICANN]] and [[GNSO]] groups, such as being a voting member of the Registrars Stakeholder Group within the [[GNSO]].<ref>[http://www.michele.me/blog/ Michele.me]</ref>
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Michele Neylon is involved with various other [[ICANN]] and [[GNSO]] groups, such as being a voting member of the Registrars Stakeholder Group within the [[GNSO]].<ref>[http://www.michele.me/blog/ Michele.me]</ref> In February 2013, Mr. Neylon was chosen to serve on the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services, applications were submitted voluntarily, and then narrowed down from over 70 to just over a dozen. The EWG is to report to the board, with a mandate to "1) define the purpose of collecting and maintaining gTLD registration data, and consider how to safeguard the data, and 2) provide a proposed model for managing gTLD directory services that addresses related data accuracy and access issues, while taking into account safeguards for protecting data."<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14feb13-en.htm Announcement 14Feb2013, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 Feb 2013</ref>  
    
Mr. Neylon's blog has garnered him attention and awards from the [[IIA]], and his blogs have been picked up as syndicated articles by various news sources. He has also published regular columns for both print and electronic sources.  
 
Mr. Neylon's blog has garnered him attention and awards from the [[IIA]], and his blogs have been picked up as syndicated articles by various news sources. He has also published regular columns for both print and electronic sources.