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Ron Andruff is the founder and former President of Tralliance Corporation. He is the President and CEO of DotSport, LLC.; which he represents at various international conferences.^[1] He is also the President of RNA Partners.^[2]

Mr. Andruff is a member of the Business Users Constiuency at ICANN.^[3] He is also known as a former professional hockey player within the NHL.^[4]

.Travel

As founder and former president of Tralliance Corporation, Ron Andruff has spearheaded the global .travel initiative. The travel industry’s exclusive .travel TLD was confirmed by ICANN under his leadership. Tens of thousands of .travel domain names have been registered, and the initiative is currently supported by more than 140 travel trade associations from 9 industry sectors and more than 73 countries.

With more than 25 years of international marketing experience, Andruff’s knowledge of both technology and the travel industry has helped fuel the success of the .travel domain. Today, the .travel Internet space is widely utilized to provide synergies within the largest online industry, as well as benefit millions of consumers who shop and research travel products on the World Wide Web.

In 1998, he made his mark in the travel industry when he co-founded fare 1, Inc., a powerful business-to-trade Internet portal that enables travel agents to quickly search for and provide clients with the lowest available fares. This was later subsumed under his work with Tralliance.

A former NGO delegate to the United Nations’ Association for World Education and a distinguished member of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), Andruff has participated in numerous foreign affairs briefings and research projects. In 1994, on behalf of the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), Andruff undertook an eight-month assessment of emerging electronic media and new technologies. He later authored a widely acclaimed white paper, distributed by the FPA, that provided a comprehensive analysis of the Internet and its widespread impact.

He is a frequent speaker at major travel industry conferences, traveling more than 200 days a year to promote the .travel initiative.

Hockey

Ron Andruff is a Canadian national, and a former NHL professional player. He was drafted in the first round of the 1973 amateur draft by Winnipeg.^[5] Andruff's professional hockey career is notable for the fact that he played on 5 championship teams in 3 different professional leagues during a 9 year career.^[6]

Other Work

Andruff currently serves on the board of directors of the Waterbor Burn & Cancer Foundation in New York City and Just A Drop Charity in London, England

Experience

President, RNA Partners, Inc. - Currently holds this position
President & CEO, dotSport LLC - January 2008 — Present
Business Users Constituency Member, ICANN - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - 1999 — Present
President & CEO, Tralliance Corporation - June 2001 — June 2007

Interests

Travel, kiteboarding, motorcycling, skiing, collecting contemporary art

Honors

2006 Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing awarded by Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)^[7]

References

[1] Peace & Sport 2008

[2] Peace Sport

[3] LinkedIn

[4] LegendsOfHockey.net

[5] NHL Draft Results

[6] Legends of Hockey

[7] rofile

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 '''Ron Andruff''' is the founder and former President of [[Tralliance Corporation]]. He is the President and CEO of [[DotSport, LLC.]]; which he represents at various international conferences.<ref>[http://www.peace-sport.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182%3Adeuxieme-forum-international-peace-and-sport-programme&catid=8%3Aforum-2008&Itemid=73&lang=fr Peace & Sport 2008]</ref> He is also the President of [[RNA Partners]].<ref>[http://www.peace-sport.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66%3Aaller-plus-loin-pour-batir-des-solutions-durables&catid=7%3Aforum-2007&Itemid=67&lang=fr Peace Sport]</ref>
-Mr. Andruff is a member of the [[Business Users Constiuency]] at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-andruff/9/331/b29 LinkedIn]</ref> He is also known as a former professional hockey player within the NHL.<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11851]</ref>
+Mr. Andruff is a member of the [[Business Users Constiuency]] at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-andruff/9/331/b29 LinkedIn]</ref> He is also known as a former professional hockey player within the NHL.<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11851 LegendsOfHockey.net]</ref>
 ==.Travel==
 As founder and former president of [[Tralliance Corporation]], Ron Andruff has spearheaded the global .travel initiative.  The travel industry’s exclusive .travel  [[TLD]] was confirmed by [[ICANN]] under his leadership. Tens of thousands of .travel domain names have been registered, and the initiative is currently supported by more than 140 travel trade associations from 9 industry sectors and more than 73 countries.