Leona Chen-Birkner

Organization:	DotAsia
Affiliation:	GNSO
Region:	North America
Country:	Canada
Email:	leona [at] registry.asia
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Leona Chen-Birkner is the Director of Registrar & Community Relations at DotAsia Organisation. DotAsia is the Sponsoring Organisation and Registry Operator for the .asia TLD.

Leona is a key member of the team that launched DotAsia in 2006. She is responsible for addressing the issues related to .asia and communication between the DotAsia Organisation and .asia accredited registrars.

Leona has participated at the ICANN Seoul, ICANN Cartagena de Indias, and ICANN Silicon Valley.

Leona has previously worked at IBM Canada and Jens Corp, Tokyo.

She is married to Robert Birkner.

Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).