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| + | |affiliation= Minds + Machines |
| |country = USA | | |country = USA |
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− | |website = [http://www.mindsandmachines.com/blog/ mindsandmachines.com/blog] | + | |website = http://www.mindsandmachines.com/blog/ |
| |twitter = antonyvc | | |twitter = antonyvc |
− | |facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/antonyvc antonyvc] | + | |facebook = http://www.facebook.com/antonyvc |
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− | Antony Van Couvering is the CEO of MindsandMachines.<ref>[http://www.elliotsblog.com/antony-van-couvering-named-ceo-of-top-level-domain-holdings-8224 elliotsblog]</ref> He has played a very important role in the internet governance, having a significant part in the early days of creation of [[ccTLD]]. | + | '''Antony Van Couvering''' is the CEO of [[Minds + Machines]].<ref>[http://www.elliotsblog.com/antony-van-couvering-named-ceo-of-top-level-domain-holdings-8224 elliotsblog]</ref> He is also the CEO of [[Top Level Domain Holdings]], which is the parent company of [[Minds + Machines]],<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/mm-team/ About Minds + Machines]</ref> and an applicant for 92 gTLDs in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD application update: 92 applications submitted, tldh.org]</ref> |
− | He also chaired the meeting in singapore which gave birth to [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
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− | Along with MindsandMachines, Couvering is also the CEO of [[Top Level Domain Holdings]], which the parent company of MindsandMachines.<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/mm-team/ mindsandmachines.com about]</ref>
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− | === Education ===
| + | Van Couvering played a significant part in the early days of the creation of [[ccTLD]]s and subsequent ccTLD governance issues under the ICANN structure. He also chaired the meeting in Singapore which gave birth to the [[DNSO]] (later the [[GNSO]]) of [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID profile]</ref> |
− | *Antony studied from the University of Columbia with a Bachelors in Comparative literature.
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− | === Career History ===
| + | In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Antony Van Couvering, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. John Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here]. |
− | *He has been working in the domain name industry since 1996<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/mm-team/ mindsandmachines.com about]</ref>
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− | *He founded the company NetNames in 1997 and then sold it to NetBenefit.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
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− | *He founded the company NameEngine in 1999. He worked at NameEngine for two years. At NameEngine, he got the experience of working with American Express, Bridgestone-Firestone, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, Goodyear, Intel, Kodak, and Viacom, and with IP law firms including Fross Zelnick, Ladas & Parry, and Brown Raysman.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref>
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− | *He sold NameEngine to [[VeriSign]] in 2001 and then worked at [[VeriSign]] till 2004.<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/mm-team/ mindsandmachines.com about]</ref>
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− | *Antony has started and managed many [[country-code TLD]]s, which includes [[.TM]],[[.AS]],[[.BT]], and [[.PW]]
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− | *He, with the collaboration of Jon Postel played an important role in the reformation of the [[.US]] domain.
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− | *He was head of the Policy Advisory Body under the old [[gTLD-MoU]].
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− | === Publications === | + | == Career History == |
− | *This is the document he wrote as a proposal to modify the [[.US]] domain.[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/VanCouvering.htm Read Online] | + | * He has been working in the domain name industry since 1996<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/mm-team/ mindsandmachines.com about]</ref> |
− | *While working at NameEngine, he did a research about Value Protection Index. [http://www.namesatwork.com/wp-content/NameEngine500.pdf Read Online] | + | * He founded the company [[NetNames]] in 1997 and then sold it to [[NetBenefit]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref> |
| + | * He founded the company [[NameEngine]] in 1999, working with clients such as American Express, Bridgestone-Firestone, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, Goodyear, Intel, Kodak, and Viacom, and with IP law firms including Fross Zelnick, Ladas & Parry, and Brown Raysman.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref> |
| + | * He sold [[NameEngine]] to [[Verisign]] in 2001 and then worked at [[Verisign]] till 2004.<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/mm-team/ mindsandmachines.com about]</ref> |
| + | * Antony has started and managed several [[ccTLD]]s, including [[.tm]], [[.as]], [[.bt]], and [[.pw]] |
| + | * Working under the direction of Jon Postel, he played a role in the reformation of the [[.us]] domain. |
| + | * He was head of the Policy Advisory Body under the old [[gTLD-MoU]]. |
| + | * He was the Chairman of the board of directors of [[DomainsBot]].com.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/antonyvc linkedin]</ref> |
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− | === References === | + | == Education == |
| + | Antony received a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature from Columbia College in New York City. |
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| + | == Publications == |
| + | * This is the document he wrote as a proposal to modify the [[.us]] domain. [http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/VanCouvering.htm Read Online] |
| + | * While working at [[NameEngine]], he did research about Value Protection Index. [http://www.namesatwork.com/wp-content/NameEngine500.pdf Read Online] |
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| + | ==Videos== |
| + | : {{#ev:youtube|kNthYovFJjk}} |
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| + | Van Couvering is interviewed by [[Gray Chynoweth]] at [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, Senegal, on the topic of what's next in the New [[gTLD]] Process. |
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| + | == References == |
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| + | [[Category:Private Sector - Domain Name Industry]] |