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| + | '''Mason Cole''' is the [[Internet Governance]] Advisor at Perkins Coie. Before that, he was the [[Internet Governance]] Advisor at Perkins Coie (from December 2017 to November 2021) and the Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations at [[Donuts]] (from 2012 to 2017).<ref name="linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/masoncole1/ LinkedIn - Mason Cole]</ref> |
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− | '''Mason Cole''' is the Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations at [[Donuts]], a start-up gTLD registry company based in Washington. He has been with Donuts since May 1, 2012.<ref>[http://donuts.co/images/stories/donuts_launch_release.pdf Donuts Launches Domain Namespace Expansion With 207 gTLD Applications, More Than $100 Million in Funding]</ref> He is involved in the [[RySG]] and is part of the [[GNSO]] Council.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/gnso-council.htm GNSO Council] Retrieved 20 Sept 2013</ref>
| + | From 2001 to 2011, he was the Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations for [[Oversee.net]]. He joined [[SnapNames]], a subsidiary of Oversee.<ref name="linkedin" /> He was responsible for the company's public relations and communications for its five operating divisions, its relationship with [[ICANN]], and matters with regulatory agencies and international governments. Mason also directed the company’s intellectual property interests. He has successfully secured patents in the United States, Canada, and China. |
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− | Mason was previously the Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations for [[Oversee.net]]. He joined [[SnapNames]], a subsidiary of Oversee, in 2001 and left in September, 2011.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=365386&authType=name&authToken=NynI&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref> He was responsible for the company's public relations and communications for its five operating divisions, its relationship with [[ICANN]], and for handling matters with regulatory agencies and international governments. Mason also directed the company’s intellectual property interests. He has successfully secured patents in the United States, Canada and China.
| + | Cole is also the former Chair of the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]],<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/about/staff.php RrSG Staff]</ref> and a board member of the [[Internet Commerce Association]]. He was representing the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]] on the [[GNSO]].<ref>[http://dyn.com/dyn-vp-gray-chynoweth-voted-icann-chair/ Dyn VP Gray Chynoweth Voted ICANN RrSG Chair, dyn.com]</ref> Cole has also been the Editor and Publisher of the State of the Domain industry analysis newsletter. |
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− | Cole is also the former Chair of the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]],<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/about/staff.php RrSG Staff]</ref> and a board member of the [[Internet Commerce Association]]. He is currently representing the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]] on the [[GNSO]].<ref>[http://dyn.com/dyn-vp-gray-chynoweth-voted-icann-chair/ Dyn VP Gray Chynoweth Voted ICANN RrSG Chair, dyn.com]</ref> Cole has also been the Editor and Publisher of the the State of the Domain industry analysis newsletter.
| + | In a letter dated December 8, 2011, Cole, along with 27 other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay 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]. |
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− | In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Mason Cole, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay 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]. | |
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| ==Career History== | | ==Career History== |
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| * Director of Communications at Crabbe Huson Group/Crabbe Huson Mutual Funds (October 1996) | | * Director of Communications at Crabbe Huson Group/Crabbe Huson Mutual Funds (October 1996) |
| * Editor, Emerging Science and Technology at Forum Publications (November 1995 – March 1996) | | * Editor, Emerging Science and Technology at Forum Publications (November 1995 – March 1996) |
− | * Marketing Representative at American Century Investments (November 1994 – June 1995)<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mason-cole/0/157/54a LinkedIn]</ref> | + | * Marketing Representative at American Century Investments (November 1994 – June 1995)<ref name="linkedin /> |
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| ==Education== | | ==Education== |
− | Mason received his BA in Communications and Political Science from Drury University in 1990.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=365386&authType=name&authToken=NynI&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref> | + | Mason received his BA in Communications and Political Science from Drury University in 1990.<ref name="linkedin" /> |
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| ==Videos== | | ==Videos== |
− | Mason was interviewed at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague:
| + | In the lead-up to the [[New gTLD Program]] launch, Cole was interviewed about Donuts' strategy and expectations for the expansion of gTLDs: |
− | : <videoflash>ad8PwcqMn1A</videoflash> | + | {{#ev:youtube|aVqaKBOP3Qo}} |
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| + | ==[[ICANN 76 - Cancun Playing Card Deck|ICANN76 Playing Card]] Illustration== |
| + | [[File:21Mason.jpg|thumbnail|center|Mason likes Atticus Finch who is a strong protector. Mason is a flying paladin with eagle wings behind his royal blue armor.]] |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
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