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'''Kevin Kopas''' is the Channel Manager, Asia for [[PIR]]. In this position, he manages PIR's approach and relationships in the Asian market. He believes [[ICANN Meetings]] are a great place to meet newcomers to the industry and connect with [[registrars]] and [[registries]] to see where the market is heading.
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'''Kevin Kopas''' is the Co-founder and COO of ShortDot SA, the registry that owns the generic domain extension .icu, shorthand for "I See You". He believes [[ICANN Meetings]] are a great place to meet newcomers to the industry and connect with [[registrars]] and [[registries]] to see where the market is heading.
  
 
==Prior Work History==
 
==Prior Work History==
Prior to his current position, Kopas was the lead negotiator and closed the sale of KK.com for 2.4MM, one of the highest domain sales of all time. Also sold cotton.com for 300k, movingcompany.com for 200k. <ref name="icannwiki">ICANNWiki - ICANN 54 Intake Form, Oct 2015</ref>
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Prior to his current position, Kevin was the APAC Channel Manager for [[PIR]]. In this position, he managed PIR's approach and relationships in the Asian market. Additionally Kevin worked at Radix, managing their domains in the Americas and previous to that Kopas was the lead negotiator and closed the sale of KK.com for 2.4MM, one of the highest domain sales of all time. Also sold cotton.com for 300k, movingcompany.com for 200k. <ref name="icannwiki">ICANNWiki - ICANN 54 Intake Form, Oct 2015</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 07:00, 4 April 2018

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Organization: PIR
Affiliation: GNSO
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Region: North America
Country: USA
Email: kkopas [at] pir.org
LinkedIn: LinkedInIcon.png   Kevin Kopas
Twitter: TwitterIcon.png   @kevinkopas

Kevin Kopas is the Co-founder and COO of ShortDot SA, the registry that owns the generic domain extension .icu, shorthand for "I See You". He believes ICANN Meetings are a great place to meet newcomers to the industry and connect with registrars and registries to see where the market is heading.

Prior Work History

Prior to his current position, Kevin was the APAC Channel Manager for PIR. In this position, he managed PIR's approach and relationships in the Asian market. Additionally Kevin worked at Radix, managing their domains in the Americas and previous to that Kopas was the lead negotiator and closed the sale of KK.com for 2.4MM, one of the highest domain sales of all time. Also sold cotton.com for 300k, movingcompany.com for 200k. [1]

References

  1. ICANNWiki - ICANN 54 Intake Form, Oct 2015