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'''Kurt Pritz''' is a licensed attorney and the former Chief of Strategy at [[ICANN]]. He was appointed to this role, moving on from his prior role as Senior Vice President, when ICANN's newest CEO, [[Fadi Chehadé]], assumed his position on September 14, 2012. In his prior role, Kurt Pritz oversaw the vitality of the [[Multistakeholder Model]], stakeholder relations, and also the [[New gTLD Program]]. These responsibilities seem to have been split up by President Chehadé.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14sep12-en.htm Announcement 14 Sep 12, ICANN.org]</ref><ref>[http://icann.org/en/general/staff.html ICANN.org]</ref> His high-profile work has included representing ICANN at judicial and legal hearings in Washington, D.C..<ref>[http://domainincite.com/the-10-dumbest-moments-from-that-new-tlds-congressional-hearing/, the 10 Dumbest Moments for that New TLDs Congressional HEaring, DomainIncite.com]</ref>  

'''Kurt Pritz''' is a licensed attorney, with experience in ICANN and the domain name industry. He is currently the Director Strategic Planning and Policy at [[Allegravita]]. He is the former Executive Director of the [[Domain Name Association]] (DNA).<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131118_former_icann_executive_kurt_pritz_joins_domain_name_association/ Circle Id]</ref> He held the position from November 2013-October 2015.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/01/kurt-pritz-resigns-from-domain-name-association/ DomainNameWire]</ref>

His resignation was announced on November 15, 2012, by CEO [[Fadi Chehadé]], with an undisclosed conflict of interest cited as the reason.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11024-breaking-kurt-pritz-quits-icann-over-conflict-of-interest Breaking Kurt Pritz Quits ICANN Over Conflict of Interest] DomainIncite.com. Published & Retrieved 15 November 2012.</ref>

 

His resignation was announced on November 15, 2012, by CEO [[Fadi Chehadé]], with an undisclosed conflict of interest cited as the reason.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11024-breaking-kurt-pritz-quits-icann-over-conflict-of-interest Breaking Kurt Pritz Quits ICANN Over Conflict of Interest] DomainIncite.com. Published & Retrieved 15 November 2012.</ref> The conflict in question was later reported as being a personal issue with [[ARI Registry Services]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11037-pritzs-conflict-of-interest-was-with-ari Pritz Conflict of Interest Was With ARI, DomainIncite.com] Retrieved 23 November 2012</ref>

Prior to joining [[ICANN]], Pritz was the Vice President of Production at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he directed the manufacturing and engineering of theme park shows worldwide. He has also worked as a plant manager for the Eaton Corporation.<ref>[http://www.domainfest.com/SantaMonica2010/experts domainfest.com]</ref>

Prior to joining [[ICANN]], Pritz was the Vice President of Production at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he directed the manufacturing and engineering of theme park shows worldwide. He has also worked as a plant manager for the Eaton Corporation.<ref>[http://www.domainfest.com/SantaMonica2010/experts domainfest.com]</ref>

[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:P_P1ExgIsjIJ:www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/registerfly-notice-of-breach-21feb07-en.pdf+Top+Class+Names+Inc.+RAA&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgH57nVpMQiHXyZDoYjY7ReVFCednDh4z_9zSiMDnrZI2rF4UgZunZHxbA_t2PfjVFpHWmkmDpc40a4ZLKVMn2nJFj_7hZDfTW-NEqJhVro2lRnNCNn5mwIDJ6TOMC9BI6JgP0Z&sig=AHIEtbQRJEunaR5EDFvFw3JFjiIAbOiO4Q Notice of Breach of ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement]</ref> He also sent a Notice of Audit to the company that ICANN will require a complete copy of all registration data for inspection. Due to the company's non-compliance, Kurt requested his counsel to send a second Notice of Breach and eventually ICANN filed a lawsuit against the company. On March 28, 2007, Kurt submiited a detailed declaration to the court about RegisterFly's violations of the RAA, which affected thousand of customers.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/litigation/icann-v-registerfly/decla-pritz-iso-29mar07-en  Declaration of Kurt Pritz in Support of ICANN’s Application for TRO, 29 March 2007]</ref> ICANN terminated the company accreditation immediately after a court order.

[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:P_P1ExgIsjIJ:www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/registerfly-notice-of-breach-21feb07-en.pdf+Top+Class+Names+Inc.+RAA&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgH57nVpMQiHXyZDoYjY7ReVFCednDh4z_9zSiMDnrZI2rF4UgZunZHxbA_t2PfjVFpHWmkmDpc40a4ZLKVMn2nJFj_7hZDfTW-NEqJhVro2lRnNCNn5mwIDJ6TOMC9BI6JgP0Z&sig=AHIEtbQRJEunaR5EDFvFw3JFjiIAbOiO4Q Notice of Breach of ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement]</ref> He also sent a Notice of Audit to the company that ICANN will require a complete copy of all registration data for inspection. Due to the company's non-compliance, Kurt requested his counsel to send a second Notice of Breach and eventually ICANN filed a lawsuit against the company. On March 28, 2007, Kurt submiited a detailed declaration to the court about RegisterFly's violations of the RAA, which affected thousand of customers.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/litigation/icann-v-registerfly/decla-pritz-iso-29mar07-en  Declaration of Kurt Pritz in Support of ICANN’s Application for TRO, 29 March 2007]</ref> ICANN terminated the company accreditation immediately after a court order.

<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27apr07-en.htm Court Decision Allows Imminent Termination of RegisterFly | ICANN granted the right to act on transfers as soon as possible; plan in action]</ref>

<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27apr07-en.htm Court Decision Allows Imminent Termination of RegisterFly | ICANN granted the right to act on transfers as soon as possible; plan in action]</ref>

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