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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.  

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.

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].

 

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].

==Career History==

==Career History==

* 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 />

==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" />

 

==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>

 

==[[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.]]

==References==

==References==

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