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'''Mason Cole''' 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>

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.

He is responsible for the company's public relations, operating division, it's relationship with [[ICANN]], and handling matters with regulatory agencies and international governments.

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 the State of the Domain industry analysis newsletter.

Mason also directs the company’s intellectual property interests. He has successfully secured patents in the United States, Canada and China.  

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].

Cole is also the former Executive Committee 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>

Mason's previous experience includes marketing and public relations responsibilities in the financial services and technology industries.

In a letter dated December 8th, Mason, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry participants, 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 that the program had taken lots of people a long time to develop, hence it had not been rushed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> Read the letter [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].

* Principal at 5x5 Communications LLC (September 2011 – May 2012)

 

* Vice President at Oversee.net (July 2001 – September 2011)

* Partner at New Venture Communications (March 1999 – July 2001)

 

* Director of Communications at Crabbe Huson Group/Crabbe Huson Mutual Funds (October 1996)

Mason Cole was the editor and publisher of the the Domain Industry Analysis newsletter.

* 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>

His previous experience includes marketing and public relations responsibilities in the financial services and technology industries. Prior to [[SnapNames]], Mason was a partner at New Venture Communications, a boutique marketing agency in Portland, Oregon.  Prior to that he was involved in mutual fund sales and marketing with American Century Investments and Liberty Financial.<ref>[http://www.dot-nxt.com/moderator/mason-cole Mason Cole - Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations]</ref>

 

He has also worked as the Editor of Emerging Science and Technology at Forum Publications.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mason-cole/0/157/54a linkedin profile]</ref>

 

He is a Board Member at [[InternetCommerce.org]]<ref>[http://www.internetcommerce.org/our_people internetcommerce.org]</ref>

==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 studied at Drury University.

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