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'''Michele Neylon''' (Irish: Michela Ó NIALLÁIN) is founder and managing director of [[Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd]], an Irish domain registrar and hosting company.  He also is a [[domainer]], running sites like Films.ie, Wallpapers.ie, Search.ie in his free time.<ref>[http://www.michele.me/blog/about-me/ Michele Blog About me]</ref>

'''Michele Neylon''' (Irish: Michela Ó NIALLÁIN) is founder and managing director of [[Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd]], an Irish domain registrar and hosting company.  He also is a [[domainer]], running sites like Films.ie, Wallpapers.ie, Search.ie in his free time.<ref>[http://www.michele.me/blog/about-me/ Michele Blog About me]</ref>

Mr. Neylon actively participates in the Internet and [[ICT]] industry in Ireland as well as being involved in a number of open source projects. He is involved in the [[IIA|Irish Internet Association]], and represents the association on the Irish Enum Policy Advisory Board.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/905 CircleID Membership]</ref> Neylon is also active within the [[ISP Association of Ireland]], and has sat on the Registrar Board of the .eu registry, [[EURid]], since March 2010.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mneylon LinkedIn]</ref>  

Mr. Neylon actively participates in the Internet and [[ICT]] industry in Ireland as well as being involved in a number of open source projects. He is involved in the [[IIA|Irish Internet Association]], and represents the association on the Irish Enum Policy Advisory Board.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/905 CircleID Membership]</ref> Neylon is also active within the [[ISP Association of Ireland]], and has sat on the Registrar Board of the .eu registry, [[EURid]], from March 2010 till April 2016.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mneylon LinkedIn]</ref>  

Michele Neylon is involved with various other [[ICANN]] and [[GNSO]] groups, such as being a voting member of the Registrars Stakeholder Group within the [[GNSO]].<ref>[http://www.michele.me/blog/ Michele.me]</ref> In February 2013, Mr. Neylon was chosen to serve on the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services, applications were submitted voluntarily, and then narrowed down from over 70 to just over a dozen. The EWG is to report to the board, with a mandate to "1) define the purpose of collecting and maintaining gTLD registration data, and consider how to safeguard the data, and 2) provide a proposed model for managing gTLD directory services that addresses related data accuracy and access issues, while taking into account safeguards for protecting data."<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14feb13-en.htm Announcement 14Feb2013, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 Feb 2013</ref>  

Michele Neylon is involved with various other [[ICANN]] and [[GNSO]] groups, such as being a voting member of the Registrars Stakeholder Group within the [[GNSO]].<ref>[http://www.michele.me/blog/ Michele.me]</ref> In February 2013, Mr. Neylon was chosen to serve on the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services, applications were submitted voluntarily, and then narrowed down from over 70 to just over a dozen. The EWG is to report to the board, with a mandate to "1) define the purpose of collecting and maintaining gTLD registration data, and consider how to safeguard the data, and 2) provide a proposed model for managing gTLD directory services that addresses related data accuracy and access issues, while taking into account safeguards for protecting data."<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14feb13-en.htm Announcement 14Feb2013, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 Feb 2013</ref>