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'''Nacho Amadoz''' is the Policy and Regulation Manager of Fundació [[puntCAT]], a non-profit organization responsible for managing the registry operation of the [[.cat]] [[gTLD|generic top level domain name]] (gTLD). He is responsible for developing regulations and policies for the foundation. He is also the Chairman of the European Cultural and Linguistic Internet Domains ([[ECLID]]) and a contributor to [[CircleID]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/5432 About Nacho Amadoz]</ref>

'''Nacho Amadoz''' is the Policy and Regulation Manager of Fundació [[puntCAT]], a non-profit organization responsible for managing the registry operation of the [[.cat]] [[gTLD|generic top-level domain name]] (gTLD). He is responsible for developing regulations and policies for the foundation. He is also the Chairman of the European Cultural and Linguistic Internet Domains ([[ECLID]]) and a contributor to [[CircleID]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/5432 About Nacho Amadoz]</ref>

==ICANN Involvement==

==ICANN Involvement==

Mr. Amadoz is a Member of [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization GNSO]] [[RySG|gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group]]. He is also a member of various [[Working Group]]s, such as the [[Zone File Advisory Group]], [[Vertical Integration PDP Working Group]], [[Registration Abuse Policies Working Group]], [[RAA]] Amendments Drafting Team, and the [[Policy Process Steering Committee]].<ref>[http://www.gtldregistries.org/about-us RySG About Us]</ref>

Mr. Amadoz is a Member of [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization GNSO]] [[RySG|gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group]]. He is also a member of various [[Working Group]]s, such as the [[Zone File Advisory Group]], [[Vertical Integration PDP Working Group]], [[Registration Abuse Policies Working Group]], [[RAA]] Amendments Drafting Team, and the [[Policy Process Steering Committee]].<ref>[http://www.gtldregistries.org/about-us RySG About Us]</ref>

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Nacho, 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].

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Nacho, 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].

==Education==

==Education==

Nacho holds a Masters Degree in [[Intellectual Property]] (IP) and Information Technology at the Universidad de Barcelona in ESADE.

Nacho holds a Master's Degree in [[Intellectual Property]] (IP) and Information Technology at the Universidad de Barcelona in ESADE.

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