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'''Ron Andruff''' was the founder and former President of [[Tralliance]] Corporation, [[registry]] operator for [[.travel]]. He currently is the longtime President and CEO of dotSport LLC, which he represented at various international sport conferences.<ref>[http://www.peace-sport.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182%3Adeuxieme-forum-international-peace-and-sport-programme&catid=8%3Aforum-2008&Itemid=73&lang=fr Peace & Sport 2008]</ref> The dotSport initiative was created for two reasons: (1) to create a sport social media platform for the sports world, and (2) to gather support to apply for the [[.sport]] [[TLD]] with [[ICANN]]; however the organization opted to not apply for the string after years of work towards that goal because of growing uncertainties around the process and ICANN's never-ending timeline. The social media platform [[lifedotsport.com]] is now available in Beta.  

'''Ron Andruff''' was the founder and former President of [[Tralliance]] Corporation, [[registry]] operator for [[.travel]]. He currently is the longtime President and CEO of dotSport LLC, which he represented at various international sports conferences.<ref>[http://www.peace-sport.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182%3Adeuxieme-forum-international-peace-and-sport-programme&catid=8%3Aforum-2008&Itemid=73&lang=fr Peace & Sport 2008]</ref> The dotSport initiative was created for two reasons: (1) to create a sport social media platform for the sports world, and (2) to gather support to apply for the [[.sport]] [[TLD]] with [[ICANN]]; however, the organization opted to not apply for the string after years of work towards that goal because of growing uncertainties around the process and ICANN's never-ending timeline. The social media platform [[lifedotsport.com]] is now available in Beta.  

He is also the President of [[[http://ONRconsulting.com ONR Consulting]]], which is an international consultancy.<ref>[http://www.peace-sport.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66%3Aaller-plus-loin-pour-batir-des-solutions-durables&catid=7%3Aforum-2007&Itemid=67&lang=fr Peace Sport]</ref> ONR's mission is to serve businesses, trade associations, and other organizations impacted by the new generic Top-Level Domain roll out and other ICANN activities in such policy matters as consumer disclosure and safety, competition and innovation, rights protection, and minimization of harmful externalities.

He is also the President of [http://ONRconsulting.com ONR Consulting], which is an international consultancy.<ref>[http://www.peace-sport.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66%3Aaller-plus-loin-pour-batir-des-solutions-durables&catid=7%3Aforum-2007&Itemid=67&lang=fr Peace Sport]</ref> ONR's mission is to serve businesses, trade associations, and other organizations impacted by the new generic Top-Level Domain roll out and other ICANN activities in such policy matters as consumer disclosure and safety, competition and innovation, rights protection, and minimization of harmful externalities.

Mr. Andruff is a member of the [[Business Constituency]] at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-andruff/9/331/b29 LinkedIn]</ref> He was a member of the ICANN Nominating Committee 2013 and 2014, Chair-Elect 2015; as well as former Chair of the Standing Committee on GNSO Improvements Implementation (SCI)2011-13.  He is also known as a former professional hockey player within the NHL, as well as the German National Hockey League.<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11851 LegendsOfHockey.net]</ref>

Mr. Andruff is a member of the [[Business Constituency]] at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-andruff/9/331/b29 LinkedIn]</ref> He was a member of the ICANN Nominating Committee 2013 and 2014, Chair-Elect 2015; as well as former Chair of the Standing Committee on GNSO Improvements Implementation (SCI)2011-13.  He is also known as a former professional hockey player within the NHL, as well as the German National Hockey League.<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11851 LegendsOfHockey.net]</ref>

==.Travel==

==.Travel==

As Founder and former President of the Tralliance Corporation, Andruff has spearheaded the .travel initiative. He founded Tralliance in 2001, and received ICANN approval to run the .travel extension in 2005.<ref>[http://www.employmedia.com/Images/pdfs/ican.board.pdf EmployMedia.com]</ref>  The travel industry’s exclusive .travel  [[TLD]] was confirmed by [[ICANN]] under his leadership; after a 30 month long application process. Commenting on the time it took to receive ICANN's approval, Ron said, "We have got to look at the global good of the internet . The body responsible is ICAAN and they really need to know who is applying, whats behind them and what they stand for".<ref>[http://www.travelmole.com/stories/98433.php travelmole.com]</ref> Tens of thousands of .travel domain names have been registered, and the initiative is currently supported by more than 140 travel trade associations from 9 industry sectors and more than 73 countries.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/application-andruff-cv-07mar10-en.pdf ICANN.org CV]</ref>

As Founder and former President of the Tralliance Corporation, Andruff has spearheaded the .travel initiative. He founded Tralliance in 2001 and received ICANN approval to run the .travel extension in 2005.<ref>[http://www.employmedia.com/Images/pdfs/ican.board.pdf EmployMedia.com]</ref>  The travel industry’s exclusive .travel  [[TLD]] was confirmed by [[ICANN]] under his leadership; after a 30 month-long application process. Commenting on the time it took to receive ICANN's approval, Ron said, "We have got to look at the global good of the internet . The body responsible is ICAAN and they really need to know who is applying, what's behind them and what they stand for".<ref>[http://www.travelmole.com/stories/98433.php travelmole.com]</ref> Tens of thousands of .travel domain names have been registered, and the initiative is currently supported by more than 140 travel trade associations from 9 industry sectors and more than 73 countries.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/application-andruff-cv-07mar10-en.pdf ICANN.org CV]</ref>

Ron Andruff brought his 30+ years of marketing experience to bear in his evangelizing role with Tralliance. Unfortunately, the [[.travel]] initiative did not pick up steam and Ron left the company well before it came under fire for not thoroughly authenticating its registrants as promised.<ref>[http://www.travelindex.com/blog/dot_travel TravelIndex.com]</ref><ref>[http://tourisminternetmarketing.com/featured/dot-travel-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-brilliant-concept/ TourismInternetMarketing.com]</ref> He characterized his departure as due to a difference in vision with the parent company that owned Tralliance.<ref>[http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/081/travel-founder-resigns.php DomainesInfo.fr]</ref>

Ron Andruff brought his 30+ years of marketing experience to bear in his evangelizing role with Tralliance. Unfortunately, the [[.travel]] initiative did not pick up steam and Ron left the company well before it came under fire for not thoroughly authenticating its registrants as promised.<ref>[http://www.travelindex.com/blog/dot_travel TravelIndex.com]</ref><ref>[http://tourisminternetmarketing.com/featured/dot-travel-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-brilliant-concept/ TourismInternetMarketing.com]</ref> He characterized his departure as due to a difference in vision with the parent company that owned Tralliance.<ref>[http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/081/travel-founder-resigns.php DomainesInfo.fr]</ref>

==Other Work==

==Other Work==

A former NGO delegate to the United Nations’ Association for World Education and a distinguished member of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), Andruff participated in numerous foreign affairs briefings and research projects. In 1994, on behalf of the [[FPA|Foreign Policy Association]], Andruff undertook an eight-month assessment of emerging electronic media and new technologies.  He later authored a widely acclaimed white paper, distributed by the FPA, that provided a comprehensive analysis of the Internet and its widespread impact.   

A former NGO delegate to the United Nations Association for World Education and a distinguished member of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), Andruff participated in numerous foreign affairs briefings and research projects. In 1994, on behalf of the [[FPA|Foreign Policy Association]], Andruff undertook an eight-month assessment of emerging electronic media and new technologies.  He later authored a widely acclaimed white paper, distributed by the FPA, that provided a comprehensive analysis of the Internet and its widespread impact.   

He has been a frequent speaker at major travel industry conferences.

He has been a frequent speaker at major travel industry conferences.

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