auDA 2006 AGM Director Nominations
Candidate Statements
Marty Drill – Supply
With broad experience in domain management, web development and the Internet industry in general. As a Director of a smaller Registrar, there is a lot I can offer auDA and the Internet community.
I have a good understanding of the DNS and the issues that face domain community as we enter the next phase of development of .au.
With strong leadership, communication skills and a broad skill set, I would be a valuable contributing member of the Board.
Amin Kroll – Supply
It is my sincere hope to use the role as a platform to continue the strong growth of the .au name space, whilst maintaining its fundamental integrity.
Being somewhat of a veteran of the Australian domain name industry I first became involved in 1998 and have both seen and also been involved in the industry’s many changes. As founder of IntaServe I have consistently created an environment of being competitive and ethical – and I firmly believe my proven reputation is one that is empathetic to the needs of all stakeholders in the name space.
Bennett Oprysa – Supply
No candidate statement supplied.
Peter Shilling – Supply
No candidate statement supplied.
Benny Browne – Demand
Benny is a lawyer and partner of Griffith Hack Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, Lawyers, with in excess of 30 years experience. He is a member of the Federal Government’s Plant Breeders Rights Advisory Committee. His election to the Board would provide representation of Intellectual Property professions.
Kimberley Heitman – Demand
I was a founding director of auDA, and have served continuously on the Board since 1999. I am Deputy Chairman and member of several auDA sub-committees. I stand for firm governance of the .au name space, with emphasis on privacy, freedom of expression and ongoing development of the usefulness of the Australian DNS. I have promoted reform within auDA to increase transparency and accountability and promote professionalism and “best practce”. I believe auDA is a model ICANN member and has a leading role to play in international DNS matters. I am a Perth lawyer and company director, website www.kheitman.com.
Cheryl Langdon-Orr – Demand
Cheryl Langdon-Orr It has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve on the auDA Board since election in November 2002, and I look forward to continuing my active representation of ‘registrants, Internet users and the general public’, if re-elected. My earlier history with auDA, included committed participation in auDA Panels; I’ve continued Consumer representation on the Industry Code of Practice Committee (currently Chair), remain keenly involved in National Reference Group for New Geographic Names, the DNI Education Committee and auDA Foundation subcommittee. I’m a Director of ISOC-AU & represent them on Communications Alliance (nee ACIF) CC which further complements my auDA role.
Brendan Lewis – Demand
As Executive Director of the Melbourne based Churchill Club (a technology public affairs forum) I constantly deal with potential issues and opportunities in technology and putting together the right stakeholders to address them. My background is in IT services, advertising and accounting (my bio’s at www.churchillclub.org.au).
As a current demand class member, my concerns are:
- Diluting the value of the .au namespace through dubious domain monetisation.
- Australia providing IT/internet leadership to the Pacific Islands region.
- The convergence of “internet technologies” into manufacturing and supply chains.
- An Australian holistic view of internet security.
Last Updated: 23/10/2006 13:23
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