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Susan Payne SOI

Susan Payne SOI

  1. Your Name

Susan Payne

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  1. Stakeholder Group: (please select one)

Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG)
Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG)
Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG)
Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG)

  1. Constituency: (if CSG or NCSG is selected in #2, please select one)

Business Constituency (BC)
Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC)
Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency (ISPCP)
Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC)

  1. ICANN Affiliation (if not covered by item 2 or 3, please select one):

Independent
At-Large / RALO
Address Supporting Organization (ASO)
Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)
Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)
Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)

  1. Please identify your current employer(s):

Com Laude Group

  1. Please identify your current position(s):

Head of Legal Policy

  1. Please identify the type(s) of work performed:

Advice and advocacy on legal and policy matters.

  1. Please identify your declared country of primary residence (e.g., country to which you pay taxes):

UK

  1. Please list any financial relationship beyond de minimis stock ownership you may have with any company that to your knowledge has a financial relationship or contract with ICANN:

None beyond my employment status with Com Laude. Com Laude is an ICANN-accredited Registrar and, through 2025 acquisition of Fairwinds, also has a Registry Agreement for .FAIRWINDS

  1. Do you believe you are participating in the GNSO policy process as a representative of any individual or entity, whether paid or unpaid?

Yes
No

If the answer is “Yes,” please provide the name of the represented individual or entity. (If professional ethical obligations prevent you from disclosing this information, please enter "Private"):

I participate as an employee of Com Laude.

In the following groups I am a designated representative for the IPC:

  • GNSO Council, Council Small teams

In the following groups I serve as a GNSO Council Liaison:

  • SubPro IRT, RPMs Phase 1 IRT

In the RySG I participate as a non-voting delegate for dotBrands: Microsoft and Citi

  1. Please identify any other relevant arrangements, interests, or benefits as requested in the following two questions:

 

a. Do you have any type of material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes?

Yes
No

If the answer is “yes,” please describe the material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes:

Com Laude's DotBrand Services team advises a number of new gTLD registry operators and potential future applicants, many of which are dotBrands. Com Laude also has a Registrar business. Com Laude’s business interests are therefore supported and furthered by there being clear and workable policies.

b. Are there any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your participation as a work team member?

Yes
No

If the answer is “yes,” please describe the arrangements/agreements and the name of the group, constituency, or person(s):

 

  1. Please identify any Working Groups or other chartered teams in which you are participating (include acronyms, if applicable):

GNSO Council (from AGM 2022; Chair from AGM 2025)

IRP-IOT

RPMs IRT (Council Liaison)

SubPro IRT (joint Council Liaison)

  1. Additional Information (optional):

I am one of the honorary legal advisers to the Brand Registry Group.

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