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At Large Candidate Page
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Neeran Saraf
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neeran@saraf.com |
| Region |
North America |
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| PROFESSIONAL |
| Employer(s) |
SARAF Software Solutions, Inc.
103 W. Broad Street, Suite 600
Falls Church, VA 22046
USA
http://www.SARAF.com
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| QUALIFICATIONS |
Statement addressing the candidates qualifications
and experience specifically relevant to
(a) ICANN's technical and
administrative responsibilities, and
(b) your leadership and policy-level
roles.
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| I feel that I have many useful and
relevant attributes to this important
position. I am extremely technical,
helped design and build the NSI shared
registry system and have many years of
experience doing related professional work.
My technical background allows me to grasp
the issues quickly, and I have attended every
meeting (using my own funds) because I
am deeply interested in the outcome of
the DNS governance issues and have no real
preexisting biases as to the future of the
Domain Naming System.
Although I am a U.S. citizen, I am truly
multi-cultural, and equally comfortable with
European or Mid-East cultural environments.
In addition, I have a proven track record of
providing a time commitment to international,
technical and women's groups and issues.
Given that I have been involved with the
domain registration industry as it has
evolved over the past three years, I think
it is unlikely that any other candidate will
provide such a great intersection of
both technical ability and depth of
commitment and understanding.
As ICANN evolves through the current
election process into a representative,
bottoms-up organization, people who have
actual field experience, as well as an
appreciation of the broader underlying
issues, will prove invaluable to the
consensus process that ICANN is pledged to
facilitate. I believe that I am that person.
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| ICANN RELATED INTERESTS |
ICANN-related interests, including:
(a) Employment and consulting relationships
(b) Ownership or investment interests in any ICANN-related businesses
(c) Official positions in any ICANN-related businesses or organizations
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I have been diligently attending most
of the ICANN meetings regardless of
location. This enables me to constantly
stay abreast of the progress of ICANN's
efforts and goals. It also allows me
to idenfity the evolution of the policies
of the domain registration field and to
recognize and understand all the pertinent
players and their roles within and outside
of ICANN.
Several of my company's past and present
clients are directly involved and affected
by ICANN's decisions and other related
organizations.
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| BACKGROUND |
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Background information, personal statement, URL, or other information
you would like posted in connection with your name on the ICANN
website.
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| I have 18 years of professional experience,
both technical and management. My technical
background includes a bachelors degree in
Computer Science from Imperial College,
University of London UK and a masters
degree in Computer Science from George
Mason University, Virginia, USA.
From a business perspective, I have been
involved in a number of start up companies
in the Northern Virginia area (which is
considered the third largest growing IT
region in the U.S.). I have extensive
knowledge and experience in the challenges
that face any start up company whether
privately or publicly funded.
As my role of CEO of SARAF Software
Solutions, as well as my interest in the
IT community in our area, I am closely
involved with a number of orgnizations
locally. This allows me to constantly
keep in touch with the technical direction
and growth in the region, as well as my
commitment to giving back to a community
that has been generous to me.
List of organization involved in:
Northern Virginia Technology Council (Active Member 1997-present)
Greater Washington Board of Trade (Active Member 1999 - present)
Women In Technology (Board Member 2000-2001)
Association for Women in Computing (Board Member 1998-1999)
Women In Technology International (Active Member)
The Netpreneur Program (Actively involved with their activities.
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| OFFICIAL STATUS |
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Status as an official of a national government or a multinational entity
established by treaty or other agreement between national governments, such
as an elected official or employee of a government or multinational entity.
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