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Towards a More Fully Accountable and Transparent ICANN 2 Jul 2012 | 09:40 pm
ICANN held its second international meeting of 2012 last week in Prague, Czech Republic. While the agenda focused heavily on issues related to new gTLDs and on welcoming incoming CEO Fadi Chehade, IC...
U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials Are Underway! 28 Jun 2012 | 04:32 am
The 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials are underway! Did you know you can stream the trials live at usaswimming.org? What is it that compels all of us to be absorbed by the Olympics? Perhaps, it’s wa...
The Prelude To The Dream Race to Feed The Children 8 Jun 2012 | 03:47 am
Yesterday was the 8th annual running of the Prelude To The Dream race to raise awareness and funding for Feed The Children, an outstanding organization that provides food to families in need. PIR is ...
PIR Welcomes Ulrich Retzlaff as Director of Channel Management 11 May 2012 | 06:32 am
I am thrilled to introduce to you PIR's new Director of Channel Management, Ulrich Retzlaff. Ulrich, or Uli, will be covering the EMEA territory for .ORG. We are extremely excited to have Uli on boa...
Sacrifice, Determination and Teamwork 4 May 2012 | 01:42 am
Over the weekend, I participated in the "Tough Mudder," an obstacle course spanning 12 miles over rocky and hilly terrain in Pocono, Pa. Among other challenges, it involved numerous dunks in ice col...
.ORG in Action: ToGetHerThere.ORG 27 Mar 2012 | 08:34 am
It has always been interesting to me how the various parts of my world intersect, and true to form, I’m finding that intersection especially true here at the Public Interest Registry. As predicted by...
The Fairy Godmother of March Madness 21 Mar 2012 | 02:21 pm
In a world of overhyped sporting events, extravagant halftime celebrations and gloried, high-priced athletes, there comes a 73–year-old annual basketball tournament that needs no hype or halftime show...
Internet Governance and the Public Interest 20 Mar 2012 | 04:07 am
ICANN held its first international meeting of 2012 last week in San Jose, Costa Rica, and kicked off the week on a high note with an inspired speech by Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla. If you m...
Lady Gaga Launches Born This Way Foundation.ORG 1 Mar 2012 | 05:27 am
Like many office water cooler chats, we at PIR talk a lot about celebrities. But in addition to bantering about Angelina’s right leg or the latest Dancing with the Stars cast, we often discuss celebri...
My New Role as PIR’s Chief Operating Officer 17 Feb 2012 | 08:02 am
Last month, I joined the Public Interest Registry as chief operating officer, and while it’s been a busy month getting up-to-speed on all things PIR, .ORG and our key priorities, I couldn’t be more th...
