Open Internet, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
Rayburn Congressional House Office Building, RHOB, Vermont, Virginia, VT
The i2Coalition has announced that the recipients of its 2017 Champion of Internet Freedom Awards will be Representative Robert Goodlatte (R-VA) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
Jeanine Percival Wright is the General Counsel for ZestFinance, a company specializing in assisting the lenders with machine learning. Previously she was Director of Legal Affairs at True Religion Brand Jeans. Before True Religion, Jeanine was the General Counsel of Media Temple, a web hosting company in Culver City, California. As General Counsel, Jeanine built a legal department from scratch, oversaw all of Media Temple’s legal issues and led the legal team that successfully sold Media Temple to GoDaddy at the end of 2013.
Prior to joining Media Temple, Jeanine was an attorney with the Entertainment & Media group at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., primarily practicing in the areas of entertainment, employment, new media, intellectual property and commercial litigation. Jeanine earned her J.D., the order of the coif, from USC in 2006. Immediately after law school, she clerked for the Honorable Manuel L. Real, United States District Court, Central District of California. She went to UCLA for undergrad.
Jeanine is very involved with the Beverly Hills Bar Association, regularly volunteers at the Santa Monica Homeless Shelter, and represents victims of domestic violence pro bono.
Erik Martin is the VP of Marketing for video chat app Airtime. He has worked previously for Depop, a social shopping app, and co-working space WeWork. Involved with Reddit from 2008 – 2014, former General Manager Martin oversaw Reddit’s growth into a community of communities with more than 6 billion page views a month. Named by TIME magazine to their 2012 list of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World,” and by Adweek to their “Adweek 50″ list of top innovators. In 2013 WIRED named Martin one of their “Tech Titans” from the last 20 years. Martin is also an outspoken supporter of protecting internet freedom and innovation and serves on the Internet Infrastructure Coalition advisory board. Martin also recently launched Assholes On Demand a pro bono service that helps senior citizens and other underserved communities sort out customer service problems with big companies. Prior to Reddit, Martin advised on digital strategy for a wide range of film, music, TV and consumer brand companies. Before his internet addiction fully took hold, Martin worked as a documentary filmmaker. Originally from Chapel Hill, NC, Erik graduated from Tulane University and lives in NYC.
David Snead is an attorney based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the director of the Secure Hosting Alliance and runs a law firm representing Internet infrastructure providers. David has provided advice and counsel to technology companies since 1995 beginning with a practice based on technology exports. Since 1999, his practice has focused exclusively on the Internet infrastructure industry.
In 2011 he co-founded the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), an advocacy organization for the Internet infrastructure industry. David is chairman of the Board of Directors of CasaQ, a shelter for LGBTQ+ youth at risk of homelessness. David received his J.D. in 1991 from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. in 1987 in International Affairs from Trinity University in San Antonio. He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and State of New Mexico.
Access To Data, Cross Border Data Flows, Cybersecurity, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
Capitol Hill, I Love Data Centers, I Love Data Centers podcast, ILDC, Open Spectrum, Open Spectrum Inc, SoundCloud
The I Love Data Centers podcast is a new initiative meant to spotlight the data center industry produced by i2Coalition member Open Spectrum Inc.
Access To Data, Cross Border Data Flows, Internet Governance, Privacy, US Policy
Apple, DNS, Domain Name System, GoDaddy, Google, ICANN, Microsoft, National Security Agency, NSA, Quick Guide to Universal Acceptance, TLD, UASG, UASG005, Universal Acceptance Steering Group
Since 2010 the Domain Name System (DNS) has expanded dramatically, not only fueling competition, choice and innovation, but truly enabling a multi-lingual Internet.
EU Policy, Internet Governance, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
eco, eco Internet Industry Association E.V., ICANN, Internet Service and Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency, M3AAWG, Messaging Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group, WHD, WHDglobal, World Hosting Days
eco Internet Industry Association E.V., Europe’s largest Internet interest association and i2Coalition sign plan to intensify their longstanding co-operation.
Cybersecurity, Gender and Diversity, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
GoDaddy, HostingCon, HostingCon 2017
Attending HostingCon next month? Our Gender Diversity & Equity Initiative will be hosting a lunch session on the conversation around parental leave policies.
Digital Trade, EU Policy, US Policy
Digital Trade in the U.S. and Global Economies, Global Digital Trade I: Market Opportunities and Key Foreign Trade Restrictions Investigation 332-561, HandyNetworks, Open Spectrum Inc, The United States International Trade Commission, USITC
On Friday, March 24th, the i2Coalition sent the following letter to Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission of The United States International Trade Commission.
EU Policy, Internet Governance, Member Spotlight, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Hosting Ireland, ICANN
The i2Coalition focus is bridging the gap between stakeholders and industry partners to ensure the Internet continues to develop in a way that benefits everyone.
