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Willie Black enters Nominet advisory board
election
March 2005
It seems that UK registry Nominet really can't
do without its ex-chairman Willie Black.
The chairman role has still to be filled but it
seems that both Black and Nominet have struck on a
solution - take him back in a non-paying role. Mr
Black has put his name forward for the Public
Advisory Board elections, starting this week and
ending on 12 April.
There are eight contenders for the three places
this time, up from six last time and seven the
time before that. Among them are current PAB
members Clive Feather, Sebastien Lahtinen and
Hazel Pegg. Also standing is ex-PAB member Ben
Laurie who lost out this time last year.
And then two new faces - Jason Johns of The
Positive Internet Company and Simon Pearce of
Xperience Web. And, of course, Dr Willie Black.
According to the statements put out by all
candidates, Dr Black was asked back by Nominet
staff unable to deal with his loss: "Having
announced my intention to leave Nominet, several
members expressed regret that my skills, knowledge
and experience would be lost. They have asked me
to consider standing for the PAB and I now offer
myself for election."
for generic names in which,
according to Disspain, "big business won every
time".
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