[Chapter-delegates] Announcement: PIR President & CEO Search

[Terry Monroe]

Dear Chapter Delegates:

In case you had not seen this announcement, the Public Interest Registry
(PIR) is conducting a search for a new President and CEO.  Here is the link
to that annoucement (text of announcement also is included in this email).
We encourage you to share this annoucement within the community.  Also, if
you know of anyone who might be interested in applying for this position,
please pass along this information to them.

Regards,

Terry Monroe
Director of Development & Membership
Internet Society
+1 703 326 9880 x115

"THE INTERNET IS FOR EVERYONE!"  - Join the
Internet Society and help to make it so.

http://www.isoc.org

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PIR Overview
The Public Interest Registry (PIR), a not-for-profit organization with
world headquarters in Reston, Virginia, was created by the Internet Society
(ISOC) in
2002 to manage the .ORG top-level domain (TLD). Today, there are over 5.5
million
.ORG domain names, representing noncommercial organizations across a wide
spectrum, and ranking as the third largest (non country) TLD in the world.
PIR delivers
its services as a domain name registry through its partnership with Afilias
(www.afilias.info), a global leader in advanced back office domain name
registry
services. As successful as PIR has been to date, the organization has the
potential to
play an even more significant role in the namespace and Internet
communities.

The CEO Position
The President and CEO of PIR needs to demonstrate exemplary
leadership on the business side, in the namespace policy leadership space,
and in
finding ways that non-commercial organizations can be more effective and
efficient
through using the Internet. PIR's plans for the future are focused in
several different
areas, including increased public policy advocacy related to personal
privacy and the
internationalization of domain names, while constantly improving best
practices related
to registry operations. The President and CEO will need to be a passionate
leader
within the internet industry and will work diligently to articulate PIR's
mission around the
world. He/she will be an articulate and accomplished speaker, with
collaborative
leadership skills and adeptness at managing key relationships with all
constituents,
including ISOC, ICANN, and Afilias.

The President and CEO will manage a team of six highly talented staff
members, and
will be based at PIR's global headquarters in Reston, Virginia. The role of
CEO of PIR
is a highly unusual position. Even as a not-for-profit organization, PIR has
a successful
business operation, while also serving to advocate for appropriate Internet
and
namespace policies. PIR has a small team but a sizable platform from which
to support
its constituencies and advocate for the public interest. Strong relationship
skills and a
thoughtful style of communication will be key ingredients for success in
this role. The
necessary combination of business acumen and policy/diplomatic savvy in a
highly
visible space makes this position unique. The new CEO of PIR will have the
unusual
opportunity to play a significant role running a substantial business while
also serving
the greater good of the Internet community.

Prospective Candidates may reach out via email directly to: pir at kasearch.com
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