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 board to provide each of you with the highest level of service.
Uli is a proven sales and marketing professional, having co-founded Adarkus GmbH, a company delivering project management solutions focusing on the development of commercial real estate. Prior to Adarkus, Uli spent three years at Melbourne IT as a Product Manager for Digital Brand Services. At Melbourne IT DBS Uli managed three product lines: DNS name server, SSL, and Web Traffic Services (SEO). He was also instrumental in developing innovative enterprise technical and business development initiatives. And prior to Melbourne IT, as Project Manager and Client Manager Supervisor for VeriSign DBMS, Uli managed internal data projects and integrated processes in the domain name and DNS administration functions while also enhancing the company’s client relationships.
I am pleased to announce that starting this month the Public Interest Registry is accepting 
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 my staff, I find myself especially attuned to people and organizations using .ORG to tell their stories. Sure enough, last week while on my way to ICANN Costa Rica, I became engrossed in an article about 
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 celebrities who use their influence to establish nonprofits and foundations, and who in turn look to .ORG to mobilize support for their causes. Today’s topic of conversation? Lady Gaga’s the Born this Way Foundation (
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 thrilled to be here. Working closely with PIR’s CEO, Brian Cute, I’ll oversee operations, marketing, sales, and product strategy to expand PIR’s global presence during what I believe will be a pivotal time in PIR’s history. In addition to spearheading the growth of the .ORG domain, we will also be preparing to launch the 
