OTA event to discuss domain collisions

WASHINGTON, USA: The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) announced the lineup of industry leaders who are participating at the gTLD Collisions - Risk Assessment and Mitigation Workshop, being held on Oct. 29, at Washington. Anticipating demand will exceed capacity and to support international participation, OTA has added remote capabilities, allowing participation by the broadest group of stakeholders.

Noteworthy speakers include Marilyn Cade, founder of ICT Strategies, Lyman Chapin, partner of Interisle Consulting Group and past director of ICANN, Peter Dengate Thrush, former Chairman of ICANN, Sarah Deutsch, VP and deputy general counsel at Verizon, Burt Kaliski, Jr., CTO at Verisign, David Fagan, partner at Covington Burling, Tony Holmes, chairman of ICANN ISPCP Constituency, and Paul Rosenzweig, senior advisor of the Chertoff Group. In addition, noted author Tony Keyes will discuss lessons learned from Y2K.

"The participation of some of the Internet's brightest minds speaks to the importance of collaboration with ICANN and the business and technical communities. OTA looks forward to learning from the speakers and participants who will share best practices to help optimize the integrity of the Internet, promote innovation and enhance online trust," said Craig Spiezle, CEO and executive director of the Online Trust Alliance.

During the workshop, participants will share a technical analysis of domain name collisions and review ICANN's risk mitigation plan. The goal of the workshop is to highlight constructive best practices to enable the refinement of remediation efforts, while providing perceptive advice and educational outreach to potentially at-risk businesses and infrastructure and service providers.

OTA is presenting this program at no charge. Based on capacity limitations, attendees need to pre-register for both the in-person and online event.