Dear All, I am pleased to announce that Seth Greene has joined ICANN's At-Large team on a consultancy basis as the Project Manager for At-Large Improvements. Seth will be responsible for managing the implementation of the At-Large Improvements project, through working with the chairs and members of the At-Large Working Groups, members of the ALAC, and the wider At-Large community, in order to ensure that the aims and objectives are met. In particular, Seth will monitor the implementation of various tasks, including allocation of tasks and task development, as set out in the At-Large Improvements project. Seth will be participating remotely in several At-Large meetings on the topic of the At-Large Improvements during the meeting in Nairobi. Seth has an extensive background as an editor and project manager in the financial and nonprofit sectors. At J.P. Morgan, he served as Senior Editor of Emerging Markets Research, focusing on Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa. Later, as Morgan's Head of Communications and Marketing for Global Markets Research, he managed a variety of projects, including an overhaul of the bank's fixed-income research publications and the development of its first bankwide client Web site. On the nonprofit side, Seth has worked for The World Bank, the Microfinance Centre for Central and Eastern Europe, and the Open Society Institute. In this capacity, he worked closely with a diverse global community, including microfinance institutions and policy makers, as well as microfinance clients lacking access to traditional financial services. Seth is the coauthor of The State of Microfinance in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States, published by The World Bank. In addition, as an arts editor early in his career, he wrote numerous articles on the art market and related topics. Seth is based in New York City and can be reached at seth.greene@icann.org<mailto:seth.greene@icann.org>. Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956