I am very pleased to forward Beau Brendler's candidate statement for one of the two ALAC seats from North America. Mr. Brendler is currently in transit to the Puerto Rico meeting and intends to seek guidance from staff about the sorts of things, if any, that belong in his conflict of interest statement. Bret Begin forwarded message:

a) Your name: first name, FAMILY NAME (in capital letters)

Beau BRENDLER

(b) Your e-mail address.

brenbe@consumer.org (work) beaubrendler@earthlink.net (home)

(c) Your telephone number(s) and/or Skype/Yahoo!/Mac or other VOIP or Audio Chat ID.

(914) 378-2018 (work) (845) 878-7031 (home)

(d) Your country of citizenship. If you hold multiple citizenships please state all.

USA

(e) Your city and country of residence and your preferred mailing address.

Patterson, New York, USA. (residence)

Mailing address, work:

Consumer Reports WebWatch 101 Truman Avenue Yonkers, New York 10703

(f) Education and professional background. Summarize your educational background, such as degrees achieved and the university(s) where you studied, and the three most recent places of employment and positions held.

B.A. journalism, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Wash., 1986

Consumers Union: Consumer Reports WebWatch Director, May 2001-present ABC News: Editorial Director, ABCNEWS.com, December '96-March '01 Washington Post: News/Managing Editor, PoliticsNow and Politics USA (joint venture with ABC News, National Journal and W. Post) October '94 -December '96

Bio: http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/dynamic/beau-brendler.cfm

(g) Internet Involvement and Interest in ICANN. Help us understand the skills and experience you would bring to the ALAC and how you would help the ALAC achieve its mission.

I've only just begun, but would look forward to helping advise ICANN in the most useful ways possible, representing the 7.5 million consumers in Consumer Reports' constituency. We also work in coordination with a number of consumer organizations in the U.S. and around the world.