ICANN needs a new CEO. The current CEO has tendered his resignation and will be vacating the position early in 2016. So who is going to replace him? Will the new CEO be American? Will they be a woman? What kind of background will they have? While nobody has the answers to any of those… Continue reading Want To Be The CEO of ICANN?
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ISOC Opens Nominations for Board of Trustees
ISOC (the Internet Society) has opened a call for nominations to its board of trustees. During this round there are four posts available, with two being elected by IETF, one by members and one by chapters. Full details here
Dublin To Host ICANN’s 54th Public Meeting
ICANN has formally announced that Dublin will be the host for the 54th ICANN meeting taking place in October 2015. Dublin has previously played host to both RIPE and IETF meetings. It is also the venue for Web Summit (now known as The Summit) , which attracts several thousand attendees. A growing number of domain… Continue reading Dublin To Host ICANN’s 54th Public Meeting
Rod Beckstrom Speech to ICANN
Rod Beckstrom Originally uploaded by blacknight Rod Beckstrom’s was officially appointed as ICANN’s new headman during the ICANN board meeting in Sydney, Australia. His speech, which he gave without notes, is hopefully an indicator of the man’s thinking and bodes well for the future of ICANN. Here it is: “>>ROD BECKSTROM: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. … Continue reading Rod Beckstrom Speech to ICANN