John Demco
ICANN CEO To Step Down – ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom announced via Twitter that he will “wrap up” his service at ICANN in July, 2012. A press release was posted shortly thereafter on the ICANN website. Here are some thoughtful comments on what ICANN needs in a CEO, and on Beckstrom’s tenure:
- “ICANN fires its CEO”, by Kieren McCarthy.
- “Some thoughts on ICANN’s next CEO”, by Byron Holland.
- “What ICANN needs now“, by Maria Farrell.
Pick To Click
- Starting on August 25, CIRA Members can show support for Member Nominees for the CIRA Board of Directors election.
Timeline
- Thu, Aug 25 – Thu, Sep 8: shows of support for Member Nominees for CIRA election
- Tue, Sep 13 – Tue, Sep 20: online forum for CIRA Board of Directors election
- Tue, Sep 20: CIRA Annual General Meeting in Vancouver
- Wed, Sep 21 – Wed, Sep 28: CIRA Board of Directors election
- Sun, Oct 23 – Fri, Oct 28: ICANN meetings in Dakar, Senegal
- Sun, Jan 15: .com, .net registry fees increase