Could this be a conflict of interest scenario?, ICANN recently lost its first president of ICANN’s Global Domains Division Akram Attalah to Donuts to assume the role of CEO. He joined former ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade who resigned from his post in March 2016 and joined ABRY Partners, a Boston-based private equity investment firm which …
Days after US Congressman Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) sent a letter to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade urging him to abandon plans to weaken the Internet for users in the United States and around the world, another letter co-signed by US presidential candidate Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) has been sent …
Earlier this year while World Wide Web celebrated its 25th birthday, 25 years of unparalleled expansion, economic growth and social good. Sir Tim Berners Lee said “this is for everyone”. It’s up to us to make sure it stays that way. The freedom of the internet growth in a free thriving manner is a responsibility …
DotConnectAfrica has taken a swipe at the delay of ICANN to check into the detailed issues of the conflict of interest, and has made apparent its impatience in the pace at which ICANN is dealing with its whistle blowing, in its 4th letter to ICANN dated January 31st, 2013 . “However, we write to express …
“It is likely that this complaint has led to increased awareness of the possibilities of conflict of interest, which the Board will carefully consider in terms of the existing policy about conflict, when the issue arises. I consider this should continue to be a matter for consideration in gTLD decision making by the Board.” Wrote …
The new gTLD program that was launched early this year has been an ambitious part of a plan to increase the number of TLD’s. The current gTLD’s are slightly above twenty. The process was initiated at Singapore in June 2011 at the ICANN 41 meeting. This was one of the most interesting announcements and was …
In a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of ICANN, Mr. Fadi Chehadé, the ICANN Board Chair Mr. Crocker and a copy to the various individuals presiding over New gTLD matters including: Cherine Chalaby, Chair, New gTLD Program Committee Heather Dryden, Chair, Government Advisory Committee Kurt Pritz, SVP Stakeholder Relations and Acting Director of New gTLD Program Suzanne Sene, …