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The ICANN board is internationally represented as set forth by ICANN's bylaws, which maintains that at least one director represents each geographic region (Europe, Asia/Australia/Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean islands, Africa and North America) and no region have more than five Directors on the Board. <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until December 8th, 2011 the board was largely volunteer-based, and most of its members were not compensated; the President and CEO, and the Chairman of the Board were the only two paid members. Issues of compensation have been a long-standing topic of debate within ICANN circles,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in December 2011, the board voted to compensate each member $35,000 per year.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A member of the Board of Director's primary duty is to act in the best interest of ICANN and not as representatives of the entities that selected them, their employers, or any other organizations or constituencies.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" 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class="toctext">Criteria for Directors</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Non-Voting_Liaisons"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Non-Voting Liaisons</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Resignation/Removal_of_Members_of_the_Board"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Resignation/Removal of Members of the Board</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Meetings"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Meetings</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Committees"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Committees</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Issues_of_Transparency"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Issues of Transparency</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Compensation"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Compensation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Conflicts_of_Interest"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Conflicts of Interest</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#New_gTLD_Votes"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">New gTLD Votes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Rod_Beckstrom_Speaks_Against_the_Board_and_NomCom"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">Rod Beckstrom Speaks Against the Board and NomCom</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_Board_of_Directors">Current Board of Directors</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 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src="/images/thumb/8/8d/Icann_board_2023.png/500px-Icann_board_2023.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/images/thumb/8/8d/Icann_board_2023.png/750px-Icann_board_2023.png 1.5x, /images/thumb/8/8d/Icann_board_2023.png/1000px-Icann_board_2023.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683"></a><figcaption>ICANN Board 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>The current directors and the current CEO are listed below, along with the organization that nominated them and the length of their term:<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/Tripti_Sinha" title="Tripti Sinha">Tripti Sinha</a>, (<b>Chair</b>) selected by the <a href="/NomCom" class="mw-redirect" title="NomCom">NomCom</a>, <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2018 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2024</li> <li><a href="/Danko_Jevtovic" title="Danko Jevtovic">Danko Jevtovic</a>, (<b>Vice-Chair</b>) selected by the <a href="/NomCom" class="mw-redirect" title="NomCom">NomCom</a>, <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2018 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2024</li> <li><a href="/Catherine_Adeya" title="Catherine Adeya">Catherine Adeya</a>, selected by <a href="/NomCom" class="mw-redirect" title="NomCom">NomCom</a>, October 2023 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2026</li> <li><a href="/Alan_Barrett" title="Alan Barrett">Alan Barrett</a>, selected by the <a href="/ASO" class="mw-redirect" title="ASO">ASO</a>, <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2021 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2024</li> <li><a href="/Chris_Buckridge" title="Chris Buckridge">Chris 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<li><a href="/Leon_Sanchez" title="Leon Sanchez">Leon Sanchez</a>, selected by the <a href="/ALAC" class="mw-redirect" title="ALAC">ALAC</a>, October 2017 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2026</li> <li><a href="/Maarten_Botterman" title="Maarten Botterman">Maarten Botterman</a>, selected by the <a href="/NomCom" class="mw-redirect" title="NomCom">NomCom</a>, November 2016 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2025</li> <li><a href="/Becky_Burr" title="Becky Burr">Becky Burr</a>, selected by the <a href="/GNSO" class="mw-redirect" title="GNSO">GNSO</a>, November 2016 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2025</li> <li><a href="/Chris_Chapman" title="Chris Chapman">Chris Chapman</a>, selected by the <a href="/NomCom" class="mw-redirect" title="NomCom">NomCom</a>, <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">Annual Meeting</a> 2022 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">Annual Meeting</a> 2025</li> <li><a href="/Sally_Costerton" title="Sally Costerton">Sally Costerton</a>, (<b>Interim President and CEO</b>)</li> <li><a href="/Christian_Kaufmann" title="Christian Kaufmann">Christian Kaufmann</a>, selected by the <a href="/ASO" class="mw-redirect" title="ASO">ASO</a>, <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">Annual Meeting</a> 2022 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">Annual Meeting</a> 2025</li> <li><a href="/Sajidur_Rahman" title="Sajidur Rahman">Sajidur Rahman</a>, selected by the <a href="/NomCom" class="mw-redirect" title="NomCom">NomCom</a>, <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">Annual Meeting</a> 2022 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">Annual Meeting</a> 2025</li> <li><a href="/Katrina_Sataki" title="Katrina Sataki">Katrina Sataki</a>, selected by the <a href="/CcNSO" class="mw-redirect" title="CcNSO">ccNSO</a>, <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2021 - <a href="/Annual_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Meeting">AGM</a> 2024</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_Non-Voting_Liaisons">Current Non-Voting Liaisons</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Current Non-Voting Liaisons" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Current Non-Voting Liaisons"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="/Wes_Hardaker" title="Wes Hardaker">Wes Hardaker</a>, <a href="/RSSAC" class="mw-redirect" title="RSSAC">RSSAC</a> Liaison since 2022</li> <li><a href="/James_Galvin" title="James Galvin">James Galvin</a>, <a href="/SSAC" class="mw-redirect" title="SSAC">SSAC</a> Liaison since 2021</li> <li><a href="/Nico_Caballero" title="Nico Caballero">Nico Caballero</a>, <a href="/GAC" class="mw-redirect" title="GAC">GAC</a> Liaison since 2023</li> <li><a href="/Harald_Alvestrand" title="Harald Alvestrand">Harald Alvestrand</a>, <a href="/IETF" class="mw-redirect" title="IETF">IETF</a> Liaison since 2018</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Selection_of_the_Board">Selection of the Board</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Selection of the Board" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Selection of the Board"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The ICANN Board is composed of 16 voting Directors and 4 non-voting Liaisons. Only the Directors have the power to determine the existence of a quorum and the validity of votes taken by the Board of Directors.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/NomCom" class="mw-redirect" title="NomCom">Nominating Committee</a> is responsible for selecting the eight voting members who take Seats 1 through 8; the <a href="/ASO" class="mw-redirect" title="ASO">Address Supporting Organization</a> selects Directors who occupy Seats 9 and 10; the <a href="/CcNSO" class="mw-redirect" title="CcNSO">Country-Code Names Supporting Organization</a> selects Directors for Seat 11 and Seat 12; the <a href="/GNSO" class="mw-redirect" title="GNSO">Generic Names Supporting Organization</a> selects two directors for Seats 13 and 14; one director represents the <a href="/At-Large_Community" title="At-Large Community">At-Large Community</a> in Seat 15; finally, the President & CEO of ICANN occupies the 16th seat of the ICANN Board. </p><p>The Chairman and Vice Chairman of ICANN are elected from the 16 Directors; the President is not a candidate. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Criteria_for_Directors">Criteria for Directors</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Criteria for Directors" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Criteria for Directors"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Based on the Bylaws of ICANN, any individual who will be selected to serve the ICANN Board must possess the following criteria:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Accomplished with integrity, objectivity, intelligence and a reputation for sound judgment, open-minded, and demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making;</li> <li>Must have an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN;</li> <li>Able to produce a broad cultural and geographic diversity of the Board and must be consistent with meetings the other criteria set forth by the ICANN Bylaws;</li> <li>Must have personal familiarity with the operation of <a href="/GTLD" class="mw-redirect" title="GTLD">gTLD</a> registries and registrars, <a href="/CcTLD" class="mw-redirect" title="CcTLD">ccTLD</a> registries, IP address registries, Internet technical standards and protocols, policy-development procedures, legal traditions, public interest; and a broad range of business, individual, academic, and non-commercial users of the Internet;</li> <li>Must be willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and</li> <li>Able to work and communicate in written and spoken English.</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Non-Voting_Liaisons">Non-Voting Liaisons</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Non-Voting Liaisons" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Non-Voting Liaisons"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>An additional 4 seats are held for non-voting liaisons. These liaisons are given access to the same materials and are a part of the board's debates; they represent various specialty and advisory organizations and provide valuable input and reactions to ICANN deliberations. The seats are determined as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>One liaison is to be appointed by the <a href="/GAC" class="mw-redirect" title="GAC">Governmental Advisory Committee</a></li> <li>One liaison is to be appointed by the <a href="/RSSAC" class="mw-redirect" title="RSSAC">Root Server System Advisory Committee</a></li> <li>One liaison is to be appointed by the <a href="/SSAC" class="mw-redirect" title="SSAC">Security and Stability Advisory Committee</a></li> <li>One liaison is to be appointed by the <a href="/IETF" class="mw-redirect" title="IETF">Internet Engineering Task Force</a></li></ul> <h2><span id="Resignation.2FRemoval_of_Members_of_the_Board"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Resignation/Removal_of_Members_of_the_Board">Resignation/Removal of Members of the Board</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Resignation/Removal of Members of the Board" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Resignation/Removal of Members of the Board"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>There have been over 90 <a href="/Category:Former_ICANN_Board" title="Category:Former ICANN Board">former ICANN Board members</a>. Any member of the Board either a Director or non-voting liaison may resign at any time by expressing an oral resignation during a Board meeting, which needs to be followed with a written resignation, or by submitting a written notice to the President or the Secretary of ICANN. The resignation will be effective at the specified time. Acceptance of the Board is not necessary to make the resignation effective.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, any director will be removed from the Board by a 3/4 majority vote of all the directors. The director under removal proceedings is not entitled to vote or be counted as a voting member when determining the 3/4 vote. Each vote to remove a Director shall be treated as a separate vote based on the single question of removing a particular Director. A notice must be provided to the organization that selected the director is being removed. </p><p>Any non-voting liaison may be removed from the Board with the exception of the liaison appointed by the <a href="/GAC" class="mw-redirect" title="GAC">Governmental Advisory Committee</a> by a 3/4 majority vote from the Directors. A notice must be provided to the liaison being removed and to the selecting organization. If the organization fails to immediately remove its liaison after the notice, the Board has the option to request the Advisory Committee to consider replacing the removed liaison based on a 3/4 majority vote which determines that the action is appropriate. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Meetings">Meetings</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Meetings" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Meetings"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The ICANN Board conducts annual meetings at the main office of ICANN or any appropriate venue chosen by the Board. It must be held within 14 months of the previous annual meeting. Regular meetings are determined by the Board and special meetings are conducted when 1/4 of the members of the Board submit a request, or when a request comes from the Chairman of the Board or the President.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Secretary of ICANN will make the call for a special meeting at a designated venue or at the ICANN main office.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Board needs a quorum to be able to proceed or act on a particular issue during any meeting. If there is no quorum, the meeting is to be adjourned. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Committees">Committees</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Committees" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: Committees"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p><a href="/ICANN" title="ICANN">ICANN</a>'s <a href="/Board_Committees" title="Board Committees">Board Committees</a> are established in the <a href="/ICANN_Bylaws" title="ICANN Bylaws">ICANN Bylaws</a>. They can be general, such as the Finance Committee, or specific, such as the Accountability Mechanisms Committee. Each committee has its own Board-approved charter outlining its purpose, scope, and composition. In April 2021, the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">ICANN Board</a> partnered with the <a href="/ICANN_Organization" title="ICANN Organization">ICANN Organization</a>'s <a href="/Communications" title="Communications">Communications</a> team to launch a webinar series called "Meet the Board Committee," which spotlighted each committee's work.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first one focused on the Board Technical Committee (BTC), which oversees the technical work necessary to <a href="/ICANN_Mission-_and_Value-Driven_Initiatives" class="mw-redirect" title="ICANN Mission- and Value-Driven Initiatives">fulfill ICANN's mission</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Issues_of_Transparency">Issues of Transparency</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Issues of Transparency" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: Issues of Transparency"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>There is a constant tension between keeping ICANN Board decisions and meetings transparent to all stakeholders and holding private discussions related to staffing information and publicly detrimental issues. The board has run a number of reviews, both internal and external, including a Board review in 2008, and the creation of an <a href="/index.php?title=Accountability_and_Transparency_Review_Team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Accountability and Transparency Review Team (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow">Accountability and Transparency Review Team</a> to make recommendations to improve its internal processes and external communications. The team's first report was due at the end of 2010, and it is to continue to review and report at least every three years on the implementation of its previous findings and the identification of other discrepancies.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With regards to the board, the review team had two separate working groups, one looking at governance, performance and composition, and the other looking at the review mechanisms in place for its decisions. A number of important recommendations were made, perhaps most notably on the issue of transparency it found that: </p><p><i>"Commencing immediately, the Board should promptly publish all appropriate materials related to decision making processes – including preliminary announcements, briefing materials provided by staff and others, detailed Minutes, and where submitted, individual Directors’ statements relating to significant decisions. The redaction of materials should be kept to a minimum, limited to discussion of existing or threatened litigation, and staff issues such as appointments</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July, 2011, the ATRT issued a follow-up to its initial findings, documenting the reaction that ICANN and the board have had to its original report. At that time, it was noted that most of their recommendations, including all those related to greater board transparency, had been accepted and were being implemented. The report features a detailed chart showing plans and timelines for the implementation of each individual recommendation, that report can be found <a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/atrt-report-25jun11-en.pdf">here</a>. </p><p>Still, issues of transparency persist. <a href="/Kieren_McCarthy" title="Kieren McCarthy">Kieren McCarthy</a> has been pressing <a href="/ICANN" title="ICANN">ICANN</a> to release information of the board meetings that took place immediately prior to CEO <a href="/Rod_Beckstrom" title="Rod Beckstrom">Rod Beckstrom</a>'s announcement that he would be leaving ICANN in 2012. While ICANN has confirmed a certain number of meetings and has confirmed that certain board members participated therein, its clarifications have largely been devoid of details. He is pursuing this information in the hopes of confirming his hypothesis that the ICANN Board effectively fired Mr. Beckstrom by not offering to extend his contract.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ICANN has had this issue since the beginning, and it was immediately criticized for its closed-door meetings. An original board member, <a href="/Hans_Kraaijenbrink" title="Hans Kraaijenbrink">Hans Kraaijenbrink</a>, defensively argued that the U.S. executive branch does not meet in public and that "decision making cannot be done in full, public view". <a href="/ICANN" title="ICANN">ICANN</a>'s first chair, <a href="/Esther_Dyson" title="Esther Dyson">Esther Dyson</a>, tackled the issue head-on and held public forums to address the concerns over closed door meetings and made progress with regards to creating greater transparency despite the objections of much of the board.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Compensation">Compensation</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Compensation" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section's source code: Compensation"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Based on recommendations from a number of reviews, the ICANN Board began proposing changes to its <a href="/ICANN_Bylaws" title="ICANN Bylaws">bylaws</a> to allow its Board's directors to be compensated for their service. Until December 2011, the board had been a voluntary position, with the CEO/President and the Chair of the Board being the only two paid members. Board members were reimbursed for travel expenses and other costs related to their work.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2010, the <a href="/index.php?title=Accountability_and_Transparency_Review_Team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Accountability and Transparency Review Team (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow">Accountability and Transparency Review Team</a> recommended that the ICANN Board "expeditiously implement the compensation scheme for voting Directors as <a href="/ICANN_Board_Review" title="ICANN Board Review">recommended by the Boston Consulting Group</a> adjusted as necessary to address international payment issues, if any."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the March 2011 meeting in San Francisco, the board voted to adopt the ATRT's recommendations, including the compensation proposition. However, the issue continued to be controversial with ICANN legal staff recommending against the measure.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the quick move of ICANN board Chairman, <a href="/Peter_Dengate_Thrush" title="Peter Dengate Thrush">Peter Dengate Thrush</a>, to a new <a href="/GTLD" class="mw-redirect" title="GTLD">gTLD</a> consultancy, <a href="/Minds_%2B_Machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Minds + Machines">Minds + Machines</a>, weeks after he voted to approve new <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="4697ac6f26f5689fb9ae486938ef922d">gTLDs</a>, issues with the board's compensation and their checks against conflicts of interest were once again raised. In one of six non-papers written by the <a href="/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>, in August 2011, they suggest compensating board members as part of a larger package to ensure that future conflicts of interest are not allowed or encouraged.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This came to a head during the Board's December 8th, 2011 meeting. They passed a measure to compensate each member $35,000 per year.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Conflicts_of_Interest">Conflicts of Interest</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Conflicts of Interest" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section's source code: Conflicts of Interest"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>For most of its history, ICANN did not have a clear conflict of interest policy, or any regulations in place that would prevent its top staff members and directors from moving directly into employment within the industry, although these people had a direct influence on the decisions and market power of ICANN and the surrounding industry. This notably came to a head in 2011, when a prominent staffer and then the Chairman of the Board left ICANN for employment in the industry. Both were involved in developing ICANN's new <a href="/GTLD" class="mw-redirect" title="GTLD">gTLD</a> program, and both went on the be employed in new <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="594cb7a6563ab5c889d951982d4f996e">gTLD</a>-related ventures.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/Peter_Dengate_Thrush" title="Peter Dengate Thrush">Peter Dengate Thrush</a>, then-Board Chairman, led ICANN's directors to the historic approval of a new <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="594cb7a6563ab5c889d951982d4f996e">gTLD</a> program and timeline at <a href="/ICANN_41" title="ICANN 41">ICANN 41</a> in Singapore. This was his final meeting as Chairman of the board due to the determined term limits. Mr. Thrush then went on, weeks later, to become the Executive Chairman of <a href="/Top_Level_Domain_Holdings" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Level Domain Holdings">Top Level Domain Holdings</a>, the parent company of new <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="594cb7a6563ab5c889d951982d4f996e">gTLD</a> registry and consultancy, <a href="/Minds_%2B_Machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Minds + Machines">Minds + Machines</a>. He was the first chair to move directly into a high-paying, domain name industry job.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following Mr. Thrush's move to Minds + Machines, a number of outside organizations and ICANN stakeholders called for a concrete ethics policy to be set in place, these include: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, the <a href="/Association_of_National_Advertisers" title="Association of National Advertisers">Association of National Advertisers</a>, The <a href="/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>, The U.S. <a href="/Department_of_Commerce" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Commerce">Department of Commerce</a>, the French government, and other IP and industry organizations.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ICANN's CEO, <a href="/Rod_Beckstrom" title="Rod Beckstrom">Rod Beckstrom</a> had previously noted at the opening ceremony to ICANN 42, even before Peter Dengate Thrush moved on, that he was encouraged by the fact that the ICANN community was moving to fix the lack of clear ethics rules within the organization. <a href="/AusRegistry" title="AusRegistry">AusRegistry</a>'s CEO, <a href="/Adrian_Kinderis" title="Adrian Kinderis">Adrian Kinderis</a>, later noted the converse fact that without clear ethics policies he and his industry would continue to go after ICANN's most knowledgeable and prepared individuals for their own gain.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following these developments, ICANN announced it would hire outside ethics experts to review its policies and make recommendations. The decision was made during a September 2011 meeting of the <a href="/Board_Governance_Committee" title="Board Governance Committee">Board Governance Committee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This resulted in a new Conflict of Interest Policy for members of the Board and others, released on December 8th, 2011, and effective immediately. The policy requires disclosure to the Board Governance Committee of any and all potential conflicts of interest, and subsequent abstention from ICANN activities related to the conflict of interest.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Board Members also may not join business with a new <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="594cb7a6563ab5c889d951982d4f996e">gTLD</a> registry until 12 months after the registry's application has been voted on.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="New_gTLD_Votes">New <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="594cb7a6563ab5c889d951982d4f996e">gTLD</a> Votes</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: New gTLD Votes" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section's source code: New gTLD Votes"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>A prominent example of ICANN Directors excusing themselves from voting per the new COI policies occurred at a Board meeting held in February, 2012. At that meeting, the board had a matter related to confirming a second round of <a href="/New_gTLD_Program" title="New gTLD Program">new gTLDs</a> in front of them, and 7 directors abstained from voting as per the new COI policy. Those directors were: <a href="/Steve_Crocker" title="Steve Crocker">Steve Crocker</a> (CEO of consulting firm, <a href="/index.php?title=Shinkuro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shinkuro (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow">Shinkuro</a>), <a href="/Bruce_Tonkin" title="Bruce Tonkin">Bruce Tonkin</a> (CSO at <a href="/Melbourne_IT" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne IT">Melbourne IT</a>), <a href="/S%C3%A9bastien_Bachollet" title="Sébastien Bachollet">Sébastien Bachollet</a> (CEO of <a href="/index.php?title=BBS_International_Consulting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BBS International Consulting (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow">BBS International Consulting</a>), <a href="/Bertrand_de_la_Chapelle" title="Bertrand de la Chapelle">Bertrand de la Chapelle</a> (International Diplomatic Academy), <a href="/Thomas_Narten" title="Thomas Narten">Thomas Narten</a> (Senior Engineer, <a href="/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>), <a href="/Ram_Mohan" title="Ram Mohan">Ram Mohan</a> (Non-voting Member, EVP at <a href="/Afilias" title="Afilias">Afilias</a>), and <a href="/Suzanne_Woolf" title="Suzanne Woolf">Suzanne Woolf</a> (Non-voting Member, <a href="/ISC" class="mw-redirect" title="ISC">ISC</a>). Two directors, <a href="/Kuo-Wei_Wu" title="Kuo-Wei Wu">Kuo-Wei Wu</a> and <a href="/Thomas_Roessler" title="Thomas Roessler">Thomas Roessler</a>, had previously abstained at a December vote related to new <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="4697ac6f26f5689fb9ae486938ef922d">gTLDs</a> but were once again declaring no conflict at the February meeting.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Rod_Beckstrom_Speaks_Against_the_Board_and_NomCom">Rod Beckstrom Speaks Against the Board and <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="eb6f4e80c1c5a3940e9970af75459bec">NomCom</a></span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Rod Beckstrom Speaks Against the Board and NomCom" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section's source code: Rod Beckstrom Speaks Against the Board and NomCom"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>At the opening ceremony for <a href="/ICANN_43" title="ICANN 43">ICANN 43</a> in San Jose, Costa Rica, <a href="/Rod_Beckstrom" title="Rod Beckstrom">Rod Beckstrom</a> criticized the Board and <a href="/NomCom" class="mw-redirect" title="NomCom">NomCom</a> for their insularity. He said, "ICANN must be able to act for the public good while placing commercial and financial interests in the appropriate context. How can it do this if all top leadership is from the very domain name industry it is supposed to coordinate independently?” He claimed that the <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="eb6f4e80c1c5a3940e9970af75459bec">NomCom</a>'s structure poses a significant threat to ICANN, and stated that the Committee, which appoints half of the Board's voting Directors, should be "free of conflicts," and should appoint candidates that are “financially independent of the domain name industry." He said that ideally, a fully independent and non-conflicted <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="eb6f4e80c1c5a3940e9970af75459bec">NomCom</a> should be in place before the nominations for the next round of Board appointments begins.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The industry response to his speech was mixed. While some chalked it up to the former CEO attempting to shift attention away from his own failures,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> others noted that some of his statements were based in truth. <a href="/Kieren_McCarthy" title="Kieren McCarthy">Kieren McCarthy</a> pointed out in his response to the speech that some of the Board's seats have been occupied by the same person or rotating sets of people for almost a decade, and that a few had been appointed to the Board from other leadership positions within ICANN. Only five of the 21 Members of the Board, at the time of the speech, had come from outside of ICANN's internal groups, and all five of those delegates had been selected by the <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="eb6f4e80c1c5a3940e9970af75459bec">NomCom</a>, who themselves were chosen from within ICANN. McCarthy also noted that outside voices are frequently ignored or overruled by the Board and the <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="eb6f4e80c1c5a3940e9970af75459bec">NomCom</a>, including mandatory independent reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&veaction=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=ICANN_Board&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"> <div style="font-size:.9em;"><div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-26jun03.htm">www.icann.org</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9">International Representation</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://domainincite.com/icann-advised-against-director-salaries/">ICANN Advised Against Director Salaries, DomainIncite.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/13/icann-board-dec-minutes">ICANN Board Dec Minutes, New.Dot-nxt.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9">Duties</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors">Board of Directors</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9">Composition of the Board</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9">Criteria</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm">ICANN Bylaws</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9">Resignation/Removal of Members of the Board</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2022-board-meetings">ICANN Board Meetings, ICANN Resources</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9">Meetings</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/have-you-met-the-boards-committees-12-4-2021-en">Have You Met the Board’s Committees?, Maarten Botterman, ICANN Blogs</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/review-1-en.htm">ICANN.org, Review</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/atrt-final-recommendations-31dec10-en.pdf">ATRT Final Recommendations, 31 Dec, icann.org</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/09/19/board-meeting-didp-two">Board Meeting, news.dot-nxt.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/dyson_pr.html">Dyson, Wired.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-bylaws-revision-vi-01sep11-en.pdf">Proposed Bylaw Revisions, Sept 2011, ICANN.org</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/atrt-final-recommendations-31dec10-en.pdf">ATRT Final Recommendations</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://domainincite.com/icann-advised-against-director-salaries/">ICANN Advised Against Director Salaries, DomainIncite.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://blog.internetgovernance.org/pdf/ECPaper3-4.pdf">EC Papers 3-4, internetgovernance.org</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/13/icann-board-dec-minutes">ICANN Board Dec Minutes, news.dot-nxt.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://domainincite.com/calls-to-fix-new-gtld-revolving-door-at-icann/">Calls to Fix Revolving Door, DomainIncite.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://domainincite.com/former-icann-chair-joins-mm/">Former ICANN Chair Joins M + M, DomainIncite.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://domainincite.com/would-an-icann-ethics-policy-break-the-law/">Would an ICANN ethics policy break the law, DomainIncite.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://domainincite.com/calls-to-fix-new-gtld-revolving-door-at-icann/">Calls to Fix Revolving Door, DomainIncite.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://domainincite.com/icann-to-hire-conflict-of-interest-experts/">ICANN to Hire Conflict of Interest Experts</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://www.icann.org/en/committees/board-governance/coi/">ICANN Conflict of Interest Policy</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/13/icann-board-dec-minutes">ICANN Board December Minutes, dot-nxt.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-30">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/">Seven ICANN Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-31">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://domainincite.com/8126-beckstrom-slams-his-own-board-over-conflicts">Beckstrom slams his own board over conflicts, domainincite.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-32">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="http://crookedtimber.org/2012/03/13/icanns-departing-ceo-burning-down-the-house/">ICANN’s Departing CEO: Burning Down 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