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She is currently an active angel investor with holdings in a variety of online ventures and is a board member for some of these companies. Some of her projects are based in Russia, where she has been spending an increasing amount of time; she is also interested in investing in and traveling around other emerging markets in East Asia and Africa.<ref>[http://www.edventure.com/new-bio.html EDventure]</ref>

She is currently an active angel investor with holdings in a variety of online ventures and is a board member for some of these companies. Some of her projects are based in Russia, where she has been spending an increasing amount of time; she is also interested in investing in and traveling around other emerging markets in East Asia and Africa.<ref>[http://www.edventure.com/new-bio.html EDventure]</ref>

Esther Dyson was appointed as one of [[ICANN]]'s nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director, and Chair of [[ICANN Board|the board]] until November, 2000.

Esther Dyson was appointed as one of [[ICANN]]'s nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director, and Chair of [[ICANN Board|the board]] until November, 2000. Her tenure at [[ICANN]] was a rocky beginning wherein [[ICANN Board|the board]] was focused on defining its technical focus and implement structural rules for elections and other organizational necessities.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/dyson_pr.html Wired Magazine, "Mission Impossible"]</ref>

===EDventure===

===EDventure===

Ms. Dyson sold her company, [[EDventure]], to [[CNet]] in 2004,<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/ Huffington Post]</ref> and worked for CNet until 2006.<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/esther-dyson/87275 People.Forbes.com]</ref>Ms. Dyson has since reclaimed the name [[EDventure Holdings]] for her business endeavors. Her work with EDventure involved writing the newsletter Release 1.0, and running PC Forum, the IT market’s leading executive conference, which were both influential in determining the early PC era.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/esther-dyson Crunchbase.com]</ref> CNet acquired both those projects, and they have since been dissolved or rebranded.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/ HuffingtonPost]</ref>  

Ms. Dyson sold her company, [[EDventure]], to [[CNet]] in 2004,<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/ Huffington Post]</ref> and worked for CNet until 2006.<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/esther-dyson/87275 People.Forbes.com]</ref>Ms. Dyson has since reclaimed the name [[EDventure Holdings]] for her business endeavors. Her work with EDventure involved writing the newsletter Release 1.0, and running PC Forum, the IT market’s leading executive conference, which were both influential in determining the early PC era.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/esther-dyson Crunchbase.com]</ref> CNet acquired both those projects, and they have since been dissolved or rebranded.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/ HuffingtonPost]</ref>