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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>

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 7 person company,<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/dyson_pr.html Wired Magazine, "Mission Impossible"]</ref> [[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 7 person company,<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/dyson_pr.html Wired Magazine, "Mission Impossible"]</ref> [[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>