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==Work with ICANN==

==Work with ICANN==

Beckstrom was appointed President and CEO of ICANN at the conclusion of ICANN's 35th international meeting in Sydney, Australia, in June 2009.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26jun09-en.htm Rod Beckstrom Named ICANN CEO]</ref> Mr. Beckstrom's performance has been met with criticism by a wide ranging group of ICANN insiders, but he has also overseen the organization during some of its busiest and most progressive work. Following the announcement of his departure, a PDF was released that highlights his achievements over the previous two years.

Beckstrom was appointed President and CEO of ICANN at the conclusion of [[ICANN 35|ICANN's 35th]] international meeting in Sydney, Australia, in June 2009.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26jun09-en.htm Rod Beckstrom Named ICANN CEO]</ref> Mr. Beckstrom's performance has been met with criticism by a wide ranging group of ICANN insiders, but he has also overseen the organization during some of its busiest and most progressive work. Following the announcement of his departure, a PDF was released that highlights his achievements over the previous two years.

Some of his most high-profile work with ICANN was related to the creation, approval, and implementation of the organization's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. He described the program as "the biggest change in the Domain Name System since [[.com]], certainly — maybe the biggest change since the re-architecting of the whole domain naming system in ’83-’84, which is when .com came about".<ref>[http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/01/icaan-president-beckstrom ICANN President Beckstrom, Wired.com]</ref> Rod's tenure as CEO during the creation and launch of the new gTLD program saw him touring the world and participating in a wide variety of interviews and outreach efforts through various types of media in order to spread awareness about the program and its anticipated effects.<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/RodBeckstrom/status/157224105291161600 Tweet Jan 11, 2012, Twitter.com]</ref>

Some of his most high-profile work with ICANN was related to the creation, approval, and implementation of the organization's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. He described the program as "the biggest change in the Domain Name System since [[.com]], certainly — maybe the biggest change since the re-architecting of the whole domain naming system in ’83-’84, which is when .com came about".<ref>[http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/01/icaan-president-beckstrom ICANN President Beckstrom, Wired.com]</ref> Rod's tenure as CEO during the creation and launch of the new gTLD program saw him touring the world and participating in a wide variety of interviews and outreach efforts through various types of media in order to spread awareness about the program and its anticipated effects.<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/RodBeckstrom/status/157224105291161600 Tweet Jan 11, 2012, Twitter.com]</ref>