The opening ceremony involved opening remarks from Board Chairman [[Steve Crocker]]. [[Penny Pritzker]], U.S. Secretary of Commerce, spoke next on the NTIA announcement and the importance of a "free and open Internet." She was the first Secretary of Commerce to attend an ICANN Meeting. | The opening ceremony involved opening remarks from Board Chairman [[Steve Crocker]]. [[Penny Pritzker]], U.S. Secretary of Commerce, spoke next on the NTIA announcement and the importance of a "free and open Internet." She was the first Secretary of Commerce to attend an ICANN Meeting. |