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Chris Disspain

	Featured in the ICANN 41 - Singapore playing card deck

	Formerly a member of the ICANN Board

Chris Disspain is Chair of The Management Team at The Brooke Consultancy and the Non-Executive Director of Governance at The Global Brain Data Foundation.

ICANN Involvement[edit | edit source]

Selected by the ccNSO, Disspain was actively involved in ICANN, serving on the Board from 2011 to 2020. He was:

ICANN Board Vice Chair - 2017 to 2019
On the Board Executive Committee – 2014 to 2020
Chair of Legal Committee - 2017 to 2019
Chair of Board Governance Committee – 2014 to 2017
A Member of Compensation Committee – 2014 to date
A Member of the following committees over the course of those nine years:

Audit
Finance
Global Relations
Organisational Effectiveness
Public Participation
New gTLD Program

A Member of the following Board Working Groups:

GAC Advice
GAC Recommendation Implementation
Registration Directory Services
Anti-Harassment
Internet Governance
Strategic Planning
Reserve Fund
Trust
Transition Coordination Team

and a Member of the following Board Caucuses:

Auction Proceeds
Budgeting and Prioritisation of Community Recommendations
Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review
General Data Protection Regulation
International Governmental Organization Issues
New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP
Registration Directory Services Review
Security, Stability and Resiliency Review 2

Career History[edit | edit source]

Disspain is the former CEO of .au Domain Administration Ltd. auDA which manages the .au domain space for the benefit of Australian Internet users. On March 24, 2016, AuDA announced that Disspain would be departing from the organization in order to make room for new leadership.^[1] From its foundation in June 2004, until he stood down in March 2011, Chris was the Chair of the Country Code Name Supporting Organisation (ccNSO), the body that represents the interests of and sets global policy and best practice for country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) within ICANN.

From 2006 to 2014, Chris was a member of the United Nations Secretary-General's Internet Governance Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group.

Contribution to the Internet in Australia[edit | edit source]

Chris’s work with these organizations ensured that the Australian Internet-using community has a voice and representation in some of the most influential forums. In his time as CEO for auDA, Chris was responsible for establishing a range of community programs, for the support and growth of the Internet in Australia:

The Australian Internet Governance Forum (auIGF)
The Australia & New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIA)
The auDA Foundation
Community Geographic Domain Names (CGDN)

External Links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ AuDA Announcement of Disspain Departure. Retrieved 30 Mar 2016.

[1] AuDA Announcement of Disspain Departure. Retrieved 30 Mar 2016.

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-'''Chris Disspain''' is the CEO of [[auDA]], MAG at [[Internet Governance Forum]] and Chair ccNSO at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=4449927&authType=name&authToken=PMd_&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&pohelp=&trk=ppro_viewmore linkedin]</ref>
+'''Chris Disspain''' is Chair of The Management Team at The Brooke Consultancy and the Non-Executive Director of Governance at The Global Brain Data Foundation.
-=== Career History ===
+==ICANN Involvement==
-*He has been a Corporate Lawyer in UK and Australia.<ref>[http://www.wgig.org/docs/Bio-Disspain.pdf wgig.org]</ref>
+Selected by the [[ccNSO]], Disspain was actively involved in ICANN, serving on the Board from 2011 to 2020. He was:
-*He joined [[auDA]] as the CEO in 2000.
+*[[ICANN Board]] Vice Chair - 2017 to 2019
-*He is the Chair of the Country Code Name Supporting Organisation ([[ccNSO]]).
+*On the Board [[Executive Committee]] – 2014 to 2020
-*He has been recently elected to the Board of [[ICANN]] by [[ccNSO]] members, his term will start in 2011.<ref>[http://www.domainlogic.asia/2010/11/domain-news/chris-disspain-ceo-of-auda-has-been-elected-unopposed-to-the-icann-board/ domainlogic.asia]</ref>
+*Chair of [[Legal Committee]] - 2017 to 2019
-*Chris is also a member of the board of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association ([[APTLD]]).
+*Chair of Board [[Governance Committee]] – 2014 to 2017
-*He is an advisory member at the [[Internet Governance Forum]].<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/ADG_members.htm intgovforum.org]</ref>
+*A Member of [[Compensation Committee]] – 2014 to date
+*A Member of the following committees over the course of those nine years:
+:*Audit
+:* Finance
+:* Global Relations
+:* Organisational Effectiveness
+:* Public Participation
+:* [[New gTLD Program]]
+*A Member of the following Board [[Working Group]]s:
+:* [[GAC]] Advice
+:* GAC Recommendation Implementation
+:* [[WHOIS|Registration Directory Services]]
+:* Anti-Harassment
+:* [[Internet Governance]]
+:* [[ICANN Governance#Strategic Plan|Strategic Planning]]
+:* Reserve Fund
+:* Trust
+:* Transition Coordination Team
+and a Member of the following Board Caucuses:
+:* Auction Proceeds
+:* Budgeting and Prioritisation of Community Recommendations
+:* [[Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review]]
+:* General [[Data Protection]] Regulation
+:* International Governmental Organization Issues
+:* [[New gTLD Program|New gTLD]] Subsequent Procedures [[PDP]]
+:* [[WHOIS|Registration Directory Services Review]]
+:* [[Security, Stability and Resiliency Review]] 2
-=== External Links ===
-Chris Disspain's websites:
-*[http://www.auda.org.au/ auda.org.au]
-*[http://www.letstalknet.com.au/ letstalknet.com.au]
-=== References ===
+==Career History==
+Disspain is the former CEO of [[.au]] Domain Administration Ltd. [[auDA]] which manages the .au domain space for the benefit of Australian Internet users. On March 24, 2016, AuDA announced that Disspain would be departing from the organization in order to make room for new leadership.<ref>[https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda-ceo-to-depart-after-16-years-of-service/ AuDA Announcement of Disspain Departure. Retrieved 30 Mar 2016.]</ref> From its foundation in June 2004, until he stood down in March 2011, Chris was the Chair of the Country Code Name Supporting Organisation ([[ccNSO]]), the body that represents the interests of and sets global policy and best practice for country code top-level domains ([[ccTLD]]s) within [[ICANN]].
+From 2006 to 2014, Chris was a member of the United Nations Secretary-General's Internet Governance Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group.
+===Contribution to the Internet in Australia===
+Chris’s work with these organizations ensured that the Australian Internet-using community has a voice and representation in some of the most influential forums.
+In his time as CEO for auDA, Chris was responsible for establishing a range of community programs, for the support and growth of the Internet in Australia:
+*The Australian Internet Governance Forum ([[auIGF]])
+*The Australia & New Zealand Internet Awards ([[ANZIA]])
+*The auDA Foundation
+*Community Geographic Domain Names ([[CGDN]])
+== External Links ==
+*http://www.auda.org.au
+*http://www.igf.org.au
+*http://www.anzia.org.au
+*http://www.audafoundation.org.au
+*http://www.cgdn.org.au
+== References ==
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-[[category:People]]
 [[Category: Australia]]
+[[Category:Former ICANN Board]]