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'''Maria Farrell''' a writer and a consultant who works in the development of policy and communications in order to make people understand how certain things work in a community wide environment teaching others the ropes when it comes down to the Internet’s infrastructure.
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'''Maria Farrell''' Maria Farrell is a writer and independent consultant; her expertise is in Internet policy development, communication, and community-building.<ref>[http://mariafarrell.com/?page_id=2 mariafarrell.com]</ref> She currently serves as a Communications Consultant and Task Manager of Electronic Waste (Brazil) for infoDev, an IT division within The World Bank.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85 LinkedIn.com]</ref>
Maria Farrell has been the representative of the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]] on [[ICANN]]'s [[NomCom]] for both the 2011 and 2012 committee.<ref>[http://nomcom.icann.org/members-2011.htm Members 2011, NomCom.ICANN.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22nov11-en.htm Announcement, 22Nov11, ICANN.org]</ref>
She is a contributor to the blog, [http://www.crookedtimber.org/ CrookedTimber.org]. Ms. Farrell is a former [[ICANN]] staff member.
===ICANN Involvement===
Ms. Farrell represents the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]] on the [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]],<ref>[http://nomcom.icann.org/members-2011.htm NomCom.ICANN.org]</ref> she has been a part of the NomCom since December, 2010.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85 LinkedIn]</ref> At [[ICANN San Francisco]], Maria Farrel noted at the public comment forum how [[Rod Beckstrom]] was forcing the departure of a large number of experienced staffers under his management of the organization, herself included; she openly criticized this "hollowing out" of expertise within the body and decried the degradation of its international reputation.<ref>[http://mariafarrell.com/?cat=7 MariaFarrell.com]</ref> That opinion was met with sustained applause a the forum, and was seconded by [[Nominet]] CEO [[Lesley Cowley]].<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/13/has-icann-already-fired-beckstrom News.Dot.Nxt.com]</ref>
From 2005 to 2010, she was a member of the [[ICANN Staff]], first as the Policy Support Officer for the [[GNSO]] and later as the Director of Information Coordination. She was promoted from the former to the latter in 2007. That role saw her taking on significant responsibilities, including: managing corporate affairs, internal communications with the Board and other departments, and the management of staff involved with the President's Strategy Committee, the Translation Unit, and the [[NomCom]].<ref>[http://users.rcn.com/erbnico/main_html.html users.rcn.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85 LinkedIn.com]</ref>
There was a general disapproval of closed door meetings convened in November, 2012, by new ICANN CEO, [[Fadi Chehadé]], at the bequest of ICANN's [[IPC|Intellectual Property Constituency]] and [[Business Constituency]], and Ms. Farrell was the first to submit an official complaint to the [[ICANN Ombudsman]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11294-ombudsman-probing-secretive-trademark-clearinghouse-meetings Ombudsman Probing Secretive Trademark Clearinghouse Meetings, DomainIncite]Published December 12 2012, Retrieved 25 Jan 2013</ref> In a public post she went on the explain, "The complaint is not simply about lack of consultation of constituencies, but about secrecy of the process re. notice, transcripts and documentation, and how it undermines the existing processes whilst privileging a particular interest group." The complaint was brought up by the Ombudsman who asked for further input. However, ICANN CEO [[Fadi Chehadé]] admitted some 2 months later that convening the meetings and producing the [[Trademark Clearinghouse#Strawman Solution|Strawman Solution to the Trademark Clearinghouse]] was the biggest mistake of his first months as CEO.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11732-industry-man-chehade-admits-strawman-mistake Industry Man Chehade Admits Strawman Mistake, DomainIncite.com]Published and Retrieved 25 Jan 2013</ref>
=== Career ===
Maria Farrell has work in IT and Internet policy outside of ICANN as well, including International experience in London and Paris.<ref>[http://users.rcn.com/erbnico/main_html.html Users.rcn.com]</ref> For two years she was the Policy Manager of IT, e-commerce, and telecommunications for the [[International Chamber of Commerce]]. She has also worked as a Policy Executive for the Law Society of England and Wales, and as a Policy Adviser for the confederation of British Industry.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85 LinkedIn.com]</ref>
Early in her career she was also involved in Irish film and television production.<ref>[http://mariafarrell.com/?page_id=2 MariaFarrell.com]</ref>
== Career ==
== Education ==
Maria Farrell recieved her MA in Interactive Media from Dublin University in 1999; she had previously studied abroad at McGill University in Montreal, where among other activities she took part in a Debate team that saw her placing in competitions at Harvard, the University of Toronto, and Concordia. She recieved her MSc in Government and Comparative Politics in 2000 from the London School of Economics.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-farrell/0/456/a85 LinkedIn.com]</ref> From, 2004 to 2006, while she was working with [[ICANN]], she was also pursuing a MBA with Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/4018 circleid.com]</ref>
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