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'''ICANN 41''' was held in Singapore between 19 and 24 June, 2011. It was hosted by [[iDA]] at the Raffles City Convention Centre.

'''ICANN 41''' was held in Singapore between 19 and 24 June 2011. It was hosted by [[iDA]] at the Raffles City Convention Centre.

During the opening ceremony of ICANN 41, [[Peter Dengate Thrush]], then Chairman of the Board, reminded the audience of how much the Internet community and [[ICANN]] has come since its humble beginnings as a largely American cultural phenomenon originally overseen by the United States Federal Government.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:FoU7zsFSPv8J:singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-welcome-20jun11-en.txt+first+ICANN+meeting+singapore+1999&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com ICANN 41 Opening Transcript]</ref>

During the opening ceremony of ICANN 41, [[Peter Dengate Thrush]], then Chairman of the Board, reminded the audience of how much the Internet community and [[ICANN]] has come since its humble beginnings as a largely American cultural phenomenon originally overseen by the United States Federal Government.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:FoU7zsFSPv8J:singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-welcome-20jun11-en.txt+first+ICANN+meeting+singapore+1999&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com ICANN 41 Opening Transcript]</ref>

== Historical Significance ==

== Historical Significance ==

=== Departure of Peter Dengate Thrush ===

=== Departure of Peter Dengate Thrush ===

This meeting marks the departure of [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] from [[ICANN]]. He was influential in establishing what would become the [[ccNSO]] through his work with national and international Internet policy development with New Zealand; he became a board member of that body in December, 2004. The ccNSO subsequently appointed him to the [[ICANN Board]] in 2005, then in 2007 he was elected as the Chairman, and has gone on to be re-elected three times.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thrush.htm Official ICANN Biography for Peter Dengate Thrush]</ref>

This meeting marks the departure of [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] from [[ICANN]]. He was influential in establishing what would become the [[ccNSO]] through his work with national and international Internet policy development with New Zealand; he became a board member of that body in December 2004. The ccNSO subsequently appointed him to the [[ICANN Board]] in 2005, then in 2007 he was elected as the Chairman, and has gone on to be re-elected three times.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thrush.htm Official ICANN Biography for Peter Dengate Thrush]</ref>

Following the departure of Peter Dengate Thrush at ICANN Singapore, [[Steve Crocker]] was unanimously appointed to act as Chairman of the Board. His current term is still set to expire at [[ICANN Senegal]]. [[Bruce Tonkin]] was elected vice-chair.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/steve-crocker-elected-icann-chair.html DomainNews.com]</ref>

Following the departure of Peter Dengate Thrush at ICANN Singapore, [[Steve Crocker]] was unanimously appointed to act as Chairman of the Board. His current term is still set to expire at [[ICANN Senegal]]. [[Bruce Tonkin]] was elected vice-chair.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/steve-crocker-elected-icann-chair.html DomainNews.com]</ref>

=== Foundation of NPOC ===

=== Foundation of NPOC ===

On June 24, 2011 [[NPOC]] was approved by the [[ICANN Board]]. The purpose of the NPOC is to represent, specifically, the operational concerns related to service delivery of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations who are domain registrants in the [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/home.html npoc.org]</ref> Efforts to form NPOC were started in January 2010, with [[Debra Hughes]] contributing a lot of effort in presenting the idea to the community.<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/documents/Cartagena2010-NPOC.pdf icannregistrars.org]</ref>

On June 24, 2011 [[NPOC]] was approved by the [[ICANN Board]]. The purpose of the NPOC is to represent, specifically, the operational concerns related to service delivery of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations who are domain registrants in the [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/home.html npoc.org]</ref> Efforts to form NPOC were started in January 2010, with [[Debra Hughes]] contributing a lot of effort in presenting the idea to the community.<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/documents/Cartagena2010-NPOC.pdf ICANNregistrars.org]</ref>

=== Approval of New gTLD Program ===

=== Approval of New gTLD Program ===

*'''ccNSO Members Meeting Day 1''', held on 21 June, led by [[Kristina Nordström]]

*'''ccNSO Members Meeting Day 1''', held on 21 June, led by [[Kristina Nordström]]

:The [[ccNSO]] Council and members gathered at this meeting to discuss various issues regarding a cross-section of the world's country codes. There were also updates on developments and best practice from different [[ccTLD]] Managers.<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24523 ccNSO Member Meeting Day 1]</ref>

:The [[ccNSO]] Council and members gathered at this meeting to discuss various issues regarding a cross-section of the world's country codes. There were also updates on developments and best practices from different [[ccTLD]] Managers.<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24523 ccNSO Member Meeting Day 1]</ref>

*'''ASO AC Workshop on IP Addressing Activities''', held on June 22, led by [[Olof Nordling]]

*'''ASO AC Workshop on IP Addressing Activities''', held on June 22, led by [[Olof Nordling]]

*'''ICANN Public Forum''', held on June 23, led by [[Filiz Yilmaz]]

*'''ICANN Public Forum''', held on June 23, led by [[Filiz Yilmaz]]

:ICANN Public Forum is an opportunity for the community to make comments and ask questions on main topics at the meeting directly to the board. The public forum is divided into main topic areas with a time alloted to each subject. Main topics at ICANN 41 included:

:ICANN Public Forum is an opportunity for the community to make comments and ask questions on main topics at the meeting directly to the board. The public forum is divided into main topic areas with a time allotted to each subject. Main topics at ICANN 41 included:

::*Report from the Chair of the [[Nominating Committee]]

::*Report from the Chair of the [[Nominating Committee]]

::*FY12 Operating Plan and Budget

::*FY12 Operating Plan and Budget

*'''IGF Workshop''', held on June 23, led by [[Baher Esmat]]

*'''IGF Workshop''', held on June 23, led by [[Baher Esmat]]

:This session included discussion about [[IGF]] improvements. The main agenda in this session surrounded the Working Group on improvement to the IGF. The meeting served as a platform for preparations about the Annual IGF meeting, which would take place in Nairobi in September 2011.

:This session included a discussion about [[IGF]] improvements. The main agenda in this session surrounded the Working Group on improvement to the IGF. The meeting served as a platform for preparations for the Annual IGF meeting, which would take place in Nairobi in September 2011.

:'''Speakers''':

:'''Speakers''':

::*[[Ana Neves]]

::*[[Ana Neves]]

*'''ALAC Executive Committee''', held on June 24, led by [[Seth Greene]]

*'''ALAC Executive Committee''', held on June 24, led by [[Seth Greene]]

: The [[ALAC]] Executive Committee is a meeting of the ALAC Executives that is held on every ICANN Meeting. This meeting allows the ALAC executives to incorporate the latest ICANN Meeting into their future work.

: The [[ALAC]] Executive Committee is a meeting of the ALAC Executives that is held at every ICANN Meeting. This meeting allows the ALAC executives to incorporate the latest ICANN Meeting into their future work.

: '''Transcript''': [http://singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-alac-excomm-24jun11-en.pdf ALAC Executive Committee]<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24645 ALAC Executive Committee]</ref>

: '''Transcript''': [http://singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-alac-excomm-24jun11-en.pdf ALAC Executive Committee]<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24645 ALAC Executive Committee]</ref>