Fadi Chehadé: Difference between revisions

===Strawman "Mistake"===

In a meeting with registries and registrars in Amsterdam on January 25, 2013, Mr. Chehadé claimed that the biggest mistake yet of his 4 months as CEO was convening the meetings that led to the [[Trademark Clearinhouse#Strawman Solution|Strawman Solution]].  At that time the proposal was still open for public comments and had not been rescinded, and a complaint by [[Maria Farrell]] of the [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]] had been filed with the [[ICANN Ombudsman]]. He noted that the speed at which they were addressing issues at ICANN was inevitably leading to mistakes, and that in his case he seems to have admitted to not appreciating the development process to create ICANN policy.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11732-industry-man-chehade-admits-strawman-mistake Industry Man Chehade Admits Strawman Mistake, DomainIncite.com]Published and Retrieved Jan 25 2013</ref>

In February 2013, ICANN introduced a revised [[Registry Accreditation Agreement]] related to new registry operations for new gTLDs and updating the current agreement. The most controversial aspect of the document was the "Unilateral Right to Amend," which would give the [[ICANN Board]] to amend the document via a supermajority (66%) vote. The current agreement defers to the approval of registries representing two-thirds of all registry fees paid to ICANN before they became law. As ICANN COO, Akram Atallah, explained, "Soon there will be 1,300 different registries - it's not going to be like today when everyone can get in a room and decide on the right thing to do. We want a solution where if there is something that ICANN needs to do, there is a mechanism for doing so."<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/02/27/atallah-responds-industry-ange Atallah Responds Industry Anger, News.Dot-nxt.com] Retrieved 25 March 2013</ref> The move was decried as a power grab and a shift away from the multistakeholder model by many ICANN constituents, and the [[RySG|Registry Stakeholder Group]] expectedly reacted very negatively. Mr. Chehadé signaled in a speech to the [[ANA|Association of National Advertisers]] that he was not going to back off this point,<ref>[http://domainincite.com/12359-chehade-to-play-hard-ball-over-unilateral-right-to-amend Chehade to Play Hard Ball Over Unilateral Right to Ammend, DomainIncite.com] Retrieved 25 March 2013</ref> and had noted in a video posted to his blog that this point has the potential to delay the implementation of New gTLDs.<ref>[http://blog.icann.org/2013/03/new-gtld-milestones-and-deadlines/ New gTLD Milestones and Deadlines, Blog.ICANN.org] Retrieved 25 March 2013</ref>