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'''Kieren McCarthy''' is | '''Kieren McCarthy''' is CEO of [http://dot-nxt.com .Nxt, Inc.] -- a company that supplies information and analysis on Internet policy and governance issues. | ||
In 2011 he established the [[.nxt Conference]] | Kieren is a journalist by profession, specializing in the Internet and domain names, and has written for, among others, [http://www.theregister.co.uk/ The Register], [http://www.timesonline.co.uk The Times] and [http://www.guardian.co.uk/ The Guardian]. He maintains a blog at [http://www.kierenmccarthy.com KierenMcCarthy.com]. Kieren was appointed [[ICANN]]'s General Manager of Public Participation in January, 2007 and left in November, 2009. | ||
In 2011 he established the [[.nxt Conference]] to create a more positive dialogue around the issue of new Internet extensions - new gTLDs. Shortly thereafter, he created the company .Nxt, Inc. which is dedicated to supporting the multi-stakeholder model by providing timely and helpful information on Intenret policy and governance, covering organization such as ICANN, IGF, ITU, OECD and others. | |||
A second .Nxt conference is set for 24-26 August 2011 in San Francisco. | |||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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==Work== | ==Work== | ||
He has worked as a freelance journalist since 2001; and previously, was a reporter and sub-editor for The Register, PC Week, PC Dealer, and others. He also provides occasional media training for a number of global IT companies. | He has worked as a freelance journalist since 2001; and previously, was a reporter and sub-editor for The Register, PC Week, PC Dealer, and others. He also provides occasional media training for a number of global IT companies. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Kieren McCarthy is CEO of .Nxt, Inc. -- a company that supplies information and analysis on Internet policy and governance issues.
Kieren is a journalist by profession, specializing in the Internet and domain names, and has written for, among others, The Register, The Times and The Guardian. He maintains a blog at KierenMcCarthy.com. Kieren was appointed ICANN's General Manager of Public Participation in January, 2007 and left in November, 2009.
In 2011 he established the .nxt Conference to create a more positive dialogue around the issue of new Internet extensions - new gTLDs. Shortly thereafter, he created the company .Nxt, Inc. which is dedicated to supporting the multi-stakeholder model by providing timely and helpful information on Intenret policy and governance, covering organization such as ICANN, IGF, ITU, OECD and others.
A second .Nxt conference is set for 24-26 August 2011 in San Francisco.
Education[edit | edit source]
- M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with Management and French, Nottingham University, 1997.[1]
Work[edit | edit source]
He has worked as a freelance journalist since 2001; and previously, was a reporter and sub-editor for The Register, PC Week, PC Dealer, and others. He also provides occasional media training for a number of global IT companies.