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'''Kieren McCarthy''' is a freelance journalist who covers [[ICANN]] for a number of UK publications including [http://www.theregister.co.uk/ The Register], [http://www.timesonline.co.uk The Times] and [http://www.guardian.co.uk/ The Guardian]. He is maintaining a blog at [http://www.kierenmccarthy.co.uk KierenMcCarthy.co.uk]. In 2006, he ran for the [[ICANN]] Board.<ref>[http://www.icannwiki.org/Nomcom-applicants ICANN]</ref> After creating the successful [http://sp.icann.org/ remote participation site] for [[ICANN Sao Paulo]], Kieren was appointed to be [[ICANN]]'s General Manager of Public Participation in January, 2007.
'''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==
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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.<ref>[http://kierenmccarthy.com My application for the ICANN Board]</ref>
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.
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