ICANN Board: Difference between revisions
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ICANN has had this issue since the beginning, and it was immediately criticized for its closed door meetings. An original board member, [[Hans Kraaijenbrink]], defensively argued that the U.S. executive branch does not meet in public and that "decision making cannot be done in full, public view". [[ICANN]]'s first chair, [[Esther Dyson]], tackled the issue head on and held public forums to address the concerns over closed door meetings and made progress with regards to creating greater transparency despite the objections of much of the board.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/dyson_pr.html Dyson, Wired.com]</ref> | ICANN has had this issue since the beginning, and it was immediately criticized for its closed door meetings. An original board member, [[Hans Kraaijenbrink]], defensively argued that the U.S. executive branch does not meet in public and that "decision making cannot be done in full, public view". [[ICANN]]'s first chair, [[Esther Dyson]], tackled the issue head on and held public forums to address the concerns over closed door meetings and made progress with regards to creating greater transparency despite the objections of much of the board.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/dyson_pr.html Dyson, Wired.com]</ref> | ||
== | ==Current Board of Directors== | ||
===Voting Directors=== | ===Voting Directors=== | ||
* '''[[Steve Crocker]]''', Chairman, selected by the [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] | * '''[[Steve Crocker]]''', Chairman, selected by the [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] | ||