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http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Chris_LaHatte

Chris LaHatte is the current ICANN Ombudsman, a position he has held since July, 2011. Prior to this, he was a Barrister for 33 years. His role in ICANN is centered around dispute resolution. He is a member of Building Adjudicators, a Fellow of AMINZ in Mediation and Arbitration, an editor for Brookers District Court Procedure, and a Costs Assessor and Mediator for the New Zealand Law Society in Auckland and Wellington. Mr. LaHatte has had many years practicing as a barrister in New Zealand and worldwide. Chris is considered very experienced in several areas including insolvency litigation. He has also worked on criminal appeals and has argued several judicial review cases to the Court of Appeal...read more.

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http://icannwiki.com/index.php/CEO_Search_Committee

The ICANN CEO Search Committee was formed following Rod Beckstrom's August 2011 announcement that he will not continue as CEO past the fulfillment of his term, completed on 1 July 2012. The topic of CEO succession planning was first discussed at a Board meeting on 17 September 2011, where they directed the Board Governance Committee to appoint members to a CEO Search Process Management Work Committee. The committee is contracting with search firm Odgers Berndtson in Brussels, who will be handling application inquiries and expressions of interest. In January 2012, ICANN began openly advertising the position in places such as The Economist. The committee expects to announce their CEO selection in May, with the CEO taking office at the close of Beckstrom's term, on July 1, 2012... read more.

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 '''Chris LaHatte''' is the current [[ICANN]] [[Ombudsman]], a position he has held since July, 2011. Prior to this, he was a Barrister for 33 years. His role in ICANN is centered around dispute resolution. He is a member of Building Adjudicators, a Fellow of AMINZ in Mediation and Arbitration, an editor for Brookers District Court Procedure, and a Costs Assessor and Mediator for the New Zealand Law Society in Auckland and Wellington. Mr. LaHatte has had many years practicing as a barrister in New Zealand and worldwide. Chris is considered very experienced in several areas including insolvency litigation. He has also worked on criminal appeals and has argued several judicial review cases to the Court of Appeal...[[Chris LaHatte|read more]].
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-<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;margin-top:0.5em">[[Image:ICANNLogo.png|110px|link=NPOC|http://icannwiki.com/index.php/NPOC]]</div>
+<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;margin-top:0.5em">[[Image:ICANNLogo.png|110px|link=CEO Search Committee|http://icannwiki.com/index.php/CEO_Search_Committee]]</div>The '''[[ICANN]] CEO Search Committee''' was formed following [[Rod Beckstrom]]'s August 2011 announcement that he will not continue as [[ICANN CEO|CEO]] past the fulfillment of his term, completed on 1 July 2012. The topic of CEO succession planning was first discussed at a [[ICANN Board|Board]] meeting on 17 September 2011, where they directed the [[Board Governance Committee]] to appoint members to a CEO Search Process Management Work Committee. The committee is contracting with search firm Odgers Berndtson in Brussels, who will be handling application inquiries and expressions of interest. In January 2012, ICANN began openly advertising the position in places such as ''The Economist.'' The committee expects to announce their CEO selection in May, with the CEO taking office at the close of Beckstrom's term, on July 1, 2012... [[CEO Search Committee|read more]].</td></tr></table>
-The '''Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency''' ('''NPOC''') is a new constituency within the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]]'s Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group ([[NCSG]]). NPOC represents the interests of domain name registrants who belong to non-profit and non-government organizations. NPOC participates in ICANN community discussions on policy issues related to the Internet and Domain Name System ([[DNS]]), as such issues have a significant impact on the operations of these organizations and their delivery of services that are beneficial to various communities. NPOC was approved by the [[ICANN Board]] on June 24, 2011, and [[Amber Sterling]] serves as Interim Chairman...[[NPOC|read more]].</td></tr></table>
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