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'''Kieren McCarthy''' is CEO of [http://dot-nxt.com .Nxt, Inc.] -- a company that supplies information and analysis on Internet policy and governance issues. He served as [[ICANN]]'s General Manager for Public Participation from February, 2007 to November, 2009;<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/participate/gmpp-leaving-report-25nov09-en.pdf GMPP Leaving Report]</ref> he continues to be known as a vocal critic of ICANN. In October, 2011, it was announced that he was hired to handle [[.xxx]] outreach for the [[IFFOR|International Forum for Online Responsibility]], the string's sponsoring organization, which is managed by [[ICM Registry]]. It will be his role to put communication and consensus facilitating tools in place.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/iffor-hires-mccarthy-to-handle-xxx-outreach/ IFFOR Hires McCarthy]</ref>

'''Kieren McCarthy''' is CEO of [http://dot-nxt.com .Nxt, Inc.] -- a company that supplies information and analysis on Internet policy and governance issues. He served as [[ICANN]]'s General Manager for Public Participation from February, 2007 to November, 2009;<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/participate/gmpp-leaving-report-25nov09-en.pdf GMPP Leaving Report]</ref> he continues to be known as a vocal critic of ICANN. In October, 2011, it was announced that he was hired to handle [[.xxx]] outreach for the [[IFFOR|International Forum for Online Responsibility]], the string's sponsoring organization, which is managed by [[ICM Registry]]. It will be his role to put communication and consensus facilitating tools in place.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/iffor-hires-mccarthy-to-handle-xxx-outreach/ IFFOR Hires McCarthy]</ref>

===Work===

==Work==

Kieren is a journalist by profession, specializing in the Internet and domain names. He maintains a blog at [http://www.kierenmccarthy.com KierenMcCarthy.com]. 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.

Kieren is a journalist by profession, specializing in the Internet and domain names. He maintains a blog at [http://www.kierenmccarthy.com KierenMcCarthy.com]. 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.