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Dr. '''Bruce Tonkin''' is the Chief Strategy Officer of [[Melbourne IT]]. He plans the strategies for long term benefit of the company.<ref>[http://www.v21.com.au/bruce-tonkin v21]</ref> In June 2011 he was appointed Vice Chair of the [[ICANN Board]].<ref>[http://www.prwire.com.au/pr/23710/melbourne-it-welcomes-bruce-tonkin-s-appointment-as-vice-chair-of-icann PRWire]</ref>
Dr. '''Bruce Tonkin''' is the Chief Strategy Officer of [[Melbourne IT]]. He plans the strategies for long term benefit of the company.<ref>[http://www.v21.com.au/bruce-tonkin v21]</ref> In June 2011 he was appointed Vice Chair of the [[ICANN Board]].<ref>[http://www.prwire.com.au/pr/23710/melbourne-it-welcomes-bruce-tonkin-s-appointment-as-vice-chair-of-icann PRWire]</ref>


===Conflicts of Interest===
Dr. Tonkin has excused himself from multiple votes on ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLd program]] as per a conflicts of interest policy passed in 2011 and his employment with a company involved in new gTLD consultancy.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/ Seven ICANN Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
==Past Experience==
==Past Experience==
Mr. Tonkin joined Melbourne IT in 1999 as Chief Technology Officer. Prior to this he has worked as:
Mr. Tonkin joined Melbourne IT in 1999 as Chief Technology Officer. Prior to this he has worked as:

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Dr. Bruce Tonkin is the Chief Strategy Officer of Melbourne IT. He plans the strategies for long term benefit of the company.[1] In June 2011 he was appointed Vice Chair of the ICANN Board.[2]

Conflicts of Interest

Dr. Tonkin has excused himself from multiple votes on ICANN's new gTLd program as per a conflicts of interest policy passed in 2011 and his employment with a company involved in new gTLD consultancy.[3]

Past Experience

Mr. Tonkin joined Melbourne IT in 1999 as Chief Technology Officer. Prior to this he has worked as:

  • Chief Technology Officer at WebCentral.
  • Deputy Director, ANSPAG at Monash University.
  • Consultant at AT&T-Bell Laboratories.[4]

On the behalf of Melbourne IT, Tonkin has participated in ICANN Meetings since 2002 and has been on its Board of Directors since 2007.[5][6] He also manages his company's participation in international internet bodies including GNSO meetings.[7]

Bruce represented the ICANN Board on the issue of "Morality and Public Order Objections" before the US government.[8] He is also a member of the oPOC Working Group[9] and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was elected Chair of DNSO and GNSO Councill in 2002. In 2006, GNSO selected him as a Board Member for ICANN.[10]

Education

Bruce has a degree of Bachelor of Engineering. He is also a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.[11]

Videos

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Gray Chynoweth interviews Bruce at ICANN 42 in Dakar, Senegal, on the contention between law enforcement organizations, ICANN's GAC, registrars, and the Multistakeholder Model.

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