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==ICANN==

==ICANN==

Rob has been involved with ICANN in a number of roles; he has been the Vice-Chair of the [[Registrars' Constituency]],<ref>[http://www.domaindictionary.com/konfuciy.asp?tda=dt&t=6980&fs=rob+hall DomainDictionary.com]</ref> and has also worked as a contractor at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=73924&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=EmfM&locale=en_US&srchid=60a1eb99-259a-4932-931f-db115d198ffe-0&srchindex=17&srchtotal=27&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_*1_Rob_Hall_*1_*1_*1_*1_*51_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_2_R_true_G%2CCC%2CN%2CI%2CPC%2CED%2CL%2CFG%2CTE%2CFA%2CSE%2CP%2CCS%2CF%2CDR_ca%3A0_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link LinkedIn]</ref> In 2011, he was a voting member of the [[NomCom]], and was appointed by the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]], which he has been involved with since its inception.<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/about/staff.php ICANNRegistrars.org]</ref> He was NomCom's 2012 Chair Elect<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22nov11-en.htm Announcement], ICANN.org. Published 22 November 2011.</ref> but resigned from the position in October 2013, while speaking out out flaws in the NomCom. He cited an internal culture that promotes friends and colleagues rather than qualified candidates and discards formal advice from the [[ICANN Board]]. He also noted that the group attends [[ICANN Meetings]] on a purely travel basis and does not hold meetings at the events, and that increased lobbying threatens the organization further. "We are starting to see lobbying inside the NomCom: 'If I support this candidate will you support this one for me'. We are seeing the politics of GNSO play out in the NomCom," Hall said.<ref name="dot-nxt">[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/10/12/sickening-nomcom-must-be-refor "Sickening" NomCom must be reformed, says ex-chair], Dot-Nxt.com. Published 12 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.</ref>

Rob has been involved with ICANN in a number of roles; he has been the Vice-Chair of the [[Registrars' Constituency]],<ref>[http://www.domaindictionary.com/konfuciy.asp?tda=dt&t=6980&fs=rob+hall DomainDictionary.com]</ref> and has also worked as a contractor at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=73924&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=EmfM&locale=en_US&srchid=60a1eb99-259a-4932-931f-db115d198ffe-0&srchindex=17&srchtotal=27&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_*1_Rob_Hall_*1_*1_*1_*1_*51_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_2_R_true_G%2CCC%2CN%2CI%2CPC%2CED%2CL%2CFG%2CTE%2CFA%2CSE%2CP%2CCS%2CF%2CDR_ca%3A0_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link LinkedIn]</ref> In 2011, he was a voting member of the [[NomCom]], and was appointed by the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]], which he has been involved with since its inception.<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/about/staff.php ICANNRegistrars.org]</ref>

 

He was NomCom's 2012 Chair Elect<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22nov11-en.htm Announcement], ICANN.org. Published 22 November 2011.</ref> but resigned from the position in October 2013, while speaking out out flaws in the NomCom. He cited an internal culture that promotes friends and colleagues rather than qualified candidates and discards formal advice from the [[ICANN Board]]. He also noted that the group attends [[ICANN Meetings]] on a purely travel basis and does not hold meetings at the events, and that increased lobbying threatens the organization further. "We are starting to see lobbying inside the NomCom: 'If I support this candidate will you support this one for me'. We are seeing the politics of GNSO play out in the NomCom," Hall said.<ref name="dot-nxt">[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/10/12/sickening-nomcom-must-be-refor "Sickening" NomCom must be reformed, says ex-chair], Dot-Nxt.com. Published 12 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.</ref>

Some solutions Hall suggested implementing include changes in the way Committee members are chosen, removing secrecy, including Board members on the Committee, bringing in professional recruiters, and reforming the selection process, but he cites acknowledgement of the problem within the ICANN community as the prime impetus for change.<ref name="dot-nxt"></ref>

Some solutions Hall suggested implementing include changes in the way Committee members are chosen, removing secrecy, including Board members on the Committee, bringing in professional recruiters, and reforming the selection process, but he cites acknowledgement of the problem within the ICANN community as the prime impetus for change.<ref name="dot-nxt"></ref>