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==Awards==

In May, 2012, ICANN was recognized by The Board of Trustees of Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award with their 11th 'Informatics Medal'. The medal is given with appreciation for the organization's efforts at maintaining and strengthening the Internet's infrastructure. The Board also expressed gratitude for the role that ICANN has played in developing and deploying Arabic [[IDN]]'s, which allow Arabic populations to surf the web without relying on foreign characters or domains. The award has been given out since 2007, and is given to institutions or public figures that are influential in the fields of Informatics and Internet Development. It was received on behalf of ICANN by the company's President and CEO, [[Rod Beckstrom]].<ref>[http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2237530&language=en Informatics prize for ICANN - Salem Ali Prize panel]. Kuna. Published 2012 May 1.</ref><ref>[http://blog.icann.org/2012/05/icann-receives-arab-world-award/ ICANN Receives Arab World Award]. ICANN. Published 2012 May 22.</ref>

==CEO Fadi Chehadé==

Since first introducing himself to the ICANN Community at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, and assuming the CEO position ahead of [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto, Mr. Chehadé has actively engaged and restructured the organization to better facilitate what he has determined are its core functions. This includes: Operational Excellence, Contract Compliance, International Outreach, and Transparency.<ref name="YouTube Opening Speech">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjt2mCinmbg Video, ICANN 44 Speech, Youtube.com]Posted 25 June 2012, Retrieved 11 January 2013</ref>

===Contractual Compliance===

A major push by Mr. Chehadé was to improve contractual compliance at ICANN. He stressed in his introductory speech that his prior experience at IBM taught him the importance of writing and following through clearly on contracts. On his first day as CEO he promoted Maguy Serad, Senior Director of Contractual Compliance, to Vice President of Contractual Compliance, with her department reporting directly to the CEO.<ref name="YouTube Opening Speech"></ref>

"Contractual Compliance Audit Program" was introduced in late 2012 as a 3 year plan to ensure all registries and registrars are following their contracts. The scope of the program is: Registrar and registry agreements, including the incorporated ICANN consensus policies; All ICANN-accredited registrars (2001 and 2009 RAAs); Existing TLD registries; New agreements entered into with a contracted party may be included; New gTLD registries (when available). The timeline is broken down so that over the three year period 1/3 of Registry and Registrar agreements from a complete list will be randomly selected and audited, continuing with the remainder until finished.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/audits Audits, ICANN.org]Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>

In January, 2013, [[Verisign]] Senior Vice President [[Pat Kane]] sent [[ICANN]] a letter stating that it had no intentions submitting to an ICANN audit of its [[.net]] registry. Kane wrote, "Verisign has no contractual obligations under its .net Registry Agreement with ICANN to comply with the proposed audit. Absent such express contractual obligations, Verisign will not submit itself to an audit by or at the direction of ICANN of its books and records." A registry audit would entail a review of compliance with [[Whois]], zone file access, data escrow, monthly reporting, and other policies outlined in the registry agreements.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11560-in-major-snub-verisign-refuses-to-let-icann-audit-net In Major Sub Verisign Refuses to Let ICANN Audit Net, DomainIncite.com]Published & retrieved 11 Jan 2012</ref>

===International Outreach & Engagement with Africa===

[[Fadi Chehadé]] made expanding on previous CEO [[Rod Beckstrom]]'s work on reaching out to the international world a major priority, which notably entailed requiring new staff hires to speak 2 languages and personal and staff tours to promote ICANN and its [[New gTLD Program]]. It seemed through the way he talked about the current level of outreach and engagement and the lack of results that he believed that previous efforts were not substantial enough. He noted in his first speech to an ICANN audience, at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague before he took up the CEO position, that he had already met with the African and Latin American delegations and that they were "yearning" to be reached out, which would be a top priority.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/25/new-icann-ceo-fadi-chehade-impresses-in-opening-session-the-internet-is-the-greatest-public-gift/ New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Impresses in Opening Session the Internet is the Greatest Public Gift, TheDomains.com]Published 25 June 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref> The day that he assumed the position of CEO he also appointed [[Sally Costerton]] to lead Stakeholder Engagement and [[Tarek Kamel]] to act as Senior Adviser to Government Affairs. The promotion of Mr. Kamel, an Egyptian national, was the first time an individual from the developing world had been made an Executive of ICANN. Both these positions are based in ICANN's European Headquarters and report directly to the CEO.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19oct12-en.htm Announcement 19Oct12, ICANN.org]Published 19 Oct 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>

Weeks later, 4 Vice Presidents of Regional Stakeholder Engagement were announced. These positions report directly to [[Sally Costerton]] and were mostly internal promotions intended to raise the level of importance for global engagement. The Vice Presidents are: [[Piere Dandjinou]], Africa; [[Baher Esmat]], Middle East; [[Veni Markovski]], Russia,

CIS and Eastern Europe; [[Savenaca Vocea]], Australasia/Pacific Islands.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-28nov12-en.htm Announcement 28Nov12, ICANN.org]Published 28 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>

In October, 2012, [[AFRINIC]] and ICANN signed an agreement to facilitate the deployment of anycast instances of L Root DNS server, operated by ICANN, in the African region. ICANN, as the operator of the L-Root Server, will work cooperatively with AFRINIC to identify candidate sites within the region of Africa that meet the criteria for the hosting of anycast instances of the L-Root server operated by ICANN. Part of AFRINIC's mission aims to increase the number of DNS root servers instances in the African region as well as its own DNS Anycast platform where AFRINIC hosts its own DNS services but also make it available at no cost for ccTLDs in the region.<ref>[http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/press/781-afrinic-and-icann-to-cooperate-further-in-internet-development-in-africa AFRINIC and ICANN to cooperate Further in Internet Development, AFRINIC.net]Published 18 Oct 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>

At [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto, a 3 year plan, entitled "ICANN's New Approach to Africa", was unveiled and presented to the community for comment. The plan was created through a working group convened at the previous ICANN meeting, which involved input from much of the African delegation, [[AFRINIC]], and other important contacts knowledgeable about the region.<ref>[http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/initiative-unveiled-to-increase-icann-s-presence-in-africa/129281/ Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANNs Presence in Africa, ThisDayLive.com] Published 1 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>

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 ==Awards==
 In May, 2012, ICANN was recognized by The Board of Trustees of Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award with their 11th 'Informatics Medal'. The medal is given with appreciation for the organization's efforts at maintaining and strengthening the Internet's infrastructure. The Board also expressed gratitude for the role that ICANN has played in developing and deploying Arabic [[IDN]]'s, which allow Arabic populations to surf the web without relying on foreign characters or domains. The award has been given out since 2007, and is given to institutions or public figures that are influential in the fields of Informatics and Internet Development. It was received on behalf of ICANN by the company's President and CEO, [[Rod Beckstrom]].<ref>[http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2237530&language=en Informatics prize for ICANN - Salem Ali Prize panel]. Kuna. Published 2012 May 1.</ref><ref>[http://blog.icann.org/2012/05/icann-receives-arab-world-award/ ICANN Receives Arab World Award]. ICANN. Published 2012 May 22.</ref>
+==CEO Fadi Chehadé==
+Since first introducing himself to the ICANN Community at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, and assuming the CEO position ahead of [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto, Mr. Chehadé has actively engaged and restructured the organization to better facilitate what he has determined are its core functions. This includes: Operational Excellence, Contract Compliance, International Outreach, and Transparency.<ref name="YouTube Opening Speech">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjt2mCinmbg Video, ICANN 44 Speech, Youtube.com]Posted 25 June 2012, Retrieved 11 January 2013</ref>
+===Contractual Compliance===
+A major push by Mr. Chehadé was to improve contractual compliance at ICANN. He stressed in his introductory speech that his prior experience at IBM taught him the importance of writing and following through clearly on contracts. On his first day as CEO he promoted Maguy Serad, Senior Director of Contractual Compliance, to Vice President of Contractual Compliance, with her department reporting directly to the CEO.<ref name="YouTube Opening Speech"></ref>
+"Contractual Compliance Audit Program"  was introduced in late 2012 as a 3 year plan to ensure all registries and registrars are following their contracts. The scope of the program is: Registrar and registry agreements, including the incorporated ICANN consensus policies; All ICANN-accredited registrars (2001 and 2009 RAAs); Existing TLD registries; New agreements entered into with a contracted party may be included; New gTLD registries (when available). The timeline is broken down so that over the three year period 1/3 of Registry and Registrar agreements from a complete list will be randomly selected and audited, continuing with the remainder until finished.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/audits Audits, ICANN.org]Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>
+In January, 2013, [[Verisign]] Senior Vice President [[Pat Kane]] sent [[ICANN]] a letter stating that it had no intentions submitting to an ICANN audit of its [[.net]] registry. Kane wrote, "Verisign has no contractual obligations under its .net Registry Agreement with ICANN to comply with the proposed audit. Absent such express contractual obligations, Verisign will not submit itself to an audit by or at the direction of ICANN of its books and records." A registry audit would entail a review of compliance with [[Whois]], zone file access, data escrow, monthly reporting, and other policies outlined in the registry agreements.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11560-in-major-snub-verisign-refuses-to-let-icann-audit-net In Major Sub Verisign Refuses to Let ICANN Audit Net, DomainIncite.com]Published & retrieved 11 Jan 2012</ref>
+===International Outreach & Engagement with Africa===
+[[Fadi Chehadé]] made expanding on previous CEO [[Rod Beckstrom]]'s work on reaching out to the international world a major priority, which notably entailed requiring new staff hires to speak 2 languages and personal and staff tours to promote ICANN and its [[New gTLD Program]]. It seemed through the way he talked about the current level of outreach and engagement and the lack of results that he believed that previous efforts were not substantial enough. He noted in his first speech to an ICANN audience, at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague before he took up the CEO position, that he had already met with the African and Latin American delegations and that they were "yearning" to be reached out, which would be a top priority.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/25/new-icann-ceo-fadi-chehade-impresses-in-opening-session-the-internet-is-the-greatest-public-gift/ New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Impresses in Opening Session the Internet is the Greatest Public Gift, TheDomains.com]Published 25 June 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref> The day that he assumed the position of CEO he also appointed [[Sally Costerton]] to lead Stakeholder Engagement and [[Tarek Kamel]] to act as Senior Adviser to Government Affairs. The promotion of Mr. Kamel, an Egyptian national, was the first time an individual from the developing world had been made an Executive of ICANN. Both these positions are based in ICANN's European Headquarters and report directly to the CEO.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19oct12-en.htm Announcement 19Oct12, ICANN.org]Published 19 Oct 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>
+Weeks later, 4 Vice Presidents of Regional Stakeholder Engagement were announced. These positions report directly to [[Sally Costerton]] and were mostly internal promotions intended to raise the level of importance for global engagement. The Vice Presidents are: [[Piere Dandjinou]], Africa; [[Baher Esmat]], Middle East; [[Veni Markovski]], Russia,
+CIS and Eastern Europe; [[Savenaca Vocea]], Australasia/Pacific Islands.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-28nov12-en.htm Announcement 28Nov12, ICANN.org]Published 28 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>
+In October, 2012, [[AFRINIC]] and ICANN signed an agreement to facilitate the deployment of anycast instances of L Root DNS server, operated by ICANN, in the African region. ICANN, as the operator of the L-Root Server, will work cooperatively with AFRINIC to identify candidate sites within the region of Africa that meet the criteria for the hosting of anycast instances of the L-Root server operated by ICANN. Part of AFRINIC's mission aims to increase the number of DNS root servers instances in the African region as well as its own DNS Anycast platform where AFRINIC hosts its own DNS services but also make it available at no cost for ccTLDs in the region.<ref>[http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/press/781-afrinic-and-icann-to-cooperate-further-in-internet-development-in-africa AFRINIC and ICANN to cooperate Further in Internet Development, AFRINIC.net]Published 18 Oct 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>
+At [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto, a 3 year plan, entitled "ICANN's New Approach to Africa", was unveiled and presented to the community for comment. The plan was created through a working group convened at the previous ICANN meeting, which involved input from much of the African delegation, [[AFRINIC]], and other important contacts knowledgeable about the region.<ref>[http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/initiative-unveiled-to-increase-icann-s-presence-in-africa/129281/ Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANNs Presence in Africa, ThisDayLive.com] Published 1 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>
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