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==Major Events and Topics==

==Major Events and Topics==

===Opening Ceremony===

===Opening Ceremony===

Avri's Award

[[Avri Doria]] was announced as the first ever recipient of the [[ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award]] durin the Opening Ceremony. The award is given to a community member in recognition of his/her work in ICANN groups, programs, and participation in the Internet Governance community in general. Avri was recognized for her work in ICANN Working Groups and various constituencies as well as her participation in [[IGF]], [[IETF]], [[ISOC]], and others.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-23-en Announcement] (June 23 2014) ''ICANN.org''; Retrieved 23 June 2014</ref>

 

====President's Speech====

====President's Speech====

After thanking the speakers that came before him and congratulating Avri Doria for her award, [[ICANN]] CEO [[Fadi Chehade]] took a few moments to look back on ICANN's history and remark on the historic event of the 50th ICANN meeting. He spoke about how much the Internet has grown since the first ICANN meeting, and highlighted [[IDN]]s to explain that in the future far more people will be accessing the Internet in their own language and on non-Latin keyboards. He outlined ICANN's core values and stressed that these must not change (such as Transparency) even as the industry and Internet changes at a rapid pace.  

After thanking the speakers that came before him and congratulating Avri Doria for her award, [[ICANN]] CEO [[Fadi Chehade]] took a few moments to look back on ICANN's history and remark on the historic event of the 50th ICANN meeting. He spoke about how much the Internet has grown since the first ICANN meeting, and highlighted [[IDN]]s to explain that in the future far more people will be accessing the Internet in their own language and on non-Latin keyboards. He outlined ICANN's core values and stressed that these must not change (such as Transparency) even as the industry and Internet changes at a rapid pace.