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==ICANN==
==ICANN==
Steve Crocker has been involved in both the Internet and [[ICANN]] since their beginnings. He has been the chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[SSAC]] since its creation in 2002, and had been serving as the [[SSAC]]'s non-voting liaison to the [[ICANN Board]] until he was selected by the [[NomCom]] to serve as a voting member. He was selected by the NomCom in 2008, and his current term concludes at the end of the 2011 annual meeting. Following the annual meeting of 2010, Steve was elected as Vice-Chair of the ICANN Board.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref>
Steve Crocker has been involved in both the Internet and [[ICANN]] since their beginnings. He has been the chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[SSAC]] since its creation in 2002, and had been serving as the [[SSAC]]'s non-voting liaison to the [[ICANN Board]] until he was selected by the [[NomCom]] to serve as a voting member. He was selected by the NomCom in 2008, and his current term concludes at the end of the 2011 annual meeting. Following the annual meeting of 2010, Steve was elected as Vice-Chair of the [[ICANN Board]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref>
Following the departure of [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] after [[ICANN Singapore]] in June, 2011, Steve Crocker was unanimously appointed to act as Chairman of the Board. His current term is still set to expire at the 2011 [[Annual Meeting]] to be held in [[ICANN Senegal|Dakar, Senegal]]. [[Bruce Tonkin]] was elected vice-chair.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/steve-crocker-elected-icann-chair.html DomainNews.com]</ref>
==Awards==
==Awards==
Steve Crocker was recognized for his pioneering work by the [[IEEE]], with their 2002 Internet Award “for leadership in creation of key elements in open evolution of Internet protocols: Network Working Group, Request for Comments process and layered protocol approaches".<ref>[http://www.pir.org/%3Fp%3D287 PIR.org]</ref>
Steve Crocker was recognized for his pioneering work by the [[IEEE]], with their 2002 Internet Award “for leadership in creation of key elements in open evolution of Internet protocols: Network Working Group, Request for Comments process and layered protocol approaches".<ref>[http://www.pir.org/%3Fp%3D287 PIR.org]</ref>