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Afilias is one of the major gTLD registries in existence today, having launched .info domains in 2001. Afilias has also been the registry operator for the .mobi mobile phone TLD since February, 2010.^[1] In January, 2012, Afilias acquired Registry Services Corporation, which until that time had been the registry for the .pro TLD. Afilias also supports the technical back-end of 17 TLDs, including 7 gTLDs, the largest of which being .org. As an acknowledgement of the need for more competition at the registry level of the domain name industry, a number of important domain name registrars created Afilias in September, 2000. Just two months later, Afilias was selected by ICANN to launch the .info gTLD, which has been called the most successful new gTLD after the launch of .com...read more.

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http://icannwiki.com/index.php/CEO_Search_Committee

The ICANN CEO Search Committee was formed following Rod Beckstrom's August 2011 announcement that he will not continue as CEO past the fulfillment of his term, completed on 1 July 2012. The topic of CEO succession planning was first discussed at a Board meeting on 17 September 2011, where they directed the Board Governance Committee to appoint members to a CEO Search Process Management Work Committee. The committee is contracting with search firm Odgers Berndtson in Brussels, who will be handling application inquiries and expressions of interest. In January 2012, ICANN began openly advertising the position in places such as The Economist. The committee expects to announce their CEO selection in May, with the CEO taking office at the close of Beckstrom's term, on July 1, 2012... read more.

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-'''Rodrigo de la Parra''' is [[ICANN]]'s Vice President for Latin America; he was appointed in January, 2012. He was previously ICANN's Manager of Regional Relations for Latin America. Rodrigo joined ICANN in January 2011, and was responsible for outreach, support, and engagement with all stakeholders in the Latin America. According to [[ICANN CEO]] [[Rod Beckstrom]], Rodrigo de la Parra's success in that role prepared him for his promotion to regional Vice President. Rodrigo is also a lecturer of International Organizations and Economic Negotiations, and is a consultant to the Latin American Cooperation for Advanced Networks ([[CLARA]])....[[Rodrigo de la Parra|read more]].
+'''Afilias''' is one of the major [[gTLD]] registries in existence today, having launched [[.info]] domains in 2001. Afilias has also been the registry operator for the [[.mobi]] mobile phone [[TLD]] since February, 2010.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership]</ref> In January, 2012, Afilias acquired [[RegistryPro|Registry Services Corporation]], which until that time had been the registry for the [[.pro]] [[TLD]]. Afilias also supports the technical back-end of 17 [[TLD]]s, including 7 [[gTLD]]s, the largest of which being [[.org]]. As an acknowledgement of the need for more competition at the registry level of the domain name industry, a number of important domain name [[:Category:Registrars|registrars]] created Afilias in September, 2000. Just two months later, Afilias was selected by [[ICANN]] to launch the [[.info]] [[gTLD]], which has been called the most successful new [[gTLD]] after the launch of [[.com]]...[[Afilias|read more]].
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