During the [[Munich Conference on new gTLds]] that was held in October 2013, Mr. Chehadé made a keynote address that focused on his plan to break the ties that the United States government has with [[ICANN]]. He stressed that the powerful role the government has over the [[DNS]] root zone is not sustainable for the future, but warned that breaking ties could create a governance vacuum that could be cause for concern. He also referenced recent news regarding Internet surveillance by the U.S. government as cause for speeding up the process.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14888-chehade-talks-up-split-from-us-oversight Chehade talks up Split from US Oversight, Domain Incite] Retrieved 04 Nov 2013</ref><ref>[http://newdomains.org/ NewDomains.org]</ref> View the video of Mr. Chehadé's address at the conference [http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-chehade-new-gtld-munich-28oct13-en.htm here]. | During the [[Munich Conference on new gTLds]] that was held in October 2013, Mr. Chehadé made a keynote address that focused on his plan to break the ties that the United States government has with [[ICANN]]. He stressed that the powerful role the government has over the [[DNS]] root zone is not sustainable for the future, but warned that breaking ties could create a governance vacuum that could be cause for concern. He also referenced recent news regarding Internet surveillance by the U.S. government as cause for speeding up the process.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14888-chehade-talks-up-split-from-us-oversight Chehade talks up Split from US Oversight, Domain Incite] Retrieved 04 Nov 2013</ref><ref>[http://newdomains.org/ NewDomains.org]</ref> View the video of Mr. Chehadé's address at the conference [http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-chehade-new-gtld-munich-28oct13-en.htm here]. |