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

Esther Dyson, is a former Chairman of the ICANN Board, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and her own EDventure Holdings. She is currently an active angel investor with holdings in a variety of online ventures and is a board member for some of these companies. Some of her projects are based in Russia, where she has been spending an increasing amount of time; she is also interested in investing in and traveling around other emerging markets in East Asia and Africa. Esther Dyson was appointed as one of ICANN's nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director, and Chair of the board until November, 2000. Her tenure at ICANN was a rocky beginning wherein the board was focused on defining its technical focus and implement structural rules for elections and other organizational necessities. Her notable work included foundational work to establish revenue streams and moves to make ICANN more transparent, including opening up board meetings to the public.....read more

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Dynamic Network Services, Inc., established in 1998 by a team of young technologists, is a company offering web hosting services and sophisticated web technology solutions. It is an IaaS and DNS services manager; they provide two different DNS platforms, one for individuals and small businesses, and the other for larger corporations. They claim to be the world's fastest growing provider of managed DNS. In June, 2009, it became the first managed DNS provider to offer its Dynect Platform clients DNSSEC. ...read more

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-'''Rod Beckstrom''' is the President and CEO of [[ICANN]] and an Advisor at Uniloc. He serves on the boards of the Environmental Defense Fund, named by Fortune Magazine as one of the seven most powerful boards in the world, and the Jamii Bora Trust, an African micro-lending group. Beckstrom is also a writer, and has co-authored four books, including the best-seller ''The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations,'' which provides a model for analyzing organizations, leadership styles, and competitive strategy. ''The Starfish and the Spider'' has been translated into 16 languages. On August 16, 2011, Rod announced via Twitter that he would be resigning from his position as President and CEO of ICANN in July 2012. ICANN quickly confirmed the news with an official press release that highlighted his past two years with the organization. He first took up the post in July, 2009....[[Rod Beckstrom|read more]]
+'''Esther Dyson''', is a former Chairman of the [[ICANN Board]], the [[EFF|Electronic Frontier Foundation]], and her own [[EDventure Holdings]]. She is currently an active angel investor with holdings in a variety of online ventures and is a board member for some of these companies. Some of her projects are based in Russia, where she has been spending an increasing amount of time; she is also interested in investing in and traveling around other emerging markets in East Asia and Africa. Esther Dyson was appointed as one of [[ICANN]]'s nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director, and Chair of [[ICANN Board|the board]] until November, 2000. Her tenure at [[ICANN]] was a rocky beginning wherein [[ICANN Board|the board]] was focused on defining its technical focus and implement structural rules for elections and other organizational necessities. Her notable work included foundational work to establish revenue streams and moves to make [[ICANN]] more transparent, including opening up board meetings to the public.....[[Esther Dyson|read more]]
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