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Previously, Mr. Hall was the CEO and founder of Echelon Internet Group, and Internet Access Inc. The latter was an Ottawa-based ISP that became a regional leader, cornering 40% of the Ottawa market; it eventually merged with Hookup Communications and went public.<ref name="dnjournal"></ref><ref name="zip"></ref>
Previously, Mr. Hall was the CEO and founder of Echelon Internet Group, and Internet Access Inc. The latter was an Ottawa-based ISP that became a regional leader, cornering 40% of the Ottawa market; it eventually merged with Hookup Communications and went public.<ref name="dnjournal"></ref><ref name="zip"></ref>
Hall founded [[CIRA]] in 1998, and was its founding chair until 2000 when he resigned. CIRA was started after his work with the Canadian Governments' "E-Commerce and Domain Name Taskforce". He also founded the [[CAIP|Canadian Association of Internet Providers]], which represents all Canadian ISPs; he served as its Vice-Chair and as a Board member for 4 years. He has frequently consulted with the Canadian Government, the U.S. Government, [[WIPO]], [[ICANN]], and other international organizations.
Hall founded [[CIRA]] in 1998, and was its founding chair until 2000 when he resigned. CIRA was started after his work with the Canadian Government's "E-Commerce and Domain Name Taskforce". He also founded the [[CAIP|Canadian Association of Internet Providers]], which represents all Canadian ISPs; he served as its Vice-Chair and as a Board member for 4 years. He has frequently consulted with the Canadian Government, the U.S. Government, [[WIPO]], [[ICANN]], and other international organizations.
In the mid-'90s, Rob hosted a radio show, "Surfing the Net"; he also had a weekly column on the Internet that ran in Sun Publishing's chain of newspapers.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=24361261&privcapId=23775172&previousCapId=23775172&previousTitle=Momentous.ca%20Corporation Momentous.ca], Investing.BusinessWeek.com.</ref>
In the mid-'90s, Rob hosted a radio show, "Surfing the Net"; he also had a weekly column on the Internet that ran in Sun Publishing's chain of newspapers.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=24361261&privcapId=23775172&previousCapId=23775172&previousTitle=Momentous.ca%20Corporation Momentous.ca], Investing.BusinessWeek.com.</ref>
==ICANN==
==ICANN==
Rob has been involved with ICANN in a number of roles; he has been the Vice-Chair of the [[Registrar Constituency]],<ref>[http://www.domaindictionary.com/konfuciy.asp?tda=dt&t=6980&fs=rob+hall DomainDictionary.com]</ref> and has also worked as a contractor at [[ICANN]].<ref name="linkedin"></ref> In 2011, he was a voting member of the [[NomCom]], and was appointed by the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]], which he has been involved with since its inception.<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/about/staff.php Staff], ICANNRegistrars.org.</ref>
Rob has been involved with ICANN in a number of roles; he has been the Vice-Chair of the [[Registrar Constituency]],<ref>[http://www.domaindictionary.com/konfuciy.asp?tda=dt&t=6980&fs=rob+hall DomainDictionary.com]</ref> and has also worked as a contractor at [[ICANN]].<ref name="linkedin"></ref> In 2011, he was a voting member of the [[NomCom]] and was appointed by the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]], which he has been involved with since its inception.<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/about/staff.php Staff], ICANNRegistrars.org.</ref>
He was NomCom's 2012 Chair Elect<ref name="announcement"></ref> but resigned from the position in October 2013, while speaking out about flaws in the NomCom. He cited an internal culture that promotes friends and colleagues rather than qualified candidates and discards formal advice from the [[ICANN Board]]. He also noted that the group attends [[ICANN Meetings]] on a purely travel basis and does not hold meetings at the events, and that increased lobbying threatens the organization further. "We are starting to see lobbying inside the NomCom: 'If I support this candidate will you support this one for me'. We are seeing the politics of GNSO play out in the NomCom," Hall said.<ref name="dot-nxt">[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/10/12/sickening-nomcom-must-be-refor "Sickening" NomCom must be reformed, says ex-chair], Dot-Nxt.com. Published 12 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.</ref>
He was NomCom's 2012 Chair Elect<ref name="announcement"></ref> but resigned from the position in October 2013, while speaking out about flaws in the NomCom. He cited an internal culture that promotes friends and colleagues rather than qualified candidates and discards formal advice from the [[ICANN Board]]. He also noted that the group attends [[ICANN Meetings]] on a purely travel basis and does not hold meetings at the events, and that increased lobbying threatens the organization further. "We are starting to see lobbying inside the NomCom: 'If I support this candidate will you support this one for me'. We are seeing the politics of GNSO play out in the NomCom," Hall said.<ref name="dot-nxt">[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/10/12/sickening-nomcom-must-be-refor "Sickening" NomCom must be reformed, says ex-chair], Dot-Nxt.com. Published 12 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.</ref>