* Rod Beckstrom was publicly derided by both [[Maria Farrell]] and [[Lesley Cowley]] at the public forum at [[ICANN San Francsico]].<ref>[http://nigel.je/2011/08/icann-to-part-company-with-ceo-rod-beckstrom/ Nigel.ie]</ref> Ms. Farrell first took the mic to accuse the organization of chasing away its experienced staff members, herself included, and lament the "hollowing out of expertise" therein. Her comments were met with sustained applause. Rod Beckstrom responded that turnover was below 15%, which is quite good for a tech-oriented organization. [[Lesley Cowley]] later took the mic to point out that the turnover rate for senior staff members was likely significantly higher, around 78%.<ref>[http://mariafarrell.com/?p=141#more-141 MariaFarrel.com]</ref> Audio of that forum can be found [http://audio.icann.org/meetings/siliconvalley2011/public-forum-17mar11-en.mp3 here], with the aforementioned interaction beginning around 23:10. | * Rod Beckstrom was publicly derided by both [[Maria Farrell]] and [[Lesley Cowley]] at the public forum at [[ICANN San Francsico]].<ref>[http://nigel.je/2011/08/icann-to-part-company-with-ceo-rod-beckstrom/ Nigel.ie]</ref> Ms. Farrell first took the mic to accuse the organization of chasing away its experienced staff members, herself included, and lament the "hollowing out of expertise" therein. Her comments were met with sustained applause. Rod Beckstrom responded that turnover was below 15%, which is quite good for a tech-oriented organization. [[Lesley Cowley]] later took the mic to point out that the turnover rate for senior staff members was likely significantly higher, around 78%.<ref>[http://mariafarrell.com/?p=141#more-141 MariaFarrel.com]</ref> Audio of that forum can be found [http://audio.icann.org/meetings/siliconvalley2011/public-forum-17mar11-en.mp3 here], with the aforementioned interaction beginning around 23:10. |