Changes

In January, 2013, [[Verisign]] Senior Vice President [[Pat Kane]] sent ICANN a letter stating that it had no intentions submitting to an ICANN audit of its [[.net]] registry. Kane wrote, "Verisign has no contractual obligations under its .net Registry Agreement with ICANN to comply with the proposed audit. Absent such express contractual obligations, Verisign will not submit itself to an audit by or at the direction of ICANN of its books and records." A registry audit would entail a review of compliance with [[Whois]], zone file access, data escrow, monthly reporting, and other policies outlined in the registry agreements.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11560-in-major-snub-verisign-refuses-to-let-icann-audit-net In Major Sub Verisign Refuses to Let ICANN Audit Net, DomainIncite.com]Published & retrieved 11 Jan 2012</ref>

In January, 2013, [[Verisign]] Senior Vice President [[Pat Kane]] sent ICANN a letter stating that it had no intentions submitting to an ICANN audit of its [[.net]] registry. Kane wrote, "Verisign has no contractual obligations under its .net Registry Agreement with ICANN to comply with the proposed audit. Absent such express contractual obligations, Verisign will not submit itself to an audit by or at the direction of ICANN of its books and records." A registry audit would entail a review of compliance with [[Whois]], zone file access, data escrow, monthly reporting, and other policies outlined in the registry agreements.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11560-in-major-snub-verisign-refuses-to-let-icann-audit-net In Major Sub Verisign Refuses to Let ICANN Audit Net, DomainIncite.com]Published & retrieved 11 Jan 2012</ref>

===International Outreach & Engagement with Africa===

===International Outreach & Engagement with Africa & Asia===

[[Fadi Chehadé]] made expanding on previous CEO [[Rod Beckstrom]]'s work on reaching out to the international world a major priority, which notably entailed requiring new staff hires to speak 2 languages and personal and staff tours to promote ICANN and its [[New gTLD Program]]. It seemed through the way he talked about the current level of outreach and engagement and the lack of results that he believed that previous efforts were not substantial enough. He noted in his first speech to an ICANN audience, at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague before he took up the CEO position, that he had already met with the African and Latin American delegations and that they were "yearning" to be reached out, which would be a top priority.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/25/new-icann-ceo-fadi-chehade-impresses-in-opening-session-the-internet-is-the-greatest-public-gift/ New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Impresses in Opening Session the Internet is the Greatest Public Gift, TheDomains.com]Published 25 June 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref> The day that he assumed the position of CEO he also appointed [[Sally Costerton]] to lead Stakeholder Engagement and [[Tarek Kamel]] to act as Senior Adviser to Government Affairs. The promotion of Mr. Kamel, an Egyptian national, was the first time an individual from the developing world had been made an Executive of ICANN. Both these positions are based in ICANN's European Headquarters and report directly to the CEO.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19oct12-en.htm Announcement 19Oct12, ICANN.org]Published 19 Oct 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>

[[Fadi Chehadé]] made expanding on previous CEO [[Rod Beckstrom]]'s work on reaching out to the international world a major priority, which notably entailed requiring new staff hires to speak 2 languages and personal and staff tours to promote ICANN and its [[New gTLD Program]]. It seemed through the way he talked about the current level of outreach and engagement and the lack of results that he believed that previous efforts were not substantial enough. He noted in his first speech to an ICANN audience, at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague before he took up the CEO position, that he had already met with the African and Latin American delegations and that they were "yearning" to be reached out, which would be a top priority.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/25/new-icann-ceo-fadi-chehade-impresses-in-opening-session-the-internet-is-the-greatest-public-gift/ New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Impresses in Opening Session the Internet is the Greatest Public Gift, TheDomains.com]Published 25 June 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref> The day that he assumed the position of CEO he also appointed [[Sally Costerton]] to lead Stakeholder Engagement and [[Tarek Kamel]] to act as Senior Adviser to Government Affairs. The promotion of Mr. Kamel, an Egyptian national, was the first time an individual from the developing world had been made an Executive of ICANN. Both these positions are based in ICANN's European Headquarters and report directly to the CEO.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19oct12-en.htm Announcement 19Oct12, ICANN.org]Published 19 Oct 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>

At [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto, a 3 year plan, entitled "ICANN's New Approach to Africa", was unveiled and presented to the community for comment. The plan was created through a working group convened at the previous ICANN meeting, which involved input from much of the African delegation, [[AFRINIC]], and other important contacts knowledgeable about the region.<ref>[http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/initiative-unveiled-to-increase-icann-s-presence-in-africa/129281/ Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANNs Presence in Africa, ThisDayLive.com] Published 1 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>

At [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto, a 3 year plan, entitled "ICANN's New Approach to Africa", was unveiled and presented to the community for comment. The plan was created through a working group convened at the previous ICANN meeting, which involved input from much of the African delegation, [[AFRINIC]], and other important contacts knowledgeable about the region.<ref>[http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/initiative-unveiled-to-increase-icann-s-presence-in-africa/129281/ Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANNs Presence in Africa, ThisDayLive.com] Published 1 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Jan 2013</ref>

==Implementation vs. Policy Development==

==Implementation vs. Policy Development==