In 2002, ICANN appointed Johnston to chair an international task force that established the Policy Development Process (PDP). She was appointed to the [[ICANN Board]] in May 2006 by the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO). Her term was set to end six months after ICANN's annual meeting in 2010.<ref name=Bio/> Johnston was appointed to serve an additional three-year term by GNSO in April 2008, a position she held until June 2011.<ref name=Thanks>[https://features.icann.org/2011-06-24-thanks-rita-rodin-johnston Thanks to Rita Rodin-Johnston] (2011-06-24), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> | In 2002, ICANN appointed Johnston to chair an international task force that established the Policy Development Process (PDP). She was appointed to the [[ICANN Board]] in May 2006 by the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO). Her term was set to end six months after ICANN's annual meeting in 2010.<ref name=Bio/> Johnston was appointed to serve an additional three-year term by GNSO in April 2008, a position she held until June 2011.<ref name=Thanks>[https://features.icann.org/2011-06-24-thanks-rita-rodin-johnston Thanks to Rita Rodin-Johnston] (2011-06-24), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> |