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* He has been criticized for attaching his name too heavily to organizational achievements, or taking credit for his predecessor, [[Paul Twomey]], and other peoples' work. These achievements include the implementation of [[IDN]]s, and the approval of the [[Applicant Guidebook]] for new [[gTLD]]s.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/08/16/icann-fires-ceo News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref>

* He has been criticized for attaching his name too heavily to organizational achievements, or taking credit for his predecessor, [[Paul Twomey]], and other peoples' work. These achievements include the implementation of [[IDN]]s, and the approval of the [[Applicant Guidebook]] for new [[gTLD]]s.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/08/16/icann-fires-ceo News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref>

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In September, 2011, Rod Beckstrom was the Keynote Speaker at the Futurecom Information Technology Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil. There he praised [[CGI.br]], the organization in charge of the Brazilian [[ccTLD]] ([[.br]]), for being one of the only countries in the world to use a multi-stakeholder model to oversee its national Internet infrastructure. He also praised the organization for its work on [[IPv6]] deployment. He then went on to comment on the new [[gTLD]] program being launched by ICANN, and he discouraged brand owners and businesses from applying for a new domain space unless they are ready for the financial and technical responsibility of continually running a [[registry]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/releases/release-12sep11-en.pdf ICANN News Release]</ref>

In September, 2011, Rod Beckstrom was the Keynote Speaker at the Futurecom Information Technology Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil. There he praised [[CGI.br]], the organization in charge of the Brazilian [[ccTLD]] ([[.br]]), for being one of the only countries in the world to use a multi-stakeholder model to oversee its national Internet infrastructure. He also praised the organization for its work on [[IPv6]] deployment. He then went on to comment on the new [[gTLD]] program being launched by ICANN, and he discouraged brand owners and businesses from applying for a new domain space unless they are ready for the financial and technical responsibility of continually running a [[registry]]. He said, “I want to make clear that ICANN is an organization that is not advocating new gTLDs for anyone. Our role is merely facilitation to implement the policy and the programs approved by our community, so we are here to educate not to advocate.”<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/releases/release-12sep11-en.pdf ICANN News Release]</ref> Given that Mr. Beckstrom is often criticized for his high-profile and controversial role, this speech was no exception; one commentator noted how after all the work ICANN had undertaken to create the program, it seems like a terrible PR move to discourage people from applying.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/09/13/gtld-comms-masterplan gTLD Comms Masterplan, news.dot-nxt.com]</ref>

==Career History==

==Career History==