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Beckstrom was appointed President and CEO of ICANN at the conclusion of ICANN's 35th international meeting in Sydney, Australia, in June 2009.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26jun09-en.htm Rod Beckstrom Named ICANN CEO]</ref> Mr. Beckstrom's performance has been met with criticism by a wide ranging group of ICANN insiders, but he has also overseen the organization during some of its busiest and most progressive work. Following the announcement of his departure, a PDF was released that highlights his achievements over the previous two years.

Beckstrom was appointed President and CEO of ICANN at the conclusion of ICANN's 35th international meeting in Sydney, Australia, in June 2009.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26jun09-en.htm Rod Beckstrom Named ICANN CEO]</ref> Mr. Beckstrom's performance has been met with criticism by a wide ranging group of ICANN insiders, but he has also overseen the organization during some of its busiest and most progressive work. Following the announcement of his departure, a PDF was released that highlights his achievements over the previous two years.

Some of his most high-profile work with ICANN was related to the creation, approval, and implementation of the organization's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. He described the program as "the biggest change in the Domain Name System since [[.com]], certainly — maybe the biggest change since the re-architecting of the whole domain naming system in ’83-’84, which is when .com came about".<ref>[http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/01/icaan-president-beckstrom ICANN President Beckstrom, Wired.com]</ref> Rod's tenure as CEO during the creation and launch of the new gTLD program saw him touring the world and participating a wide variety of interviews and outreach efforts through various types of media.<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/RodBeckstrom/status/157224105291161600 Tweet Jan 11, 2012, Twitter.com]</ref>

Some of his most high-profile work with ICANN was related to the creation, approval, and implementation of the organization's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. He described the program as "the biggest change in the Domain Name System since [[.com]], certainly — maybe the biggest change since the re-architecting of the whole domain naming system in ’83-’84, which is when .com came about".<ref>[http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/01/icaan-president-beckstrom ICANN President Beckstrom, Wired.com]</ref> Rod's tenure as CEO during the creation and launch of the new gTLD program saw him touring the world and participating in a wide variety of interviews and outreach efforts through various types of media in order to spread awareness about the program and its anticipated effects.<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/RodBeckstrom/status/157224105291161600 Tweet Jan 11, 2012, Twitter.com]</ref>

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