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On April 30, 2012, he stated that he is hoping that the [[TAS]] technical glitch will be resolved before his term as expires and hand over the job to his successor on June 29, 2009 at the [[ICANN 44]] meeting in Prague. He said, ''"I’d like to see us obviously get the technical issues resolved, notify applicants, reopen the window and publish the strings before I pass the baton in Prague. That’s not a commitment at this point in time, it’s an indication as CEO that it’s absolutely my intention to push for a timely resolution of this issue… If we can get things done sooner, then the sooner the better."'' <ref>
On April 30, 2012, he stated that he is hoping that the [[TAS]] technical glitch will be resolved before his term as expires and hand over the job to his successor on June 29, 2009 at the [[ICANN 44]] meeting in Prague. He said, ''"I’d like to see us obviously get the technical issues resolved, notify applicants, reopen the window and publish the strings before I pass the baton in Prague. That’s not a commitment at this point in time, it’s an indication as CEO that it’s absolutely my intention to push for a timely resolution of this issue… If we can get things done sooner, then the sooner the better."'' <ref>
[http://domainincite.com/beckstrom-breaks-tas-bug-silence-says-big-reveal-could-be-as-late-as-prague/ Beckstrom breaks TAS bug silence, says Big Reveal could be as late as Prague]</ref>
[http://domainincite.com/beckstrom-breaks-tas-bug-silence-says-big-reveal-could-be-as-late-as-prague/ Beckstrom breaks TAS bug silence, says Big Reveal could be as late as Prague]</ref>
===Criticism of the ICANN Board===
At the opening ceremony for [[ICANN 43]] in San Jose, Costa Rica, Beckstrom criticized the [[ICANN Board]] and [[NomCom]] for their insularity. He said, "ICANN must be able to act for the public good while placing commercial and financial interests in the appropriate context. How can it do this if all top leadership is from the very domain name industry it is supposed to coordinate independently?” He claimed that the NomCom's structure poses a significant threat to ICANN, and stated that the Committee, which appoints half of the Board's voting Directors, should be "free of conflicts," and should appoint candidates that are “financially independent of the domain name industry." He said that ideally, a fully independent and non-conflicted NomCom should be in place before the nominations for the next round of Board appointments begins.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/8126-beckstrom-slams-his-own-board-over-conflicts Beckstrom slams his own board over conflicts, domainincite.com]</ref>
===Departure from ICANN===
===Departure from ICANN===
During his last opening ceremony address at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, Mr. Beckstrom listed a number of achievements during his tenure as CEO, they included: introduction of [[IDN]]s, implementation of [[DNSSEC]], implementation of the [[New gTLD Program]], reaching out to China and Chinese stakeholders, an internationalizing the organization.
During his last opening ceremony address at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, Mr. Beckstrom listed a number of achievements during his tenure as CEO, they included: introduction of [[IDN]]s, implementation of [[DNSSEC]], implementation of the [[New gTLD Program]], reaching out to China and Chinese stakeholders, an internationalizing the organization.