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'''Dr. Steve Crocker''' is the Co-Founder and CEO of [[Shinkuro]], Inc., the former Chair and Vice-Chair of the [[ICANN Board]], an Internet pioneer, an early leader of [[ISOC]] and the [[IETF]], and the creator of the [[RFC]] document series.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref><ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1 tools.ietf.org]</ref> He continues to speak about, and participate in, the development of the Internet through Industry conferences and meetings.<ref>[http://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/2011-01/steve-crocker-in-montevideo-privacy-vs-security Prensa.LACNIC.net]</ref>

'''Dr. Steve Crocker''' is the President of [[Edgemoor Research Institute]], Co-Founder and CEO of [[Shinkuro]], Inc., the former Chair and Vice-Chair of the [[ICANN Board]], an Internet pioneer, an early leader of [[ISOC]] and the [[IETF]], and the creator of the [[RFC]] document series.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref><ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1 tools.ietf.org]</ref> He continues to speak about, and participate in, the development of the Internet through Industry conferences and meetings.<ref>[http://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/2011-01/steve-crocker-in-montevideo-privacy-vs-security Prensa.LACNIC.net]</ref>

He is the brother of [[Dave Crocker]], who is well known in the Internet Industry for his early work developing Email technology.

He is the brother of [[Dave Crocker]], who is well known in the Internet Industry for his early work developing Email technology.

==ICANN==   

==ICANN==   

Steve Crocker has been involved in both the Internet and [[ICANN]] since their beginnings. He has been the chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[SSAC]] since its creation in 2002, and had been serving as the [[SSAC]]'s non-voting liaison to the [[ICANN Board]] until he was selected by the [[NomCom]] to serve as a voting member. He was selected by the NomCom in 2008, and his current term concludes at the end of the 2011 annual meeting. Following the annual meeting of 2010, Steve was elected as Vice-Chair of the [[ICANN Board]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

Steve Crocker has been involved in both the Internet and [[ICANN]] since their beginnings. He is a member of [[SSAC]], was the former chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[SSAC]], starting in 2002, and the [[SSAC]]'s non-voting liaison to the [[ICANN Board]] until he was selected by the [[NomCom]] to serve as a voting member. He was selected by the NomCom in 2008 until the 2014 [[AGM]]. Following the annual meeting of 2010, Steve was elected as Vice-Chair of the [[ICANN Board]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

Following the departure of [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] after [[ICANN Singapore]] in June, 2011, Steve Crocker was unanimously appointed to act as Chairman of the Board. His current term is still set to expire at the 2011 [[Annual Meeting]] to be held in [[ICANN Senegal|Dakar, Senegal]]. [[Bruce Tonkin]] was elected vice-chair.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/steve-crocker-elected-icann-chair.html DomainNews.com]</ref> Mr. Crocker was re-elected to another term at [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar,<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm Crocker Bio, ICANN.org]</ref> and is now set to step-down following the 2014 Annual Meeting.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html General Board, ICANN.org]</ref>

Following the departure of [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] after [[ICANN Singapore]] in June 2011, Steve Crocker was unanimously appointed to act as Chairman of the Board. His current term is still set to expire at the 2011 [[Annual Meeting]] to be held in [[ICANN Senegal|Dakar, Senegal]]. [[Bruce Tonkin]] was elected vice-chair.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/steve-crocker-elected-icann-chair.html DomainNews.com]</ref> Mr. Crocker was re-elected to another term at [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar,<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm Crocker Bio, ICANN.org]</ref> and is now set to step-down following the 2014 Annual Meeting.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html General Board, ICANN.org]</ref>

Thus, given that Steve Crocker has been a member of the ICANN Board since 2008, he has been heavily involved in developing ICANN's [[gTLD#New gTLD Program| new gTLD expansion program]] and is set to launch the program. In January, 2012, following weeks of protest from anti gTLD groups, such as [[ANA|The Association of National Advertisers]] and related groups, and bad press from the New York Times and Washington Post, and [[gTLD#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|hearings by the U.S. congress]] to address high-level concerns with the program, and talk of the Board meeting to discuss delays; Steve Crocker announced that the program would continue as scheduled, and launch January 12th, 2012. He noted that any delay would compromise ICANN's integrity and call in to question its preparedness and its exhaustive processes that created the program; he underscored the fact that ICANN can not be seen as beholden to political interests, specifically U.S. political interests.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/icann-chairman-sees-little-value-in-delaying-new-domain-name-program-20120104#.TwSRnxCI2vY.twitter ICANN Chairman Sees Little Value in Delaying New Domain Name Program, NationalJournal.com]</ref>

Thus, given that Steve Crocker has been a member of the ICANN Board since 2008, he has been heavily involved in developing ICANN's [[gTLD#New gTLD Program| new gTLD expansion program]] and is set to launch the program. In January 2012, following weeks of protest from anti gTLD groups, such as [[ANA|The Association of National Advertisers]] and related groups, and bad press from the New York Times and Washington Post, and [[gTLD#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|hearings by the U.S. congress]] to address high-level concerns with the program, and talk of the Board meeting to discuss delays; Steve Crocker announced that the program would continue as scheduled, and launch January 12th, 2012. He noted that any delay would compromise ICANN's integrity and call in to question its preparedness and its exhaustive processes that created the program; he underscored the fact that ICANN can not be seen as beholden to political interests, specifically U.S. political interests.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/icann-chairman-sees-little-value-in-delaying-new-domain-name-program-20120104#.TwSRnxCI2vY.twitter ICANN Chairman Sees Little Value in Delaying New Domain Name Program, NationalJournal.com]</ref>

===Conflicts of Interest===

===Conflicts of Interest===

After passing a substantial Conflicts of Interest policy in 2011, Steve Crocker has excused himself from voting on certain issues as per that policy. One notable occasion occurred in February, 2012, when 7 board members abstained from voting or participating in the conversation regarding a motion related to the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]] and the Board's commitment to a second round of new gLTDs. Mr. Crocker had previously voted on issues related to the program, and his self-identified conflict seems to have been a first. He has previously noted that [[Afilias]] has invested in his consulting firm, [[Shinkuro]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/ Seven ICANN Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

After passing a substantial Conflicts of Interest policy in 2011, Steve Crocker has excused himself from voting on certain issues as per that policy. One notable occasion occurred in February 2012, when 7 board members abstained from voting or participating in the conversation regarding a motion related to the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]] and the Board's commitment to the second round of new [[gLTD]]s. Mr. Crocker had previously voted on issues related to the program, and his self-identified conflict seems to have been a first. He has previously noted that [[Afilias]] has invested in his consulting firm, [[Shinkuro]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/ Seven ICANN Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

==Awards==

==Awards==

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