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Dr. [[Paul Twomey]], then President and CEO of ICANN, spoke at the plenary session of the WSIS on December 11, 2003 in Geneva. He stated ICANN's commitment to achieving the goals of the UN Secretary General for the Information Society and the objectives of the WSIS. In his speech, Twomey pointed out that ICANN doesn't stand in the way of governments, instead ICANN promotes equal participation from all sectors to discuss the issues surrounding the internet. He also emphasized that ICANN is working towards the expansion of discussing and learning the internet with its global, regional governmental, private sector, technical and civil society partners as well as increasing its global presence in a multilingual capacity.<ref>[https://www.arin.net/announcements/2003/20031212.html Speech by Dr. Paul Twomey at the WSIS Plenary Session]</ref>

Dr. [[Paul Twomey]], then President and CEO of ICANN, spoke at the plenary session of the WSIS on December 11, 2003 in Geneva. He stated ICANN's commitment to achieving the goals of the UN Secretary General for the Information Society and the objectives of the WSIS. In his speech, Twomey pointed out that ICANN doesn't stand in the way of governments, instead ICANN promotes equal participation from all sectors to discuss the issues surrounding the internet. He also emphasized that ICANN is working towards the expansion of discussing and learning the internet with its global, regional governmental, private sector, technical and civil society partners as well as increasing its global presence in a multilingual capacity.<ref>[https://www.arin.net/announcements/2003/20031212.html Speech by Dr. Paul Twomey at the WSIS Plenary Session]</ref>

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