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| logo | |city = Silicon Valley | ||
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|start = 13-18 March, 2011 | |||
|venue = The Westin St. Francis San Francisco | |||
|website = http://svsf40.icann.org/ | |||
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'''ICANN 40''' was held in Silicon Valley between 13 and 18 March, 2011.<ref>[http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/calendar/icann-40 ICANN 40]</ref> The meeting was hosted at The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square. | '''ICANN 40''' was held in Silicon Valley between 13 and 18 March, 2011.<ref>[http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/calendar/icann-40 ICANN 40]</ref> The meeting was hosted at The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square. | ||
==Key developments== | ==Key developments== | ||
ICANN 40 was the most attended meeting till date, with more than 1700 attendees.<ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/2011/03/yes2dotafrica-campaign-successful-icann-40-san-francisco-ca/ Yes2dotAfrica Campaign successful at ICANN 40 in San Francisco]</ref> It is also considered the "most heated" meeting, as many important issues were to be discussed, including the [[.xxx]] and the New [[gTLD]] Program.<ref>[http://www.namesmash.com/icann-community-perspectives-icann-40/ Community Perspectives: ICANN 40]</ref> | ICANN 40 was the most attended meeting till date, with more than 1700 attendees.<ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/2011/03/yes2dotafrica-campaign-successful-icann-40-san-francisco-ca/ Yes2dotAfrica Campaign successful at ICANN 40 in San Francisco]</ref> It is also considered the "most heated" meeting, as many important issues were to be discussed, including the [[.xxx]] and the New [[gTLD]] Program.<ref>[http://www.namesmash.com/icann-community-perspectives-icann-40/ Community Perspectives: ICANN 40]</ref> | ||
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After a debate lasting nearly ten years, the [[ICANN Board]] approved [[.xxx]] as a new [[sTLD]]. The Board made an agreement allowing [[ICM Registry]], owned by [[Stuart Lawley]], to handle the registry services for the TLD.<ref>[http://www.above.com/blog/2011/03/xxx-approved-at-icann-40.html xxx approved at ICANN 40]</ref> There was a lot of heat on the .xxx debate at this ICANN Meeting, including a protest outside the hotel lead by important members of the local adult entertainment industry, as well as FSC Executive Director [[Diane Duke]].<ref>[http://www.juliemeadows.com/blog/2011/03/16/protest-against-xxx-in-san-francisco-tomorrow/ Julie Meadows Blog: Protest Against .XXX in San Francisco Tomorrow]</ref> | After a debate lasting nearly ten years, the [[ICANN Board]] approved [[.xxx]] as a new [[sTLD]]. The Board made an agreement allowing [[ICM Registry]], owned by [[Stuart Lawley]], to handle the registry services for the TLD.<ref>[http://www.above.com/blog/2011/03/xxx-approved-at-icann-40.html xxx approved at ICANN 40]</ref> There was a lot of heat on the .xxx debate at this ICANN Meeting, including a protest outside the hotel lead by important members of the local adult entertainment industry, as well as FSC Executive Director [[Diane Duke]].<ref>[http://www.juliemeadows.com/blog/2011/03/16/protest-against-xxx-in-san-francisco-tomorrow/ Julie Meadows Blog: Protest Against .XXX in San Francisco Tomorrow]</ref> | ||
==Key | ==Key sessions== | ||
Multiple session were in progress consecutively in different rooms of the hotel. The prominent session included: | Multiple session were in progress consecutively in different rooms of the hotel. The prominent session included: | ||
*'''CISO Roundtable''', held on 14 March | *'''CISO Roundtable''', held on 14 March | ||
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*'''Geographic Regions Review Working Group Workshop''', held on 17 March | *'''Geographic Regions Review Working Group Workshop''', held on 17 March | ||
:This Workshop was a discussion regarding the future of ICANN's Geographic Regions framework. It featured members of the community interested in sharing their views with members of the community-wide working group, which is examining the current geographic regions framework.<ref>[http://svsf40.icann.org/node/22217 Geographic Regions Review Working Group Workshop]</ref> | :This Workshop was a discussion regarding the future of ICANN's Geographic Regions framework. It featured members of the community interested in sharing their views with members of the community-wide working group, which is examining the current geographic regions framework.<ref>[http://svsf40.icann.org/node/22217 Geographic Regions Review Working Group Workshop]</ref> | ||
==Public Forum intervention by Maria Farrell== | |||
During the Public Forum, an intervention was made<ref>https://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/siliconvalley2011/bitcache/Transcript_%20Public%20Forum-vid=23613&disposition=attachment&op=download.txt</ref> by former ICANN staff member [[Maria Farrell]], then acting as a [[NCUC]]-appointed a member of the [[NomCom]], which criticized a series of "forced departures" taking place within the organization. Farrell addressed the [[ICANN Board]] stating that "There has been a vast hollowing out of expertise of relationships, of institutional memory, and of goodwill of this organization, and I believe the impact on ICANN's operational effectiveness has been profound. The impact on the international reputation is also quite an issue." | |||
She proceeded to outline that "There's a climate of fear stalking the ICANN staff. People are afraid to speak and frankly internally in a way to speak unpalatable truths behind closed doors, the sorts of things that need to be | |||
discussed to allow the organization to function efficiently. People are afraid of losing their jobs by doing their jobs." further emphasizing that "Operational planning is in some disarray, as budgets are made up as | |||
we go along, priorities change, and internal communications is nonexistent," finishing by stating that "These are very harsh words. I don't deliver them with any sense of ease or happiness, but I do believe although the board doesn't wish | |||
to be involved in micromanagement, that it needs to pay attention to these issues." | |||
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
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[[Vint Cerf]] speaking at ICANN 40 | [[Vint Cerf]] speaking at ICANN 40 | ||
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[[Rod Beckstrom]]'s opening speech | [[Rod Beckstrom]]'s opening speech | ||
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Opening Press Conference of ICANN 40 | Opening Press Conference of ICANN 40 | ||
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[[Bill Clinton]] addressing the audience | [[Bill Clinton]] addressing the audience | ||
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Interview with CEO Rod Beckstrom and Chairman [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] | Interview with CEO Rod Beckstrom and Chairman [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] | ||