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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – 2 November 2017 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recognized 49 community leaders during the ICANN60 Annual General Meeting.
The ICANN community develops and refines policies that ensure the security, stability, and resiliency of the global Internet. The ICANN organization is proud to facilitate this work and to celebrate the contributions of community leaders.
The community leaders honored at the community recognition program during ICANN60 are:
Mark Elkins | Address Supporting Organization Address Council |
Ajay Kumar | Address Supporting Organization Address Council |
Ching Chiao | County Code Names Supporting Organization Council |
James Bladel | Generic Names Supporting Organization Council |
Johan Helsingius | Generic Names Supporting Organization Council |
Wolf-Ulrich Knoben | Generic Names Supporting Organization Council |
Marília Maciel | Generic Names Supporting Organization Council |
Stefania Milan | Generic Names Supporting Organization Council |
Edward Morris | Generic Names Supporting Organization Council |
Hsu Phen Valerie Tan | Generic Names Supporting Organization Council |
Chris Wilson | Commercial and Business Users Constituency |
Steve Metalitz | Intellectual Property Constituency |
Tony Holmes | Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency |
Fabricio Vayra | Intellectual Property Constituency |
Tapani Tarvainen | Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group |
Farzaneh Badii | Non-Commercial Users Constituency |
Rafik Dammak | Non-Commercial Users Constituency |
Klaus Stoll | Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency |
Martin Silva Valent | Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency |
Harold Arcos | At-Large Advisory Committee |
Tijani Ben Jemaa | At-Large Advisory Committee |
Garth Bruen | At-Large Advisory Committee |
Mohamed El Bashir | At-Large Advisory Committee |
León Sánchez | At-Large Advisory Committee |
Wafa Dahmani Zaafouri | At-Large Advisory Committee |
Judith Hellerstein | North American Regional At-Large Organization |
Aziz Hilali | African Regional At-Large Organization |
Wolf Ludwig | European Regional At-Large Organization |
Glenn McKnight | North American Regional At-Large Organization |
Mark Carvell | Governmental Advisory Committee |
Alice Munyua | Governmental Advisory Committee |
Thomas Schneider | Governmental Advisory Committee |
Hank Kilmer | Root Server System Advisory Committee |
Warren Kumari | Root Server System Advisory Committee |
Steve Crocker | Security and Stability Advisory Committee |
Mark Kosters | Security and Stability Advisory Committee |
Damon Ashcraft | Nominating Committee |
Tom Barrett | Nominating Committee |
Eduardo Diaz | Nominating Committee |
Hartmut Glaser | Nominating Committee |
Hans Petter Holen | Nominating Committee |
Zahid Jamil | Nominating Committee |
Dave Kissoondoyal | Nominating Committee |
Osvaldo Novoa | Nominating Committee |
Amir Qayyum | Nominating Committee |
Jörg Schweiger | Nominating Committee |
Ken Stubbs | Nominating Committee |
Stéphane Van Gelder | Nominating Committee |
Tim Wicinski | Nominating Committee |
These community leaders concluded a term of service since ICANN57 or completed a term of service at ICANN60. ICANN recognizes community leaders at every Annual General Meeting and at every Policy Forum through the community-led Multistakeholder Ethos Award. The ICANN Board of Directors also recognizes community leaders through resolutions.
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.