Internet domain name Management Agency Icannceo to leave next July

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time of August 18 morning, the Internet domain name and digital Address distribution Agency (hereinafter referred to as "ICANN") CEO Rode Bextom (Beckstrom) announced in Wednesday that he will leave after the expiration of his term of office next July. "I am very proud of what ICANN has achieved during my tenure," Bextom, who has been head of ICANN since July 2009, said in an official statement posted on the ICANN website. In just two years, we have upgraded the organization to a new level of professionalism and efficiency, making it a truly international institution that will serve the international community long after my departure. "ICANN is a non-profit organization, founded in 1998, headquartered in California State, the United States Government management, responsible for IP addresses and domain names, such as the allocation of unique internet identifiers." During his Bextom tenure, he pushed ICANN to implement a number of reforms to meet the needs of different languages.　　But these reforms have also been done under pressure from countries such as Iran and Brazil. These countries insist that ICANN should sever all ties with the United States Government and take over the day-to-day management of the agency. Bextom has been opposed to such plans, saying that the technology industry is evolving and should not be managed by a global body. In an interview with Reuters in May 2010, Bextom also talked about his concerns about the pressure on the international community. (Xuan Chen)