Yes he announced it before the Seoul meeting that he was leaving I believe after the IGF meeting. He got recently married and now Nick Ashton-Hart has moved to a position that replaces Kieren former role. Regards Jorge On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Just come across Kieren McCarthy's leaving report via > http://www.stephanevangelder.com/archives/292-Rethinking-public-participation-in-ICANN.html. > Had no idea that he had left and (as of 3 hours ago) I was drafting a > proposal for him on how ICANN could improve public participation > through the use of 'New Media' (now wondering if I was just seeking > another 'technological solution'?)