IFFOR ,the sponsoring organization for ICM Registry’s new gTLD has recently hired Kieren McCarthy in order to lead the organization's public outreach efforts.
Kieren McCarthy is the former ICANN general manager of public participation .Kieren McCarthy will be tasked at IFFOR with informaing stakeholders of poicies under development for the .XXX top level domain .Moreover,she will also have to "develope the tools through which Internet community members and IFFOR Policy Council members can reach consensus positions,"IFFOR said in a release .
"We are delighted to have someone of Kieren’s skills and experience come onboard.He has a strong track record of finding ways to involve people and making them feel a part of the process,” said IFFOR Executive Director Joan Irvine.
“It’s great to see another high-caliber individual sign up to IFFOR’s mission. In the Policy Council, we have already managed to bring together international leaders from the adult industry, child protection, privacy and security and freedom of expression arenas, and now we have someone who is able to make the most of that talent,” said Stuart Lawley, Chairman of IFFOR.
Kierene McCarthy is also looking forward for this new position : "“I look forward to the challenge. IFFOR will bring together a diverse group with strongly held views on a range of complex and far-reaching issues. The fun part will be finding those workable compromises that everyone can buy into.”