Steve Crocker was elected to be chairman of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). As chairman, internet pioneer responsible care of a new online address system.
Steve Crocker was selected to be Chairman of ICANN
Crocker designation made after ICANN approved the creation of new guidelines for Internet addresses are tailored to the type of industry akhirannya address owner. Graduate of UCLA in the 1960s was replacing Peter Dengate Thrush who became chairman since 2007.
ICANN is an organization based in California and set policies on domain names and other aspects of internet addresses. Their decisions affect how computers find websites and email messages are circulating throughout the world. Crocker is the fourth head of ICANN.
He also referred to as the Internet pioneer. While still a student at UCLA, Crocker helped develop the technical fundamentals of the internet today. Crocker and her classmates, Vint Cerf, the mechanisms involved in the development of computer networks that allow communication antarperangkat.
Crocker helped create the technical protocols for the Arpanet which evolved into the internet after the team's Cerf develop communication tools TCP / IP. Communication tools are still used today. In 2002-2010, Crocker is Chairman of the Committee of ICANN in charge of studying the safety and stability of the Internet address system.
He is also chief executive officer Shinkuro Inc., a startup company that aims to share information.