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Matthew Shears is a current board member for [[ICANN]]. He has been involved in internet governance and international internet policy issues since participating in the World Summit on the Information Society in 2005.  

Matthew Shears is a current board member for [[ICANN]]. He has been involved in [[Internet Governance]] and international internet policy issues since participating in the [[WSIS|World Summit on the Information Society]] in 2005.  

==Involvement with ICANN==

==Involvement with ICANN==

Shears was substantially involved in the [[IANA]] Stewardship Transition in 2016. He was selected by the [[GNSO]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] in 2017, and again at the [[Annual Meeting|Annual Meeting]]AGM in 2020.

Shears was substantially involved in the [[IANA]] Stewardship Transition in 2016. He was selected by the [[GNSO]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] in 2017 and the [[Annual Meeting|Annual Meeting]] in 2020.