Internet Pioneer Leaves Oversight Group

By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer

In a file photo Vinton "Vint" Cerf, member of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), talks with a participant during a break from an ICANN conference Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000, in Marina Del Rey, Calif. Cerf is stepping down this week as chairman of the ICANN. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

(AP) -- In the 1970s, Vint Cerf played a leading role in developing the Internet's technical foundation. For the past seven years, he's faced the more daunting task of leading a key agency that oversees his creation.

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