Hello Karaitiana, Congratulations on this successful nomination. The tasks at the .ORG advisory council would be quite in tune with your expertise. Wish you a very successful term. Sivasubramanian Muthusamy http://isocmadras.blogspot.com On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:56 AM, Karaitana Taiuru <karaitiana@taiuru.maori.nz
wrote:
With many thanks to Hong for her encouragement and support, I was nominated to the .ORG Advisory Council.The media release FYI is below.
My role is to represent the AP region so I want to make myself available to you and any AP networks you may have, to discuss and listen to any feedback you would like to have relayed at the .ORG AC table. I note IDN's is on the topic for the first meeting so I will be contacting our IDN experts soon :-)
Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru
*************************************** PRESS RELEASE: The .ORG Advisory Council Appoints New Worldwide Internet Leaders
Reston, VA - April 2, 2009 - .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (http://pir.org) announced today the appointment of 1 Advisory Council member and the reappointment of 3 current Council members to fill expiring term open seats. The .ORG Advisory Council, created in 2003, was established to solicit input from and be responsive to the needs, concerns, and views of the global Internet community in the management of the .ORG generic Top Level Domain registry. Created to advise on issues ranging from public policy to the introduction of new services, their perspectives, representing the voice of the global noncommercial community, play a vital role in the long-term success of .ORG.
"The Advisory Council has an essential role in our organization, and I am keen to solicit their input on the issues facing .ORG and our community of Internet users", says Alexa Raad, CEO of .ORG, The Public Interest Registry.
New members include:
. Mr. Karaitiana Taiuru (CEO, Net Mania; Web Strategist and Social Media Consultant)
Returning members include:
. Ms. Angela Siefer (Social Networking Entrepreneur)
. Mr. Hans Peter Dittler (Internet Society German Chapter)
. Mr. Sebastian Ricciardi (Vice President, Internet Society Argentinean Chapter)
The Advisory Council members have been instrumental in advising on issues central to the .ORG community including global outreach, Internet security issues, and key policy initiatives.
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