Hi NCUC-ers,

I would like to stand as a candidate to be a 
representative for Europe of the NCUC Executive 
Committee.

I have had several times the opportunity to work 
on Internet governance issues as a public policy 
expert and consumer protection advocate.  I have 
been active in ICANN-related policy debates since 
2001 through my work for various non-profit 
organizations, and particularly from the 
perspectives of freedom of speech and privacy. 
Between 2001 and 2006, when I was the Director of 
the International Privacy Project with the 
Electronic Privacy Information Center 
(http://www.epic.org), a Washington, DC-based 
non-profit organization, my main focus was to 
advocate strong protections for individual domain 
name registrants so that ICANN policies respect 
their freedom of expression and privacy.  I also 
directed the publication of an annual survey of 
privacy developments ("Privacy and Human Rights") 
between 2003 and 2006, which included Internet 
governance and ICANN-related issues across 
multiple jurisdictions around the world 
(http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zcnd).

As a member of the following associations or 
expert groups, I expect from time to time to have 
the opportunity to bring forward to them some of 
the issues to debate within the NCUC:
     * District of Columbia Bar (2002-)
     * Asia-Pacific Privacy Charter Council 
(international privacy expert group) (2003-)
     * International Working Group on Data 
Protection in Telecommunications (international 
privacy expert group) (2005-)
     * UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Dynamic Coalition on Privacy (2006-)
     * Vaultletsoft, Board of Advisors (cryptography software company) (2006-)
     * Grupo de Estudios en Internet Comercio 
Electrónico Telecomunicaciones e Informática 
(GECTI), Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de 
los Andes (Colombian university expert group) 
(2007-)
     * IP Justice, Cyberlaw Legal Advisory Board (2007-)
     * American Bar Association (Section of 
International Law, Young Lawyers' Interest 
Network) (2007-)

More information about me can be found in my 
online profile and resume/CV, available at 
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cedriclaurant.

I am looking forward to any of your questions and 
to working with all of you at the NCUC.

Best regards.

Cedric Laurant
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