2009/9/11 Cedric Laurant <[log in to unmask]>

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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