+1 for all and congrats *SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN* *REPRESENTANT OFFICIEL TICAFRICA ET CYBERVILLAGE@FRICA/RDC* *COORDINATION NATIONALE CAFECCOORDINATION NATIONALE REPRONTIC* Téléphone mobile:+243998983491/+243813684512 email : [log in to unmask] skype : b.schombe blog : http://akimambo.unblog.fr 2014/1/15 Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> > FYI: > > I am pleased to announce the following selections for the Brazil > Committees on behalf of the Civil Society Coordination Group. Many thanks > to all the organisations and individuals who co –operated in this > collaborative effort and to those who contributed to a very talented list > of names for consideration > > *High Level Committee* > > Jovan Kurbalija > Stephanie Perrin > Louis Pouzin > > *Executive Multistakeholder Committee* > > Adam Peake > Marilia Maciel > > Biographical details appear below. > > The representatives were chosen from a field of 33 applications for HLC > and 24 applications for EMC, drawn from a widely disseminated call for > nominations across various civil society networks, including IGC, Best > Bits, APC, NCSG, Diplo, and associated civil society networks , and > including nominations from other CS individuals as well. No nominations > were denied full consideration. > > The full list of candidates was posted on the main civil society lists > some time ago (let me know if you need a copy). We thank all the volunteers > who put their names forward – this was an incredibly talented field and > making decisions on final candidates was subsequently a significant > challenge. > > The selections were made by a Nomcom consisting of Virginia Paque (Diplo > Foundation), Jeremy Malcolm (Best Bits), Chat Garcia Ramilo (APC) and Robin > Gross (NCSG). Ian Peter was an independent non voting Chair. > > We have attempted to find a balance among the candidates who best fit our > criteria for selection such factors as gender, geography, advocacy, > knowledge, expertise, and constituency. While we had challenges, > particularly in geography, we trust that the combination of candidates > broadly represent the civil society community involved in this process. We > believe that they will bring civil society perspectives and advocacy to the > discussions and ensure that important issues of concern are not neglected. > > Biographical details are below. > > Ian Peter (non voting Chair) > > BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS > > *Dr Jovan Kurbalija* is the founding director of DiploFoundation. He is a > former diplomat with a professional and academic background in > international law, diplomacy, and information technology. In 1992, he > established the Unit for IT and Diplomacy at the Mediterranean Academy of > Diplomatic Studies in Malta. In 2002, after more than ten years of > successful work in training, research, and publishing, the Unit evolved > into DiploFoundation. > > Dr Kurbalija directs online learning courses on ICT and diplomacy and > lectures in academic and training institutions in Switzerland, the United > States, Austria, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Malta. His main > areas of research are diplomacy and the development of an international > Internet regime, the use of hypertext in diplomacy, online negotiations and > diplomatic law. > > *Stephanie Perrin* is recognized as an international expert in privacy > and data protection and the social impact of technology, and is conducting > doctoral research focused on privacy enhanced authentication technologies. Stephanie > is a NCSG/NCUC member and has been a strong advocate for privacy on the > ICANN Expert Working Group on Directory Services (aka "whois") for the last > year. Her experience includes several positions in the Canadian > Government, including in Integrity Services at Service Canada, as Director > of Research and Policy in the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, and as > Director of Privacy Policy at Industry Canada where she was responsible for > the development of the private sector privacy legislation (PIPEDA). She has > worked in the private sector and has consulted broadly on privacy issues > internationally, including advising on the first privacy policy for CIRA, > the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. She is based in Canada. > > *Louis Pouzin* is one of the pioneers in computer communications and the > Internet. He designed and directed the development of the Cyclades network > in France, the first to use datagrams and matching end-to-end protocols, > later adopted by the Internet. He is now retired and contributes to several > associations and working groups related to Internet development. He has > received ACM SIGCOMM and IEEE Internet awards and is a member of the > Internet Hall of Fame. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, and > has published 82 articles and a book on computer networks. Louis is a > founder or Eurolinc and has been a strong advocate in internet governance > discussions. > > *Adam Peake* is a senior researcher at the Center for Global > Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan. He works on > telecommunications, Internet and broadband policy, and follow-up activities > for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Adam has been > active in policy-making activities for the deployment and development of > the Internet since the mid-1990s. He is an expert on the development and > deployment of the broadband networks, services and applications in Japan, > and has conducted numerous studies for Japanese corporate clients on > telecommunications/Internet/ICTs in the United States, Europe, Africa and > Asia. Adam teaches a short course on Internet policy for MBA students at > the International University of Japan and is a former co ordinator of the > Internet Governance Caucus. > > *Marília Maciel* works as a professor of Intellectual Property Law and > also as a researcher at the Center for Technology and Society of the > Getulio Vargas Foundation (CTS/FGV), in Brazil. She leads project Cultura > Livre (Free Culture), which investigates how new media reshapes > intellectual property and impacts cultural production and distribution. She > also represents FGV at the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related > Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). > Marília has a Masters degree on Latin American Integration from the Federal > University of Santa Maria and a Law degree from the Federal University of > Pernambuco. She has been a tutor in the Internet Governance Capacity > Building Programme, organized by DiploFoundation since 2008. She is also a > member of the Remote Participation Working Group, composed by individuals > from different countries who have joined together with the concern to > enhance remote attendance in the Internet Governance Fórum. > >