likewise, congrats to those selected and thanks to all who put themselves forward Joy On 15/01/2014 8:12 p.m., Baudouin SCHOMBE wrote: > +1 for all and congrats > > *SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN* > *REPRESENTANT OFFICIEL TICAFRICA ET CYBERVILLAGE@FRICA/RDC* > *COORDINATION NATIONALE CAFEC > COORDINATION NATIONALE REPRONTIC* > * > *Téléphone mobile:+243998983491/+243813684512 > email : [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > skype : b.schombe > blog : http://akimambo.unblog.fr > > > > > > 2014/1/15 Robin Gross <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[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. > > >