[AfrICANN-discuss] ISOC announces Ambassadors for IGF 2009

[Dawit Bekele]

> Dear colleagues
> 
> The Internet Society is pleased to announce the list of candidates
> chosen as ISOC Ambassadors for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
> meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in November 2009.
> 
> The Ambassador program is designed to involve members in ISOC’s global
> engagement activities while providing valuable expertise and know-how
> to the IGF meeting. ISOC received more than 100 expressions of
> interest from individuals around the world, ensuring an excellent pool
> of suitable candidates. In addition to a staff review, ISOC
> established a Selection Committee comprised of individuals familiar
> with the Internet Governance Forum to evaluate applications.
> 
> This year, for the first time, ISOC has also selected several previous
> IGF Ambassadors to serve as "returning Ambassadors", building on the
> work already done and the connections the Ambassadors established in
> previous meetings.
> 
> The following candidates have been selected as the ISOC 2009 IGF
> Ambassadors:
> 
> New ISOC Ambassadors to the IGF (18)
> ------------------------------------
>     * Anupam Agrawal, India
>     * Godfred K Ahuma, Ghana
>     * Fouad Riaz Bajwa, Pakistan
>     * Baasansuren Burmaa, Mongolia
>     * Olga Cavalli, Argentina
>     * Jorge Contreras, USA
>     * Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, France/UK
>     * Gérard Dantec, France
>     * Rafid AY Fatani, Saudi Arabia/UK
>     * Charity Gamboa Embley, Philippines/USA
>     * Tracy Hackshaw, Trinidad and Tobago
>     * Maureen Hilyard,Cook Islands
>     * Yvonne Ni, China
>     * John Kabogo Njoroge, Kenya
>     * Hempal Shrestha, Nepal
>     * Veaceslav Sidorenco, Moldova
>     * Naveed Ul Haq, Pakistan
>     * Rudi Vansnick, Belgium
> 
> Returning Ambassadors (4)
> -------------------------
> 
>     * Julián Casasbuenas G, Colombia
>     * Charles Mok, China (Hong Kong)
>     * Cristos Velasco, Mexico
>     * Ceren Ünal, Turkey
> 
> The IGF 2009 meeting will take place from 15-18 November 2009 in Sharm
> El Sheikh, Egypt. More information on ISOC’s involvement in the IGF
> available here:
> 
>   http://isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/IGF.shtml
> 
> --
> Gerard Ross
> Senior Manager, Outreach and Coordinated Communication
> Internet Society
> Email: ross at isoc.org
> 
> 
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