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Board of Trustees2000 Board ElectionCandidatesGeorge Sadowsky<George.Sadowsky@nyu.edu> Nominated by: Torryn
Brazell <brazell@isoc.org> I received an A.B. degree in Mathematics from Harvard College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from Yale University. My professional experience has concentrated on the application of computers to economic and social policy, leading academic and research computing and networking organizations, and making the Internet useful throughout the world. In 1966 I created the Computer Center at the Brookings Institution in Washington, and from 1970-73 worked at the Urban Institute building microanalytic simulation models of the U.S. household sector. During 1973-86 I worked at the United Nations, supporting the transfer of computing and information technology to developing countries. I've done field work in over 40 developing countries, and I continue to do so. I introduced the use of microcomputers for census data processing in Africa in 1979, and I worked in China for 5 months supporting 1982 Population Census activities. In 1985, I designed the Somalia National Computing Center. Since 1986 I directed academic computing activities first at Northwestern University and then at New York University. I'm a Board member of NYSERNet and AppliedTheory Communications, Inc. and have been a Trustee of CREN (Corporation for Research and Educational Networking). I'm on the Technical Advisory Panel for the World Bank's infoDev program. In 1994, Larry Landweber and I wrote the paper that became the basis for USAID's Leland Initiative, promoting it through the process of adoption by the U.S. Government, and resulting in the installation of Internet connectivity in 20 African countries. Personal Interests I live at 64 Sweet Briar Road in Stamford, Connecticut, in a house built in 1780. My wife Ann works in social services, and is currently the Executive Director of the Scofield Manor Retirement Facility of the City of Stamford, as well as being the Chair of the Social Services Commission for the City. Our son Dan graduated from Emory University in 1995, and works in Atlanta as an editor for Creative Loafing. Previously he worked at the Shepard Center in Atlanta and was for a time a free lance journalist. He lives with his fiance, Molly Parece, in Atlanta. Our daughter Kate graduated in 1998 from the Berklee School of Music in Boston, and is now living in San Francisco, managing a retail store by day and pursuing a singing career by night. Professional involvement Current activities include: Vice President for Education, The Internet Society Member, Conference Committe and Program Committee, INET 2000, Yokohama, Japan. Coordinator, Technical Advisory Panel, infoDev Program, The World Bank Director and Officer, NYSERNet, Inc. (New York State Education and Research Network, Inc.). Member, Executive Committee; Chair, Finance/Audit Committee; Treasurer. Member, Board of Directors, and Secretary of the Corporation, AppliedTheory Communications, Inc. (ATHY - NASDAQ) Member, Strategy Group on Information Technology, Leadership and Excellence for Andhra Pradesh in the 21st Century, Government of Andra Pradesh, India Member, Board of Advisers, Bridge to Asia Member of the Association for Computing Machinery, IEEE Computer Society, and The Internet Society. Member, Apple University Consortium, representing New York University Reviewer for project
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