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Board of Trustees2000 Board ElectionCandidatesToru Takahashi<toru@iaj.or.jp> Nominated by: Izumi
Aizu <izumi@anr.org> Toru Takahashi has been served as one of the most major energetic and influential players in the computer networking field in Japan (and Asia Pacific area as well) since 1986, when Japan encountered the Internet and recognized huge potential of that. Since then, even prior to that, as one of ISOC Pioneer Members, he has experienced with Dr. Jun Murai, Mr. Daniel Lynch, Dr. Vinton G. Cerf and many other major Internauts the dramatic changing of the Internet prosperity. In 1993, Takahashi was invited to Interop Company (now Ziff-Davis) by Mr. Lynch, as Director of Technology his mission there was to introduce and organize the Interop in Tokyo with big success. He accepted Lynch's offer for the intention of Internet popularization in Japan, which he had long discussed with Dr. Murai. His passion toward the Internet and long experience in this field moved him to participate in and organize a broad range of internetworking events and establish the industrial infrastructure in Japan. Examples include the launch of Internet Association of Japan (IAJ) as Secretary General (1993), and Tokyo Internet Corporation (now PSINet) as President (1994). He also served as a Trustee member of Japan Unix Society (JUS) with Dr. Jun Murai. Takahashi holds several incumbent positions such as Chairman at IAJ, Senior Advisor of Asia Pacific Operation at PSINet, member of Board of Trustee at JPNIC, Director of Board at APIA, Chair of Executive Council at APNIC. Takahashi also regularly participates in the INET meetings from 1991. He organized Japan Executive Committee of INET2000 and became Co-Chair of INET2000 Conference, Takahashi is now working very hard on INET2000, which is scheduled to be held for the first time in Yokohama. He can be reached at toru@iaj.or.jp. Statement of Toru Takahashi: I would like to serve
ISOC BoT. I have been working for IAJ, an affiliate organization of ISOC,
as one of the active representatives in Asia Pacific region. I have chaired
Interop Tokyo Program Committee, APNIC, IAJ, ... and now I am involved
in INET2000. Also, I have experienced President/Chaiman of Tokyo Internet
Corporation, one of the biggest ISPs in the AP region. With these experiences,
I am planning to organize a new Institute for internet strategy, which
will support and develop ISTF activities. Internet is changing. So many
new issues/problems are coming up every day. Socio-Economic, political
and educational issues are accumulating to be solved. I would like to
organize researchers and encourage them from the ISTF point of view to
provide better solutions. Following the INET2000 in Yokohama, I will concentrate
on the Institute and the ISOC activities, especially with many Asian colleagues,
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