Board of Trustees
Daniel Karrenberg, ISOC Chairman
Born 1959 in Duesseldorf Germany. Currently resides in the south of the Netherlands within walking distance of the German border and cycling distance of the Belgian border. Helped build European Internet in the 1980s. Co-founder of RIPE. Built first regional registry (RIR), RIPE NCC, in the 1990s. Currently chief-scientist at RIPE NCC.
Relevant qualifications: Regular IETF participant since 1992; co-author of several RFCs; past WG chair; currently less active in IETF. Co-founder of German Unix User Group; board member of European Unix User Group responsible for EUnet. As CEO built RIPE NCC from scratch (1992) to a not-for-profit association with a volunteer BoD elected by 1700 members from 81 countries, a staff of 59 people with 20 nationalities, an operating budget of 4 MEUR/a and reserves of 2.7 MEUR (1999). Technical contributions include the design and first implementation of the RIPE database; most recently design and implementation of the "dnsmon" monitoring system and co-design and testing of NSD, a high performance authoritative DNS server.
ISOC involvement: Pioneer member; taught tutorials at early INET conferences; supported networkshops with people and facilities. Recently wrote ISOC member briefings about Internet operations and coordination, targeted at non-experts in the context of WSIS. Currently serves as chair of selection committee for the Jon Postel service award.
Vision for ISOC: Support ISOC role in Internet standards development (IETF) and education with an emphasis on making the Internet work well for as many people as possible. Continue to work towards making ISOC a truly global organisation. Help to create and maintain a 3-5 year vision of where ISOC is going, including measurable targets for both board and staff; this includes a solid financial plan.
