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2000 Board of Trustee Candidate Biographical Data and Statements Ballot order of the candidates was determined by random drawing.
Sample Ballot
1. Hope M. Hill BIO: Hope M. Hill, Ph.D. is a professor of psychology and Director of Howard University's Center for Violence Prevention in Washington, DC. She draws on 25 years of experience in human behavior in her work to increase utilization of the Internet by under-served communities. Dr. Hill develops culturally appropriate distance learning strategies for empowering women and children in emerging countries. She is also the founder of Resilience Works, a firm devoted to maximizing human potential among individuals exposed to major life stresses such as violence and poverty. Building on experience working in Africa, the US and the Caribbean, Dr. Hill has developed interventions to empower communities to prevent violence against women and children and to foster their development. She conducts research in the US and South Africa on psychological and social factors, which protect individuals from involvement in interpersonal violence. She develops preventive interventions to help stem youth violence and domestic violence. Hope Hill is a frequent worker on the international stage assisting organizations to empower women to develop leadership skills and to foster resilient functioning among individuals who have experienced major life stresses. She has authored several publications on youth violence, mental health and how women cope with stressors. She has served on several committees including the American Psychological Association's Task Force on Youth Violence, the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Children and Families, the National Institute of Medicine's Panel on Injury Prevention, and the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on School Safety. She speaks French and some KiSwahili. Statement I am committed to utilizing my experience in the field of human behavior to integrate Internet use in culturally competent ways into technologically under-served societies. If elected to the Board of Trustees I would focus on 1. Encouraging collaboration between ISOC and women and children from developing countries and low resource communities in the US to use the Internet to promote their safety and empowerment. 2. Bridging the digital divide between the university community, and women in under-served areas around the world to empower them in Internet communications thereby strengthening leadership capacity in their communities and enhancing their social, emotional and economic development. 3. Working with ISOC to facilitate the integration of Internet technology into the cultural context of developing societies so as to maximize their access to the digital highway, promote ease of use, reduce fear and minimize possible conflicts with existing cultural norms. 4. Serving as a bridge between low-resource, yet resilient communities of color and more privileged groups in order to encourage greater communication, collaboration and more equitable access to the new generation of the Internet. My ability to accomplish these goals is attributable to my ease in communication across cultures and class. I was born in a primarily African American urban area with limited material resources but one rich in culture and traditional values. I have worked and lived in the developing world in addition to more privileged societies, and have sought to foster collaborations, building on the strengths and capabilities of each. : BIO: Toru Takahashi has 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: 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, Ð 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, for "Global Distributed Intelligence for Everyone". BIO: I am 51 years old, Venezuelan citizenship, schooled in Electrical Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes, ULA (Venezuela), full professor at ULA since 1972; M.Sc. Degree from Stanford University in 1976, and invited professor at the Electronic Institute of Florence University, Italy, (1981 and 1989). In the Administrative & Organizative field, I have been: Director of the Circuits and Instrumentation Department (1977-1979) and Director of Electrical Engineering School (1979-1981) both at ULA; University Computer Network Director (1993 to 1998); BoT Member for the National Academic Network of Venezuela, REACCIUN, since 1996; Vicepresident of the Latin American School of Networks, since 1992; BoT Member of the ENRED organization (Forum of Networks for Latin American and Caribbean countries), (1996-1998); Formation and Training Council Coordinator of ENRED, since 1996 and General Manager for Educational Programs at REACCIUN since 1997. In the projects & training activities field, I have been: Coorganizer of the I, II and III Latin American School of Networks, Venezuela, years 92, 95 and 97 respectively; Organizer of the First Workshop on Management & Teleinformatics in AL&C, Venezuela, October 1996; Academic responsible for the 6th Workshop for Countries in the early stages of development of an Internet service, Rio, Brazil, July 1998; Responsible for the National Educational Network Project (K-12) of Venezuela; National Academic Network Responsible for the Distance Education Project; General Chairman of the II Workshop on Internet Networks Technologies for Latin American and Caribbean countries, Venezuela, June 1999; ISOC-liason and program responsible of the III Workshop on Internet Networks Technologies for Latin American and Caribbean countries, Mexico City, July 2000. Statement: The changing role of Internet at the dawn of a new century requires a shift in perspectives and actors. If the Internet is to fulfill its role of becoming a truly global force for development of mankind best interests, more actors from different viewpoints need to participate in its steering. With a lifetime of experience as engineering educator, I believe my contribution can be of value. In particular, the last ten years of my career have been dedicated to the fostering of the Internet in Venezuela and the training of human resources for Latin American and Caribbean region, as witnessed by the realization of 5 Latin American Networking Schools (ESLARED) and a number of regional workshops. Currently in charge of RENa (National Educational Network Project) devoted to harnessing Internet and electronic technology to benefit grade school children, member of the board of REACCIUN (National Academic Network) and Formation and Training Council Coordinator of ENRED (Forum of Networks for Latin American and Caribbean countries) since 1996, I believe that the predominance of business interests in the Internet needs to be balanced by social concerns. Professional Skills and Pertinent Background
Statement I am standing for re-election to the Board. I believe my track record speaks for my strong and enthusiastic ability to get things done for individual ISOC members, working with Chapters and to help the Society achieve its Mission. Activities:
I pledge myself to work harder than ever to help the Internet Society become viewed as truly inclusive and more significant to a growing networked world. If re-elected, I would like it to be known that I will be running for the position of Chairman of the Board in June, 2000. I would consider it a great honor and privilege to continue serving as a Trustee. CHRISTINE MAXWELL (maxwell@isoc.org) * Revised statement. 5. Barbara Fraser BIO: Barbara is a Consulting Engineer in the Office of the CTO for Cisco Systems, Inc. She is part of the Security and Integrity Group, and is interested in the secure development of Cisco products as well as ensuring that Cisco products and services meet the security needs of the community. She is currently investigating security issues associated with home networked appliances and CoS/QoS. For ten years prior to joining Cisco, Barbara was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), located at Carnegie Mellon University. She was one of the first senior staff of the CERT Coordination Center, an internationally recognized expert team on Internet/network security and Internet security incident handling. Her most recent project was developing a comprehensive adaptive security management model for networked systems that would allow organizations to adapt to technology and organization changes while maintaining an appropriate level of security in their networks and systems. While at the SEI, she led a team that designed and developed a security assessment method and supporting tools, and performed field assessments at major corporations. She has also developed and presented many technical and executive level courses and lectures on network security to national and international audiences. Barbara is active in the security area of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and was one of the authors of RFC 1281, "Guidelines for the Secure Operation of the Internet." and RFC 2196, "Site Security Handbook ". She is currently a member of the Security Area Directorate and chairs a working group that is developing guidelines for security incident handling (GRIP). Statement: I am delighted and honored to be nominated for a position on the Internet Society's Board of Trustees and I look forward to being given the opportunity to serve the Internet community in this capacity. My vision for the Internet Society is for it to be an international force that facilitates bringing the richness of the Internet to all people and all countries. It is important that Trustees bring both technical knowledge of what can be done, along with an understanding of the political realities that exist, to their positions. I believe my background of solid technical experience and my work in the international community makes me a strong candidate for this position. For the past six years I have participated as an instructor in the Networking Technology Workshops (NTW). During these training sessions, I have tried to transfer knowledge of security technologies and techniques to attendees so that the Internet infrastructures they build in their countries and organizations will be robust and safe. It has been an honor and privilege to meet hundreds of students who have attended these workshop sessions and to talk to them about the problems and concerns they face. I look forward to ensuring that this quality of training continues to exist and be made available to those who need it. My work in the IETF has required a willingness to listen to different, and sometimes conflicting views, to discuss and analyze those differences, and finally, to reach rough consensus on the issues. I believe these same skills are required if one is to be effective as a Trustee for the Internet Society. There will be times when there are great differences of opinion and the successful Trustee will strive to seek the best outcome for the Internet community at large and not just for a localized interest. Thank you for your support. BIO: 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 the coordinator of 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. Statement: I was one of your representatives on the Board of Trustees during 1996-1999, and I hope that I've met your expectations. I ask for your support in this election so that I may continue my active involvement for another term. Although I'm a U.S. citizen and have diverse networking interests, I consider the most important to be assisting the developing world to become connected and, in doing so, improve all aspects of their civil society. I was the principal organizer of the Network Training Workshop for Developing Countries in 1993, and remain actively involved in workshops since then. Through these workshops, a dedicated group of volunteers have now trained about 1200 participants from nearly all developing countries of the world. These participants have returned to their home countries to connect them to the Internet, build initial viable national networks, and train people how to use the rich information content and communications possibilities now available to them. That's as important as anything else your Society has accomplished. As Vice President for Conferences during 1996-1998 and Vice-President for Education since then. I've worked with ISOC members, ISOC staff, national institutions, and foreign governments to make our conferences successful. INET conferences are truly Internet summits, global in nature, yet human in character. They are an important activity for our society. If re-elected, I shall work actively to help developing countries make effective use of Internet resources and thereby assist substantially all sectors of their civil society. BIO: Brian E. Carpenter is Program Director, Internet Standards and Technology, for IBM. He is currently based at iCAIR, the international Center for Advanced Internet Research, which is sponsored by IBM at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He is also Chief Architect of iCAIR and is teaching a course on Internet Quality of Service at Northwestern. Previously he led the networking group at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1985 to 1996. This followed ten years' experience in software for process control systems at CERN, which was interrupted by three years teaching undergraduate computer science at Massey University in New Zealand. He first made two computers talk to each other in 1971, and has been involved in networking ever since, full time since 1985. He was active in HEPNET and TERENA and is a former member of the Coordinating Committee for International Research Networks. He holds a first degree in physics and a Ph.D. in computer science, and is an M.I.E.E. He is a member of the Internet Architecture Board which he chaired from July 1985 until March 2000. He is an active participant in the Internet Engineering Task Force, where he co-chairs the Differentiated Services working group. He is also a member of the Board of the Unicode Consortium, and Conference Co-Chair of the INET 2000 Conference.
Statement: I was surprised to be asked which country I come from as part of the ISOC nomination process. Having lived outside my home country for most of my life, and spending eight hours a day in cyberspace, it doesn't seem relevant. One of the most important things the ISOC can do is to help destroy international frontiers and promote international understanding at the level of ordinary individuals. If elected, I will pay particular attention to ISOC activities that support these goals. I will also work to ensure that ISOC continues to offer the maximum possible support to the vital activities of the IETF, and I will keep a close eye on its financial health. 8. Jun Murai BIO:
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Statement: A lot have been changed on the Internet since I started to serve as a Trustee in 1997. Exploring of the commerce on the Internet is certainly one thing, and the Internet governance achievement around ICANN is another. After all, the new slogan of ISOC, "The Internet is for Everyone" means a lot both technologically and socially. What are the key things to make the slogan in reality? Technologies such as securities, high-speed digital transmission technologies based on the optical and phonetic researches are exciting things to work on. New terminals like a cell phones connecting to the Internet would invite a completely new set of users to the Internet. The scalable and flexible nature of the Internet technologies becomes more important to achieve the creative Internet platform. Then, one of the important missions of the society in the early 2000s would be the deployment of the IPv6. I would be more than happy to make contributions by continuously serving as a board of trustee, with my experience at WIDE Project activities; The WIDE project have been working on r&d and deployment of the Internet in the technological and operational challenges including IPv6 for more than one decade. Also, with its global nature, Internet is generating many new challenges to all the human beings on the earth. I strongly feel that the harmonized global efforts by respecting differences in history, language and culture are extremely important for developments of the next generation Internet. I certainly would like to serve as an ISOC BOT when elected, to make contributions on maintaining Internet technology and its healthy operation, and to make challenges with the ISOC members to achieve the new Internet that serves Everyone on the globe. BIO: Jim Williams is the Director of Policy Analysis and Government Relations for EDUCAUSE, an organization that represents over 1,600 institutions of higher education. Jim was the Executive Director of FARNET, the Federation of American Research Networks, prior to its merger with EDUCAUSE/NTTF to form Net@EDU. FARNET was composed of the regional networks, backbone providers and others that were primarily responsible for building the NSFNET. Before joining FARNET, Jim was the Associate Director for National Networking at Merit Network and the University of Michigan, where he served as Principal Investigator for the NSFNET and other projects. Jim was also a key player in the transition of the NSFNET and other government-funded networks into the commercial Internet we know today. He subsequently helped U.S. higher education initiate the Internet2 project to continue leadership in advanced networking. In earlier roles he provided the inspiration and early guidance for NevadaNet, the statewide academic network for the University of Nevada System. Jim has been an active participant in the evolution of the Internet since the mid-80's, has been a member of the Internet Society since its founding and has served on the ISOC Advisory Committee. Statement: The Internet has not only touched, but transformed many facets of life on our planet. Although higher education played a prime role in its development, not all of the transformations were expected. Today, market forces and the global economy will drive much of the future. The Internet Society plays a unique and dynamic role in promoting the continued evolution of the Internet in a way that will serve all citizens of the world. Rapid change will be a constant for the foreseeable future. Adequate infrastructure requires a sustainable economic architecture and we have not yet discovered that in many parts of the world. Governments can seed the infrastructure, but in most cases, private sector ownership is required for sustainability. As new services evolve and some become essential, adequate infrastructure will continue to be an accelerating target. Regulation, legislation and taxation of the Internet should be minimized for as long as we can to allow the Internet to expand its contributions to humanity. ISOC should continue to support the IETF. The Internet could not have reached its current state had it not been for its open architecture and standards processes. I support the current ISOC mission and goals and feel that the organization has a positive path and a bright future. I'm honored by your consideration of my service as an Internet Society Trustee. BIO: Nationality: Peruvian Professional experience:
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Statement: Professional, with extensive computer networking experience in international government and business sectors. I have worked in bringing the Internet into several African, Latin America and Asian countries. Heavily involved in the Internet governance process since 1996. I am currently working on Internet strategic plans for the air-transportation industry. Member of ISOC since 1994. I have co-chaired the Developing Countries Networking Symposium organization at INET98 and INET99 (annual ISOC event). I have worked intensively on Internet social, economic and cultural aspects through my involvement in the ISOC Geneva Chapter. Board of Directors member since 1998. Developing Countries Special Interest Group chair since 1997. My interests in running
for election to the Board of Trustees is to have the opportunity to support
the following:
My ability to deliver
on these statements lies in:
I advocate the need to narrow the gap between rich and poor areas thus I hope to bring a minority's point of view to the attention of the Board of Trustees. I believe that I have
a suitable background for making a major contribution to the Internet
as an ISOC trustee. BIO: I hold degrees in African History (B.A. Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., USA, 1977), Natural Resources Management (M.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., USA, 1979), and Agricultural Economics (Ph.D. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, 1982). I worked in project planning, preparation, negotiation, management, monitoring and evaluation in the Ministry of Agriculture in Yaounde, Cameroon, from 1983 to 1996, where I was successively responsible for the Service of Agricultural Statistics, then the Division of Studies, the Department of Agricultural Projects (Deputy Director) and finally Agricultural Surveys. In 1996 I became National Coordinator of the Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP) in Cameroon. SDNP is a worldwide initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to bring the developing countries online, along with training and capacity building to help people make the best use of information age technologies in their sustainable development and poverty reduction efforts. I am Interim Vice-President of the Cameroonian Chapter of ISOC as well as member of the Interim Steering Committee of the Internet Societal Task Force (ISTF). In addition, I am a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the African Development Forum, whose first conference in October 1999 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, focussed on "The Challenge to Africa of Globalization and the Information Age". My ongoing work includes knowledge networking for poverty reduction in Cameroon, a study of networking for Out-of-School Youth in Africa, and finally gender and ICTs, especially the possibilities of employment for women in ICT related industries in Africa. Statement: The ISOC motto states "The Internet is for everyone". Right now, the Internet is definitely not for everyone., though it is intended to be for everyone. I want to be a part of the worldwide effort to make the Internet a tool for personal growth, community development, and a general increase in well being on this planet and beyond. This requires that people everywhere should be able to acquire knowledge by tapping into and adapting global knowledge or creating knowledge locally through research and development and building on indigenous knowledge. They should also be able to absorb knowledge by having access to universal basic education, opportunities for lifelong learning and tertiary education. Finally, they should be able to communicate knowledge by adopting information and communication technologies and ensuring access to them. These are the primary challenges that face us in the Internet Society as we start a new millennium. We must find ways and means of making these ambitions and dreams a reality for everyone, irrespective of gender, geographical location, or disability. One particular obstacle to the realization of this dream is the insufficient representation of people from developing countries in bodies that are shaping the future of the internet, and their ability to effectively represent the interests of these countries when they are present in these bodies. If you make me a member of the Board of Trustees of ISOC, I shall join the voices that are articulating these problems and searching for appropriate solutions. BIO: Nina Brink founded World Online International (World Online) in 1996 with a singular vision to create a leading pan-European internet communications company. Today, just three years later, World Online has operations in 15 countries and is one of the fastest growing internet communications companies in Europe. Mrs. Brink has convincingly demonstrated great ability to attract support and enthusiasm for the World Online concept from many arenas, and to drive rapid implementation of her business plan. She has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in equity financing from multinationals like the Sandoz Family Foundation, Telfort, Reggeborgh Beheer and Intel. Nina Brink has also forged strategic partnerships and alliances with industry leaders such as Shell, Netscape, Ahold, Microsoft, Sun, Bertelsman, Oracle, McDonalds and Vodacom (South African affiliate of Vodafone). World Online's tremendous success represents a combination of entrepreneurship and vision. Nina Brink is a well-known and highly respected member of the European business community. Mrs. Brink has been active as an entrepreneur and a leader in the information technology industry since 1975, when she founded Akam International, and later A-line, leading distributors of information technology products and value-added services. She has been a member of the advisory board of the Post and Telecom Council of the Netherlands Government and is on the board of a large number of leading international companies including First Mark, The European Technology Fund, Vodacom and World Merchandising. In addition, Mrs Brink was recently elected Entrepreneur of the year at Telecom 99 in Geneva. Mrs. Brink read psychology at the University of Leiden. She is married and has a daughter. Statement: I am delighted and proud to have been nominated Member of Board of Trustees of the Internet Society. I believe that the Internet Society has a noble mission and serves a worthy cause, and I would be honoured to contribute to its activities in every way I can. Three years ago I created World Online with the singular vision of providing people all over Europe with the ultimate freedom and empowerment to communicate freely and openly, to reach anyone in the world at any point in time, to transcend political and geographical boundaries. I believe that the Internet will become one of the most powerful forces in the 21 century, and it is largely up to us, internet professionals, to ensure that it is a positive force helping every individual, every family, every busiess to reach its full potential and improve their quality of life. I think that the goals and objectives of ISOC and World Online are in many ways similar. Both World Online and ISOC work to assure open development and evolution of the internet, and its use for the benefit of all people throughout the world; both of our organisations stand for freedom of expression, privacy, security and non-discrimination associated with the Internet . If elected on ISOC's Board, I would be particularly interested in participating in its social, economic, political and ethical activities, and this is where, I believe, my key strengths lie. Specifically, I would be interested in participating in "Protection against excessive regulation " and "Premier international conference " programs. If elected to ISOC's Board, I would join the organisation at the right time. As ISOC has recently announced a new daring strategy to expand dramatically and reach a total membership of at least 100,000 people, the society will need people with good organisational and communications skills, as well as significant professional, social and political contacts all over the world. Having built World Online from scratch, from a company of two people and a secretary, to a multi-national giant employing 1,500 people and present in 15 countries, from the Netherlands to South Africa, I obtained invaluable experience in how to network, campaign, manage people, stimulate them and work in a team to achieve joint objectives. I believe that these skills can be valuable for achieving ISOC's current goals, and I look forward to putting them to good use. I am flattered and proud of having been nominated Board Member, and, if elected, I look forward to giving all my energy and devotion to ISOC and our joint cause. BALLOT 2000 Internet Society
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