Fwd: [Internet Policy] Announcing the Internet Society=?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=99s_?=new President & CEO

[Alex Gakuru]

Julf :-) :-)

Hiya! Can't help imagining a gentleman of his good standing giving a
keynote to conference of Kenyan youth :-)

https://www.aku.edu/eai/Documents/kenya-youth-survey-report-executive-summary-2016.pdf

A very interesting bunch of youngsters ...

Of course, all in jest,,,, take it easy....

And thanks KK,

Alex


On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 10:27 pm Johan Helsingius, <julf at julf.com> wrote:

> Indeed, Andrew Sullivan is a great choice - the only negative thing
> about him is that he is one of us balding, grey-bearded men from
> the industrialized northern hemisphere.
>
>         Julf
>
>
>  On 03-07-18 16:03, Kathy Kleiman wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I think Andrew Sullivan is a wonderful choice to head ISOC. He hails
> > from a technical background -- working for Dyn, later purchased by
> > Oracle, and heading the Internet Architecture Board. He cares deeply
> > about the Internet infrastructure and the policies that keep it
> > functioning and independent.
> >
> > Further, he knows our world, and was an active member of the RDS Working
> > Group -- and an eloquent voice for understanding the technology as we
> > tried to balance privacy and access to personal data in the WHOIS.
> >
> > A good choice!
> >
> > Best, Kathy
> >
> > On 7/2/2018 2:51 PM, Olévié Kouami wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings from Dakar.
> >> Fyi.
> >> Olevie
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> >> From: Gonzalo Camarillo <Gonzalo.Camarillo at ericsson.com
> >> <mailto:Gonzalo.Camarillo at ericsson.com>>
> >> Date: ven. 29 juin 2018 17:02
> >> Subject: [Internet Policy] Announcing the Internet Society’s new
> >> President & CEO
> >> To: <internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org
> >> <mailto:internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org>>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> today is an exciting day for the Internet Society. It gives me great
> >> pleasure to announce that Andrew Sullivan has been selected by the Board
> >> of Trustees to become the Internet Society’s new President and Chief
> >> Executive Officer, formally taking up his position on September 1, 2018.
> >>
> >> Many of you may know Andrew from his work in the Internet Engineering
> >> Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). He brings a
> >> wealth of Internet industry and technology experience with him. He
> >> served in a number of past roles, including time at Oracle Dyn managing
> >> Doman Name System (DNS) development and architecture departments and as
> >> the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Chair for two consecutive years,
> >> 2015 and 2016. Andrew also played an instrumental role in the IANA
> >> Transition as many of you may remember. I’d encourage you all to read
> >> his testimony on the IAB Website:
> >>
> >>
> https://www.iab.org/2016/05/24/iab-chair-testifies-before-u-s-senate-at-iana-transition-hearing/
> >>
> >> Andrew is currently serving as chair of the IETF Administrative
> >> Oversight Committee (IAOC), where he has been involved with discussions
> >> around updating the relationship between the IETF and the Internet
> >> Society.
> >>
> >> Most importantly for us as a global community of members, organizations
> >> and individuals that care deeply about the Internet, he embodies the
> >> core values of openness, transparency, inclusion and diversity that lie
> >> at the very heart of the Internet Society. He is committed to the ISOC
> >> vision of an Internet that works for all of us, and believes fervently
> >> in the struggle to bring an Internet that is open, globally-connected,
> >> trusted and secure to everyone.
> >>
> >> Not only that, but he is also committed to strengthening and growing our
> >> global community. Together, we have built this global technical
> >> infrastructure, this resource to enrich people's lives, and this force
> >> for good in society. Because it is a challenging time for the Internet,
> >> he knows that it’s also a challenging time for the Internet Society, but
> >> he firmly believes in the power of this community to realize its shared
> >> vision for the Internet.
> >>
> >> I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kathy Brown for her
> >> strong leadership over the past four and a half years. She has been
> >> pivotal in the organization’s transformation and I believe that we have
> >> never been in a stronger position, not just to face the challenges ahead
> >> of us, but to emerge as a true world leader in shaping the path and
> >> future direction of the Internet for the good of all humanity.
> >>
> >> Kathy will continue in her current role as President and Chief Executive
> >> Officer of the Internet Society until September 1. On assuming his new
> >> role, Andrew will work with Kathy during a period of transition to
> >> ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities.
> >>
> >> Please join me in congratulating Andrew as we prepare to welcome him
> >> into the growing ISOC family as our new President and CEO.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Gonzalo (for the board)
> >> Chair - ISOC Board of Trustees
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