[Chapter-delegates] Fwd: Press Release: Leading technologist from Africa joins Internet Society staff

[Gerard Ross]

Dear colleagues

For your information, ISOC will shortly be sending out the following  
press release.

Regards
- Gerard

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Gerard Ross
Senior Communications Manager
Internet Society
Email: ross at isoc.org




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Press Release
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LEADING TECHNOLOGIST FROM AFRICA JOINS INTERNET SOCIETY STAFF

RESTON, VA, USA and GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - 30 April 2008 - Michuki  
Mwangi, a leading figure in African Internet development and technical  
capacity building, has joined the staff of the Internet Society (ISOC)  
as Senior Education Manager.

Kenyan-based Mwangi is widely known and respected across the African  
and global Internet communities, having been centrally involved in key  
infrastructure developments, technical coordination activities, and  
policy-making forums.

He brings to ISOC a wealth of first-hand operational experience in  
growing Internet infrastructure services, as well as a deep  
understanding of the challenges and opportunities for the Internet in  
the developing world.

As Senior Education Manager, Mwangi's work will support the ISOC  
"Enabling Access" initiative, focusing on developing and delivering  
education and training programs to promote the operational and  
technical skills of network operators in the developing world.

"I'm very excited by Michuki's appointment," said Karen Rose, ISOC's  
Director of Education and Programs. "We have a number of efforts  
underway in Africa and globally to advance the deployment, growth, and  
sustainability of Internet infrastructure. Michuki's broad experience  
at both regional and international levels will be a great asset to  
ISOC as we move forward."

Before joining ISOC, Mwangi was an Internet technology consultant. He  
previously served as the Administrative Manager at the .KE registry  
(KENIC) and serves as president of the African Top Level Domain  
(AfTLD) Association and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Kenya  
Internet Exchange Point (KIXP), both in a volunteer capacity. He  
facilitated the anycast deployment of the .COM, .NET, F, and J root  
servers in Kenya, as well as other key infrastructure deployments in  
Africa.

He is active in the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG), the  
Country Code Name Supporting Organization (ccNSO) of ICANN, AfriNIC  
(the Regional Internet Registry for Africa), and several other local  
and international technology groups. Mwangi has also been involved in  
the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) discussions since the World Summit  
on the Information Society (WSIS) meeting in Tunis.

Mwangi holds a diploma in computer analysis and design from Data  
Center College in Nairobi, Kenya. He has also received additional  
training in Scalable Network Infrastructure and Services at AfNOG. In  
2006, he was selected as an ISOC Fellow to the IETF (attending the  
66th IETF meeting, in Montreal, Canada).


About the Internet Society
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The Internet Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to  
provide leadership in Internet related standards, education, and  
policy. With offices in Washington, DC, and Geneva, Switzerland, it is  
dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of the  
Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world.


For further details
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Gerard Ross
Senior Communications Manager, Internet Society
E-mail: ross at isoc.org
Telephone: +41-228-071-444 x2261
4, rue des Falaises
CH-1205
Geneva
Switzerland