[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Announces New Board Members for Public Interest Registry

[Mark Thalhimer]

Internet Society Announces New Board Members for Public Interest Registry

RESTON, VA, USA and GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 4 February 2008 - The Internet
Society (ISOC) today announced the appointment of Mr. Maarten Botterman and
Mr. Kuo-Wei Wu to the Board of Directors of the Public Interest Registry
(PIR).

Maarten Botterman is a policy consultant on information society impact
matters, working with government and business to address the economic,
social, and environmental challenges to sustainability for society and
organizations. He is currently Director of GNKS Consult. Previously he was
CEO of the Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC), Director of
Information Society Policy Research at RAND Europe and a scientific officer
within the European Commission, DG Information Society (ECDGIS).

Mr. Botterman holds a master’s degree in business economics from Erasmus
University Rotterdam. Since 1987, Maarten has been working on issues
relating to information security, the implementation of ICT operations, and
governance in the Information Society.

“Maarten Botterman brings a strong policy background in communications
technologies to the Public Interest Registry in its effort to set an
exemplary standard for best practices in registry operations, support, and
services,” said Lynn St. Amour, president and CEO of the Internet Society.”

Mr. Wu is CEO of the National Information Infrastructure Enterprise
Promotion Association (NIIEPA) in Taiwan. His current professional focus is
on the security of information management systems and Internet policies and
strategies.

Mr. Wu is also a member of the Executive Council of the Asia Pacific Network
Information Centre (APNIC), which is responsible for IP address management
and policy development in the 56 countries of the Asia Pacific region. He is
an executive member of the Taiwan Internet Service Provider Association
(TWIA), a nonprofit organization of Internet service providers in Taiwan,
and a member of the board of directors of the Taiwan Network Information
Center (TWNIC), which provides .TW domain name and IP address services in
Taiwan.

"The appointment of Kuo-Wei Wu further strengthens Public Interest
Registry’s international reach and focus, as it continues to support the
global, noncommercial Internet community,” said Lynn St. Amour.

In addition, the PIR board of directors elected Ms. Barbara Fraser, a
director of Corporate Consulting Engineering at Cisco, focusing on Systems
and Internet Security, as board Chair; Erik Huizer, chief strategy officer
responsible for strategy, innovation, and business development with NOB
Cross Media Facilities, a Technicolor company, as Vice-Chair; and Glenn
Ricart managing director of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Center for Advanced
Research in San José, California, as Secretary.

The 2008 PIR Board consists of the following members:
Barbara Fraser (USA) — Chair
Erik Huizer (Europe) — Vice Chair
Glenn Ricart (USA) — Secretary
Maarten Botterman (Europe)
Kuo-Wei Wu (Asia)
Lynn St. Amour – Ex-officio ISOC liaison

About PIR
The Public Interest Registry (www.pir.org) is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit
corporation created by the Internet Society (ISOC) to manage the .ORG
domain. Trusted across all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities, .ORG is
where people turn to find credible information, get involved, fund causes,
and support advocacy. As a premier domain, .ORG provides an unrivaled
channel to share ideas, to enhance lives, and to advance your mission. PIR
empowers the global noncommercial community to use the Internet more
effectively and, concurrently, takes a leadership position among Internet
stakeholders on policy and related issues. The Public Interest Registry, is
based in Reston, Virginia, USA.

About the Internet Society
The Internet Society is an independent international nonprofit organization
founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet related standards,
education, and policy. With offices in Washington, DC, and Geneva,
Switzerland, and with more than 80 chapters worldwide, 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
Mark Thalhimer
Director of Communications and Public Relations, Internet Society
E-mail: thalhimer at isoc.org
Telephone: +1 703 326 9880 x130
1775 Wiehle Avenue
Reston, VA 20190-5108
USA
Internet Society: www.isoc.org
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