[Chapter-delegates] ISOC announces Ambassadors for IGF 2009

[Gerard Ross]

Dear colleagues

The Internet Society is pleased to announce the list of candidates  
chosen as ISOC Ambassadors for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)  
meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in November 2009.

The Ambassador program is designed to involve members in ISOC’s global  
engagement activities while providing valuable expertise and know-how  
to the IGF meeting. ISOC received more than 100 expressions of  
interest from individuals around the world, ensuring an excellent pool  
of suitable candidates. In addition to a staff review, ISOC  
established a Selection Committee comprised of individuals familiar  
with the Internet Governance Forum to evaluate applications.

This year, for the first time, ISOC has also selected several previous  
IGF Ambassadors to serve as "returning Ambassadors", building on the  
work already done and the connections the Ambassadors established in  
previous meetings.

The following candidates have been selected as the ISOC 2009 IGF  
Ambassadors:

New ISOC Ambassadors to the IGF (18)
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     * Anupam Agrawal, India
     * Godfred K Ahuma, Ghana
     * Fouad Riaz Bajwa, Pakistan
     * Baasansuren Burmaa, Mongolia
     * Olga Cavalli, Argentina
     * Jorge Contreras, USA
     * Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, France/UK
     * Gérard Dantec, France
     * Rafid AY Fatani, Saudi Arabia/UK
     * Charity Gamboa Embley, Philippines/USA
     * Tracy Hackshaw, Trinidad and Tobago
     * Maureen Hilyard,Cook Islands
     * Yvonne Ni, China
     * John Kabogo Njoroge, Kenya
     * Hempal Shrestha, Nepal
     * Veaceslav Sidorenco, Moldova
     * Naveed Ul Haq, Pakistan
     * Rudi Vansnick, Belgium

Returning Ambassadors (4)
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     * Julián Casasbuenas G, Colombia
     * Charles Mok, China (Hong Kong)
     * Cristos Velasco, Mexico
     * Ceren Ünal, Turkey

The IGF 2009 meeting will take place from 15-18 November 2009 in Sharm  
El Sheikh, Egypt. More information on ISOC’s involvement in the IGF  
available here:

   http://isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/IGF.shtml

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Gerard Ross
Senior Manager, Outreach and Coordinated Communication
Internet Society
Email: ross at isoc.org