[Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Welcomes Sofie Maddens as Senior Director of Global Services

[Lalit Chandra Mathur]

On behalf of ISOC India Delhi Chapter, we welcome Sofie and wish her all
the best !

Warm regards,
*Yours,*
*
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*Lalit Mathur*
*Secretary, ISOC India Delhi Chapter*



On 22 August 2012 20:36, <cover at isoc.org> wrote:

> Internet Society Welcomes Sofie Maddens as Senior Director of Global
> Services
>
> [Washington, DC and Geneva, Switzerland – 22 August 2012] – The Internet
> Society today announced that Sofie Maddens has joined the organization as
> Senior Director of Global Services. Ms. Maddens will provide global
> leadership and management of the Internet Society’s regionalization
> program, which includes five Regional Bureaus located in Africa, Asia,
> Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, and North America.
>
> “The Internet Society is a global organization, at the heart of which are
> our Regional Bureaus,” said Walda Roseman, Chief Operating Officer of the
> Internet Society. “They provide us with regional reach and local presence
> to ensure that our activities are internationally relevant and that our
> vision of a global, open Internet accessible to all can, indeed, be
> advanced worldwide.  The Regional Bureaus are integral hubs that engage our
> Chapters, Members, and staff in advancing our mission and the
> multistakeholder Internet model.”
>
> Roseman added, “We welcome Sofie to the Internet Society and are delighted
> to have someone with her exceptional breadth of experience in this vital
> role. Sofie’s background is ideally-suited to lead our Regional Bureaus as
> they address Internet-related issues, mobilize local support for global
> efforts, help build capacity where it is needed, and develop policy,
> technology, and educational awareness programs.”
>
> Ms. Maddens is a respected international information and communications
> policy, regulatory, and trade expert, with a Master’s Degree in Law. Her
> scope of responsibility has been diverse, including managing and defining
> ICT projects in more than 50 countries, focusing on the information and
> communications sectors, and on policy and regulation of the information
> society, including Internet policy and governance, e-commerce, privacy,
> cybercrime, and cyber security.
>
> Link:
> http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-welcomes-sofie-maddens-senior-director-global-services
>
>
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