[Chapter-delegates] NEWS: Internet Society Welcomes Ayesha Hassan as Senior Director for Stakeholder Engagement

[Ana Olmos]

Hey, Ayesha! It's very nice to read this announcement. Looking forward to
seeing you around!

Hugs,
Ana Olmos


2014-05-02 10:18 GMT+02:00 Jahangir Hossain <jrjahangir at gmail.com>:

> Welcome Ayesha !
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> ​Regards //  Jahangir Hossain
>                    ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter​
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> On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 9:33 PM, Wende Cover <cover at isoc.org> wrote:
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>>  Internet Society Welcomes Ayesha Hassan as Senior Director for
>> Stakeholder Engagement
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>> http://internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-welcomes-ayesha-hassan-senior-director-stakeholder-engagement
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>> [Washington, DC and Geneva, Switzerland – 01 May 2014] – The Internet
>> Society is pleased to announce that Ayesha Hassan will join the
>> organization on May 19, 2014 in the new position of Senior Director for
>> Stakeholder Engagement. In this role, Ms. Hassan will be responsible for
>> optimizing the Internet Society’s relationships with key stakeholders in
>> the future of the Internet, and facilitating their engagement to ensure an
>> Internet that is open, global, and accessible to all and driven by
>> multistakeholder processes. She will be based in the Internet Society’s
>> Geneva, Switzerland office.
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>> Ms. Hassan, who is known and respected throughout the world for her work
>> in helping develop the multistakeholder approach to Internet policy, will
>> bring her many talents and expertise to the work of the Internet Society.
>> She will add important new dimensions to how the Internet Society works
>> with Internet stakeholders and effectively pursues a trusted, resilient,
>> and open Internet, and global accessibility to its societal and individual
>> benefits.
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>> “A global multistakeholder approach to Internet policy is a key tenet of
>> the Internet Society’s mission and this position plays a crucial role in
>> that effort,” said Kathy Brown, President and CEO of the Internet Society.
>> “Ayesha is a gifted woman who will bring her extensive experience in
>> Information and Communications Technology policy, her strong relationships
>> with international Internet stakeholders,   and a strategic long-term view
>> of what will be required to ensure the future well-being of the Internet.
>> She will be a great addition to our organization.”
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>> Ms. Hassan has worked across the Internet community facilitating policy
>> development and consensus building on a broad range of Internet related
>> issues, including data protection, privacy, security, and Internet
>> infrastructure and services. She comes to the Internet Society from the
>> International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris.  She was with the
>> organization for more than 12 years, serving most recently as its Senior
>> Policy Manager, Digital Economy and Executive in Charge of Information and
>> Communications Technology policy.  At ICC, Ms. Hassan initiated and led the
>> BASIS initiative, Business Action to Support the Information Society, in
>> addition to the Digital Economy Commission.
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>> “We are delighted that Ayesha will be joining the Internet Society team,”
>> said Walda Roseman, Chief Stakeholder and Communications Officer of the
>> Internet Society. “Her years of experience as a leader in the evolution of
>> multistakeholder participation in key Internet policy fora, her
>> contributions to the development of the Internet Governance Forum, as well
>> as her strategic perspectives will add immeasurably to our important work
>> across the multistakeholder community to keep the Internet open, thriving,
>> and benefitting people around the world.”
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>> Ms. Hassan is well known in the Internet community and a veteran of the
>> World Summits on the Information Society, where she served as an effective
>> representative of the business community and of the multistakeholder model
>> of Internet policy. In addition, she served on the IGF Multistakeholder
>> Advisory Group from 2006 to 2013.
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>> She holds a Master of Arts degree in International Policy Studies from
>> Stanford University, a JD from the University of San Diego, and Bachelor of
>> Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Ms. Hassan
>> is a member of the State Bar of California. She is fluent in English and
>> French.
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