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

[Ali AlMeshal]

Welcome Ayesha, and wish you all the success.

Ali

On 2 May 2014 10:29, "bukhalidn" <bukhalidn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Internet Society Welcomes Ayesha Hassan as Senior Director for
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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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