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will gain far more than an administrator and a liaison. It looks like the p=
olicy clout of ISOC - and hopefully the regional bureaus and the chapters -=
 will accrue a huge growth. If the Bureaus are getting support of this kind=
 on the top, we also hope they are getting extra help reporting to them, as=
 we've wished often, and that we in the chapters will be particularly oblig=
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No better time than right now, with WCIT in the radar screen (replace with:=
 windshield) and the tough times we are going through locally to push for a=
 rational agenda there.=0A=
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Desde: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org [chapter-delegates-bounces=
@elists.isoc.org] en nombre de cover at isoc.org [cover at isoc.org]=0A=
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Asunto: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Welcomes Sofie  =
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Internet Society Welcomes Sofie Maddens as Senior Director of Global Servic=
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[Washington, DC and Geneva, Switzerland =96 22 August 2012] =96 The Interne=
t Society today announced that Sofie Maddens has joined the organization as=
 Senior Director of Global Services. Ms. Maddens will provide global leader=
ship and management of the Internet Society=92s regionalization program, wh=
ich includes five Regional Bureaus located in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin A=
merica and Caribbean, and North America.=0A=
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=93The Internet Society is a global organization, at the heart of which are=
 our Regional Bureaus,=94 said Walda Roseman, Chief Operating Officer of th=
e Internet Society. =93They provide us with regional reach and local presen=
ce to ensure that our activities are internationally relevant and that our =
vision of a global, open Internet accessible to all can, indeed, be advance=
d worldwide.  The Regional Bureaus are integral hubs that engage our Chapte=
rs, Members, and staff in advancing our mission and the multistakeholder In=
ternet model.=94=0A=
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Roseman added, =93We welcome Sofie to the Internet Society and are delighte=
d to have someone with her exceptional breadth of experience in this vital =
role. Sofie=92s background is ideally-suited to lead our Regional Bureaus a=
s they address Internet-related issues, mobilize local support for global e=
fforts, help build capacity where it is needed, and develop policy, technol=
ogy, and educational awareness programs.=94=0A=
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Ms. Maddens is a respected international information and communications pol=
icy, regulatory, and trade expert, with a Master=92s Degree in Law. Her sco=
pe of responsibility has been diverse, including managing and defining ICT =
projects in more than 50 countries, focusing on the information and communi=
cations sectors, and on policy and regulation of the information society, i=
ncluding Internet policy and governance, e-commerce, privacy, cybercrime, a=
nd cyber security.=0A=
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Link: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-welcomes-sofie-m=
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