[governance] final list of nominees on behalf of IGC for IGF

[jlfullsack]

My congratulations to our (I mean CS) speakers.
I hope we'll get as soon as possible an abstract of their speach or at least 
the issues and proposals they intend to express through it.
Best to all

Jean-Louis Fullsack
CSDPTT-France
CS Working Group on Communications Networks' Governance

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> David, Parminder, Michael, Dan, Norbert, Avri;
>
> Good-Job! All great choices from a world full of wonderful people.
>
> Please find below links too bio information with regard to the Speakers.
> Only a few have blogs, if you find a link please post a ref.
>
> -
>
> speakers on behalf of IGC for IGF:
>
> --- Critical Internet Resources
>
> Paul Wilson - Asia Pacific
> http://www.circleid.com/members/731/
>
>
> Carlos Alfonso - South America
>
> CARLOS ALFONSO: Information Network for the Third Sector
> Carlos Afonso has participated in the evolution of the new ICTs since 
> their
> introduction in LAC region by promoting and defending the interests of the
> third sector.  He has a broad knowledge of ICT issues, and his experience 
> is
> transversal to most of the issues related to ICTs: free software, digital
> inclusion, intellectual property, Internet governance, etc. Carlos Afonso 
> is
> part of the RITS team, a NGO-oriented services and capacity building 
> network on
> information and communication technologies using the Internet as its main
> medium. In the late 60's he was an important person fighting against the
> dictatorship in Brazil.
> He was in exile in Chile, Panama and Canada. This last country adopts him 
> as a
> Canadian citizen.  During the re-democratisation process, Mr. Afonso 
> worked for
> democratising the access to communications. The amnesty allowed him to 
> return
> to Brazil.  Carlos Afonso and Herbert de Souza (known as Betihno) founded 
> one
> of the most important Brazilian NGOs, the Brazilian Institute for Social 
> and
> Economic Analysis, IBASE.  Mr Afonso designed, implemented and managed the
> AlterNex project, the first computer-based communications and information
> system in Latin America dedicated to serve civil society organizations. He 
> is a
> co-founder of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). In
> 1991-1992, Mr Afonso proposed and coordinated the "UNCED Information 
> Strategy
> Project in Rio" (UNCED ISP/Rio), first Internet project specifically 
> developed
> for a UN conference. ISP/Rio's aims were to provide communications and
> information through the Internet so that organizations which had not been 
> able
> to come to Rio was able to follow up on the events via the network. 
> Carlos
> Afonso is also an independent consultant of the UNDP, IDRC, among other
> organizations. He is author of many
> books, articles and studies in different languages in relation to Internet
> development political and social issues. One of his fields of 
> specialization
> and expertise is Internet Governance and ICANN.  Besides his technical
> knowledge, he has recognized intellectual and political autonomy and broad
> respect for his ethical and democratic behaviour.
> http://www.rits.org.br
>
>
> --- Diversity
>
> Monthian Buntan - Asia
> Mr Monthian Buntan, Thai Association of the Blind (TAB),
> http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/
>
>
> Nnenna Nwakanma - Africa
> Nnenna Nwakanma holds a triple Bachelors, in the Social Sciences, History 
> and
> English and a Masters degree in International Relations and Law. She has 
> done
> large-scale work within International development organisations and
> institutions in Africa on Information, Documentation and International
> Relations. Among them, The Home Health Education Service, The Helen Keller
> Foundation and The African Development Bank. Co-founder of different
> pan-African organizations: The Free Software and Open Source Foundation 
> for
> Africa (FOSSFA), The Africa Network of
> Information Society Actors (ANISA), and the Africa Civil Society for the
> Information Society (ACSIS). One of the major Civil Society Actors in the 
> World
> Summit on the Information Society, she represents the African Civil 
> Society on
> the Digital Solidarity Fund, and advises on the Africa Information Society
> Initiatiave. Today she is Council Chair of the Free Software and Open 
> Source
> Foundation for Africa.
>
>
> Daniel Pimenta - LAC
> Daniel Pimienta, President http://funredes.org
> http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10287
>
>
> --- Access
>
> Daniel Stern - Africa
> uconnect.org
> http://www.connected.org/develop/daniel.html
>
> John Dada - Africa
> http://www.fantsuam.org/
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantsuamn_Foundation
>
> Anita Gurumurthy - Asia
> Anita Gurumurthy - Executive Director  http://www.itforchange.net
> http://www.itforchange.net/itfc/our_team/anita_gurumurthy_-_executive_director.
> html
>
>
> --- Openness
>
> William J. Drake - US
> http://www.cpsr.org/Members/wdrake/index_html
>
> Ang Peng Hwa - Asia
> http://www.ntu.edu.sg/SCI/about/profile_AngPengHwa.html
>
>
> --- Security
>
> Izumi Aizu - Asia
> http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/aizu.html
>
> Ralf Bendrath - Europe
> http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bendrath/arbeit.html
> Blog: http://bendrath.blogspot.com/
>
> Katitza Rodriguez Pereda - South America
> Katitza Rodriguez Pereda
>
>
> --- Emerging Issues
>
> Vittorio Bertola - Europe
> Blog: http://bertola.eu/?_l=en&_1=1
>
> Roberto Bissio - LAC
> http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10256
>
>
> ---- Opening
>
> Anriette Esterhuysen - Africa
> http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10263
>
> Mr. Adama Samassékou - Africa.
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/samassekou_bio.html
>
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