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Bahrain Internet
Society (BIS)
• Bahrain
• Since its inception in 2002
Bahrain Internet Society (BIS)
strived
to
serve
the
community of Bahrain by
spreading awareness on the
benefits of Internet and ICT
and working towards an
efficient e-Bahrain.
Ali AlMeshal
Internet Society
Pakistan Islamabad
Chapter
• Pakistan
• Aims: to bring together
members of Internet Society
to advance and promote the
general purpose and guiding
principles of ISOC by serving
the interests of the global
Internet community through a
local presence.
Dr Amir Qayyum
Internet Society
Kolkata Chapter
• Kolkata, India
• Awareness
about
ICANN
activities & opportunities of
engagement and the role of
APRALO and its capacity
development initiatives
Anupam Agrawal
Internet Society –
Philippines
Chapter
• Metro-Manila, The Philippines
Aris Ignacio
• Technical training; policy and
governance awareness and
capacity-building; as well as
various engagements with
other NGOs/CSOs, industry
associations and government
agencies.
Vice President,
Stakeholder
Engagement
Middle East
• Cairo, Egypt
• Coordinates implementation of
ICANN's strategic plan for the
Middle East.
• Responsible
for
outreach,
engagement and support with
stakeholders,
including
governments, civil society and
private sector in the Middle
East sub-region.
Baher Esmat
ISOC Nepal
• Kathmandu, Nepal
• Mission: Bringing the world’s
optimum Internet techniques
and technologies to Nepal and
to promote the use in every
aspects of life and financial
Inclusion in all geographical
parts of the country.
Bikram Shrestha
At Large China
• China
• Has been actively participating
in
Internet
Governance
activities
relevant
to
individual Internet users.
• These include online consumer
rights, privacy and personal
data protection and users'
rights under ICANN’s new
Chinese-character gTLDs.
Chaoran Xu
Internet Society
of Australia
• Sydney, Australia
• ISOC-AU
promotes
the
development of the Internet in
Australia to benefit the whole
community, including business,
academic, professional, and
private Internet users.
Cheryl Langdon-Orr
ISOC Hong Kong
• Hong Kong
Chester Soong
• Formed in 2005. ISOC HK
believes in “maintaining and
extending the development
and availability of the Internet
and its associated technologies
and applications – both as an
end in itself, and as a means
of enabling organizations,
professions, and individuals
locally and worldwide to more
effectively
collaborate,
cooperate, and innovate in
their respective fields and
interests.”
Hong Kong
Internet Forum
• Hong Kong
• Maintains an online platform
for strengthening the
connection amongst the Hong
Kong Internet users
Dennis Cai
ISOC Hong Kong
• Hong Kong
Edmon Chung
• Formed in 2005. ISOC HK
believes in “maintaining and
extending the development
and availability of the Internet
and its associated technologies
and applications – both as an
end in itself, and as a means
of enabling organizations,
professions, and individuals
locally and worldwide to more
effectively
collaborate,
cooperate, and innovate in
their respective fields and
interests.”
InternetNZ
• Wellington, New Zealand
• InternetNZ is a
charitable
open membership society who
have the vision of an “open
and uncapturable Internet”
and a mission “to promote and
protect the Internet”. The
society is an exemplar model
of
multi-stakeholderism.
InternetNZ is also delegated
the .nz ccTLD
Ellen Strickland
Internet Users
Society, Niue
• Niue (South Pacific)
• Provides internet services for
residents on Niue. Users pay a
connection
fee
and
get
internet services for free.
Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui
Internet Research
Project
• Pakistan
• A multi-stakeholder catalyst
network that intervenes at the
local and international level on
key issues related to the impact
and changing role of
the
Internet in Pakistan
Fouad Bajwa
Internet Society
of Australia
• Sydney, Australia
• ISOC-AU
promotes
the
development of the Internet in
Australia to benefit the whole
community, including business,
academic, professional, and
private Internet users.
Gunela Astbrink
Internet Society
of Australia
• Sydney, Australia
• ISOC-AU
promotes
the
development of the Internet in
Australia to benefit the whole
community, including business,
academic, professional, and
private Internet users.
Holly Raiche
Chinese Domain
Name Users
Alliance
• Beijing, China
Hong Xue
• CDNUA provides a forum to
promote
and
encourage
Chinese-character
domain
name
individual
users’
participation and involvement
in governance of Internet; to
support and advocate for
Chinese-character
domain
name individual users; and to
provide a forum for outreach,
co-ordination and exchange of
information and knowledge.
Computer Society
of India
• Mumbai, India
• Founded in 1965, has over
95,000 members spread over
the country, and has the
mission of taking ICTs to the
citizens. Its membership of
includes representation from
the industry, government,
student community, academia
and users of computers and
the Internet.
H R Mohan
Internet Society
Bangladesh Dhaka
Chapter
• Dhaka, Bangladesh
• The community objective is to
work together with various
actors to build awareness,
skill,
conduct
operational
research ,training ,workshop
and
participate
policy
development process by Open,
transparent, and collaborative
processes for establish “
Internet is for everyone “ .
Jahangir Hossain
InternetNZ
• Wellington, New Zealand
• InternetNZ is a
charitable
open membership society who
have the vision of an “open
and uncapturable Internet”
and a mission “to promote and
protect the Internet”. The
society is an exemplar model
of
multistake-holderism.
InternetNZ is also delegated
the .nz ccTLD
Jordan Carter
The NZ Maori
Internet Society
• New Zealand
• Online Maori Advocacy Group
that represents and consults
with
the
online
Maori
community at all levels of
society on issues such as
education, safety and internet
governance.
Karaitiana Taiuru
InternetNZ
• Wellington, New Zealand
• InternetNZ is a
charitable
open membership society who
have the vision of an “open
and uncapturable Internet”
and a mission “to promote and
protect the Internet”. The
society is an exemplar model
of
multistake-holderism.
InternetNZ is also delegated
the .nz ccTLD
Keith Davidson
Emirates Internet
Group
• Dubai, UAE
• Focuses on the development of
the performance of Internet
users and facilitate the
exchange of experiences and
information and consultancy.
• Provides
motivation
and
training for people with
special needs
Khalid Bin Thani
Vice President,
Stakeholder
Engagement
Asia
• Singapore
• Coordinates implementation of
ICANN's strategic plan for Asia
• Responsible
for
outreach,
support and engagement with
stakeholders,
including
governments, civil society and
the private sector in Asia.
Kuek Yu-Chuang
ISOC Armenia
• Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
• Our mission is to implement
educational
and
research
programs;
to
organize
workshops, seminars, public
discussions;
to
develop
Internet
technologies
and
make them available in
Armenia; to help manage the
Armenian Internet and to
develop the domain naming
policy for the AM Registry.
Lianna Galstyan
National Information
Infrastructure
Enterprise Promotion
Association
• Taipei, Taiwan
• Acts as the Internet policy
think-tank for the public and
private sectors and functions
as the bridge between the
government, industry and
academia in Taiwan
Lihsuan Liang
Arab Knowledge
Management
Society (AKMS)
• Amman, Jordan
• AKMS is a global non-profit
organisation that adopts a
strategy
of
interactive
teaching and utilizes digital
technology
to
foster
communication and innovation
in the field of information
management.
Mahmoud Lattouf
Pacific Islands
Chapter of the
Internet Society
(PICISOC)
• Rarotonga, Cook Islands
• The Board of PICISOC advocates
on behalf of 22 Pacific Island
countries and territories for basic
ISOC principles – Universal Access
and Connectivity – as well as
providing technical support and
advice within the region. PICISOC
has nearly 700 members
Maureen Hilyard
Chinese Domain
Name Users
Alliance
• Beijing, China
Nancy Nanxi Ji
• CDNUA provides a forum to
promote
and
encourage
Chinese-character
domain
name
individual
users’
participation and involvement
in governance of Internet; to
support and advocate for
Chinese-character
domain
name individual users; and to
provide a forum for outreach,
co-ordination and exchange of
information and knowledge.
Australian
Communications
Consumer Action
Network (ACCAN)
• Sydney, Australia
Narelle Clark
• ACCAN provides consumer
representation & advocacy in
communications.
• Narelle is the Director of
Operations and Deputy CEO.
• She is also current President of
the Australian Chapter of the
Internet Society and holds a
seat on its Board of Trustees.
Media Education
Centre
• Yerevan, Armenia
• Promotes media and digital
literacy in Armenia.
• Its goals are to promote the
education of children and adults
using the Internet and new digital
technologies; promote usage of
the Internet to foster democratic
communication,
civic
and
cultural participation; promote
introduction of ICTs in education.
Narine Khachatryan
Internet Society
Vasuday
Kutumbhkum
• India
• Disseminates information on
laws relating to the Internet
and information technology
including ICANN policies,
through the medium of a
website -www.jurisonline.in
Nirmol Agarwal
Hong Kong
Internet Forum
• Hong Kong
• Maintains an online platform
for strengthening the
connection amongst the Hong
Kong Internet users
Paul Chow
ISOC Hong Kong
• Hong Kong
• Formed in 2005. ISOC HK
believes in “maintaining and
extending the development and
availability of the Internet and
its associated technologies and
applications – both as an end in
itself, and as a means of
enabling organizations,
professions, and individuals
locally and worldwide to more
effectively collaborate,
cooperate, and innovate in
their respective fields and
interests.”.
Pavan Budhrani
Cook Islands
Internet Action
Group
• Rarotonga, Cook Islands
• Advocates for policies and
infrastructure that will help
the
development
of
an
internet system that will
create opportunities for social
and economic development in
the Cook Islands.
Pua Hunter
NomCom
Appointee to the
ALAC
• London, Jeddah
• Director of Research and
Stakeholder Relations of SISA
Consult – a specialist Internet
governance & regulatory policy
consultancy company.
Rafid Fatani
Internet Society
MALAYSIA
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Promotes development of the
Internet in Malaysia to benefit
the
whole
community,
including business, academic,
professional,
and
private
Internet users.
Rinalia Abdul-Rahim
Pacific Islands
Chapter of the
Internet Society
• Suva, Fiji
• PICISOC advocates on behalf of
22 Pacific Island countries and
territories for basic ISOC
principles – Universal Access
and Connectivity – as well as
providing technical support
and advice within the region.
Salanieta
Tamanikaiwaimaro
Media
Education
Centre
• Yerevan, Armenia
• Media Education Centre is
actively involved in Internet
Governance issues, by making
input in policy development and
raising awareness about positive
and responsible usage of ICTs,
the digital citizenship and other
issues.
Samvel Martirosyan
Computer Society
of India
• Mumbai, India
• Founded in 1965, has over
95,000 members spread over
the country, and has the
mission of taking ICTs to the
citizens. Its membership
includes representation from
the industry, government,
student community, academia
and users of computers and
the Internet.
Satish Babu
Vice President,
Stakeholder
Engagement
Oceania
• Brisbane, Australia
• Coordinates implementation of
ICANN's strategic plan for
Oceania.
• Responsible
for
outreach,
support and engagement with
stakeholders,
including
governments, civil society and
private sector in the Oceania
sub-region
Save Vocea
Armenian
Association for
the Disabled
• Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
• Mission: Integration of the
disabled into society through
their physical, social and
psychological
rehabilitation;
assistance with their health
and
educational
issues;
creation of income generating
business for them;
and
development of national sports
for the disabled.
Siranush Vardanyan
ISOC Chapter
Chennai India
• Tamilnadu, India
• Provide
inputs
to
our
Government
/
Regional
Internet Registry / IGF on
Internet Governance policy
issues and organize local
events related to Names and
Numbers, such as an Ipv6
Training event. Engages in
outreach activities to create
better awareness of the
Internet Governance issues.
Sivasubramanian
Muthusamy
Internet Society
Malaysia
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Promotes development of the
Internet in Malaysia to benefit
the
whole
community,
including business, academic,
professional,
and
private
Internet users. ISOC Malaysia
has 633 members.
Dr. Suhaidi B. Hassan
South Pacific
Computer
Society (SPACS)
• Suva, Fiji
• Established in 1995 with the
aim of creating ICT awareness,
and promoting the
development of ICT capacity
in the South Pacific region.
Sunil Lal
NetMission
• Hong Kong
• NetMission.Asia is a youth
Ambassadors
program
supported by DotAsia and
initiated in 2009 which aims to
bring together a network of
dedicated young ambassadors
devoted towards promoting
and
contributing
towards
digital
inclusion,
Internet
governance as well as youth
engagement & empowerment.
Sunny Liu
Internet
Society Japan
• Tokyo, Japan
• Following ISOC's mission, we
disseminate information and
enlighten users about the
Internet; we conduct activities
such as sharing information
about internet-related
international organizations,
and report about the status of
Japan’s internet to overseas
interests.
Tomohiro Fujisaki
Internet Society –
Philippines
Chapter
• Metro-Manila, The Philippines
Winthrop Yu
• Technical training; policy and
governance awareness and
capacity-building; as well as
various engagements with
other NGOs/CSOs, industry
associations and government
agencies.
NetMission
• Hong Kong
• NetMission.Asia is a youth
Ambassadors
program
supported by DotAsia and
initiated in 2009 which aims to
bring together a network of
dedicated young ambassadors
devoted towards promoting
and
contributing
towards
digital
inclusion,
Internet
governance as well as youth
engagement & empowerment.
Yannis Li
Information Policy
Analytical Centre
• Baku, Azerbaijan
• Promotes and publicizes ICANN
policy and decisions among
Azerbaijan
Internet
community.
• Encourages
users to get
actively involved in discussions
and decision making processes
in ICANN.
Yashar Hajiyev
Internet
Society Japan
• Tokyo, Japan
• Following ISOC's mission, we
disseminate information and
enlighten users about the
Internet; we conduct activities
such as sharing information
about internet-related
international organizations,
and report about the status of
Japan’s internet to overseas
interests.
Yasuichi Kitamura
Open Standards
and Internet
Association
• Seoul, Korea
• OSIA
is
a
not-for-profit
organization for joint research
activities among industries,
research
institutes
and
academy.
• OSIA have played a leading
role in the standardization of
ICT in Korea.
Y.J. (Youn Jun) Park
APRALO
At-Large Structures
*Celebrating Diversity