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[atlarge-discuss] [Fwd: Interim ALAC candidates update]



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Two more people volunteered to be considered for Interim 
ALAC membership (both are in Africa): Pierre Dandjinou and Clement Dzidonu. FYI, 
their information is included below and has been forwarded to the Board. They 
will be added to the At-Large Organizing Committee's list of potential 
candidates submitted to the Board (the list is posted at http://www.icann.org/correspondence/aloc-to-board-09dec02.htm). 



 


The Board is expected to appoint 10 members to the Interim 
ALAC during their January 20 "Special Meeting ...by Telephone".


 


Let me know if you have any questions.


 


Denise


 


Denise Michel


coordinator@at-large.org 


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Additions to Africa candidates list: 


 


Pierre Dandjinou (ALOC member; ICT Policy 
Advisor for Africa; Chair, Benin ISOC, and Africa Internet 
Group)


Clement Dzidonu (Professor/Chairman, 
Dept. of Computer Science, Valley 
View University; former NAIS 
member; UNDP, UNECA consultant)


 


Pierre Dandjinou


1)     
Name, country, profession, 
email address:


DANDJINOU Pierre. BENIN, ICT Policy Advisor, SURF/UNDP Dandjinou.Pierre@undp.org 



 


2) Experience with At-Large 
organizing/At-Large Structures: 


I 
was a member of the At Large Study Committee (ALSC)


 


3) Involvement in ICANN issues relevant to 
individual Internet users:


I have attended almost all of Icann 
statutory meetings and was a founding member of the Non Commercial domain name 
holders constitutency.


I was Chair of the Africa component of the  Icann membership Committee and 
consequently was instrumental for information and mobilization  of the African professionals during the 
election of the At large  Directors 
2 years ago.


 


4) Involvement in activities relating to 
the DNS and the Internet's infrastructure: 


I hold a domain name afridev.net; I also 
am a defender of a sound national NIC as a contribution to the smooth operation 
of the global Internet infrastructure.


 


5) Experience with group decision-making 
and consensus development:


I have chaired and am still chairing 
chapters or committees on ICT related issues; I have witnesses most policy 
development debates related to Icann since its inception and even back to the 
days of the international Forums on the white paper which gave birth to 
Icann


 


6) Demonstrated commitment to the goals 
and bylaws of ICANN and the ALAC:


As a member of the ALSC, I had the 
opportunity of studying and reflecting on possible ways of promoting the bylaws 
and their consecutive amendment to provide more ground for the representation of 
individual members.


 


7) Other relevant social, professional 
experience: 


I am a member of the Afrinic BoT (Afrinic 
is the Africa nascent Internet regional 
registry)


Also, I chair the Benin Internet Society 
Chapter, and the Africa Internet group (AIG); I am also a member of the Advisory 
Committee of the GIPI (Global Internet policy 
Initiative)


I currently hold the position of an ICT 
Policy Advisor for Africa and consequently deal with issues pertaining to 
e-readiness, Internet accessibility, national e-strategies and the Internet 
Governance


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Clement Dzidonu


1) Name, country, profession, email 
address:  


Name: Clement 
Dzidonu


Country: 
GHANA


Profession: 
Full Professor of Computer Science and Chairman, Dept of Computer Science, 
Valley 
View 
University


e-mail 
address:  
dzidonu@ghana.com


 


2) Experience 
with At-Large organizing/At-Large Structures: 


-  Member 
of the NAIS –  The NGO and Academic ICANN 
Study Group


-  Carried out the Africa Regional 
NAIS Study and authored the Report


 


3) Involvement 
in ICANN issues relevant to individual Internet users:


-  Been 
involved in the ICANN  process since 
the 1998 INET meeting in  
Geneva. Attended most ICANN 
meetings since the Yokohama meeting. 



-  Member 
of the At Large Membership Implementation Task Force (MITF) for the 
Africa Region and for the International 
Organizations


-  Was 
Co-Chair of the Local Organising Committee which Hosted the 
Accra 2002 ICANN 
Meeting


 


4) Involvement 
in activities relating to the DNS and the Internet's infrastructure: 



-  Been 
involved in the Internet Scene in Africa since 1995 and 
been involved in a number of outreached programmes relating to the development 
of the Internet, ISOC and ICANN within the African continent.


 


5) Experience 
with group decision-making and consensus development:


-  Have 
been involved in numerous group decision making activities in my academic 
carreer.  


 


6) 
Demonstrated commitment to the goals and bylaws of ICANN and the 
ALAC:


-  My 
involvement in the ICANN process since its incorporation and later the At Large 
process from the very beginning.


 


7) Other 
relevant social, professional experience: 


-  
Published a number of Journal and Newspaper articles about the Internet and the 
ICANN process. Also authored a number of Technical and Briefing reports in the 
area


-  Been 
in the forefront of the development of the Internet in African 
Universities.


-  
Been  involved in a number of  ICT related projects and initiatives in 
Europe and Africa. Currently a 
consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United 
Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), advising a number of African 
Governments on their National Information and Communications Technology Policies 
and Plans. Also served as an ICT consultant to the African Development Bank, and 
was part of the team which developed the NEPAD Short Term ICT Plan


 


 


 

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