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Ms. Bekele was nominated to serve on [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO]] policy board from 2005-2007, under the Chairmanship of [[Dr. Vinton Cerf]].

Ms. Bekele was nominated to serve on [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO]] policy board from 2005-2007, under the Chairmanship of [[Dr. Vinton Cerf]].

In this position, Ms. Bekele contributed to global public policies that guide the development of the Internet.  During her tenure, Sophia was instrumental in initiating policy dialogue over [[IDN]]s as well as the formation of a [[IDN]] working group to focus on [[IDN]]s within [[ICANN]].  She was later credited for championing the inclusion of the global [[IDN]] community within this policy dialogue.  As a result, Ms. Bekele was also nominated to chair [[ICANN]]'s [[IDN Working Group]].  She was one of the co-authors of [[ICANN]]'s [[IDN]] policy guidelines. Sophia has also initiated the .africa TLD within ICANN and is currently championing it across Africa under DotConnectAfrica.

In this position, Ms. Bekele contributed to global public policies that guide the development of the Internet.  During her tenure, Sophia was instrumental in initiating policy dialogue over [[IDN]]s as well as the formation of a [[IDN]] working group to focus on [[IDN]]s within [[ICANN]].  She was later credited for championing the inclusion of the global [[IDN]] community within this policy dialogue.  As a result, Ms. Bekele was also nominated to chair [[ICANN]]'s [[IDN Working Group]].  She was one of the co-authors of [[ICANN]]'s [[IDN]] policy guidelines. Sophia has also initiated the [[.africa]] [[TLD]] within ICANN and is currently championing it across Africa under [[DotConnectAfrica]].

==Corporate Experience==

==Corporate Experience==