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'''Harald Alvestrand''' is a prominent Computer Scientist and International IT Policy Developer. He has served in numerous official [[ICANN]] positions, been a part of [[WIPO]] panels, and worked for the Norwegian ccTLD Registry; he also has extensive experience with the [[IETF]], eventually acting as its Chairman. He was born in Norway in 1959.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>
'''Harald Alvestrand''' is a prominent Computer Scientist and International IT Policy Developer. He has served in numerous official [[ICANN]] positions, been a part of [[WIPO]] panels, and worked for the Norwegian ccTLD Registry; he also has extensive experience with the [[IETF]], eventually acting as its Chairman. He was born in Norway in 1959.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>
Mr. Avestrand currently works as a Tech Lead for [[Googel]], a Board Member at [[UNINETT]] Norid AS, a Board Member at the [[Unicode Consortium]], and as the the Executive Director of the [[Linux Counter Organization]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alvestrand LinkedIn]</ref>
==Work==
==Work==
=== Norwegian Internet===
=== Norwegian Internet===
Harald Alvestrand continues to serve as a board member of [[NORID]], the [[.no]] domain name registry].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN biography data]</ref>
Harald Alvestrand continues to serve as a board member of [[NORID]], the [[.no]] domain name registry].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN biography data]</ref>
Harald worked for Norsk Data, UNINETT (the University Network of Norway), EDB Maxware, and [[Cisco Systems]]. He has worked for [[Google]] since 2006.
Harald worked for Norsk Data, UNINETT (the University Network of Norway), EDB Maxware, and [[Cisco Systems]].
===IETF===
===IETF===
Harald has been active in Internet standardization with the [[IETF]] since 1991, and has written a number of RFCs, including [[RFC 1766]], the first standard for language tags in Internet protocols.
Harald has been active in Internet standardization with the [[IETF]] since 1991, and has written a number of RFCs, including [[RFC 1766]], the first standard for language tags in Internet protocols.