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| |country = Philippines | | |country = Philippines |
| |email = jed [at] email.com.ph | | |email = jed [at] email.com.ph |
− | |website = [http://jed.i.ph/ Blog] | + | |website = http://jed.i.ph/ |
| |twitter = joeldisini | | |twitter = joeldisini |
− | |facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/jdisini Joel Disini] | + | |facebook = http://www.facebook.com/jdisini |
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
− | Mr. Disini is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Honor Society/Caltech, and of Mensa. He has a BS Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/events/meetings/2001/cctlds/speakers/disini.html World Intellectual Property Organization]</ref> | + | Mr. Disini is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Honor Society/Caltech, and of Mensa. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/events/meetings/2001/cctlds/speakers/disini.html World Intellectual Property Organization]</ref> |
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− | Joel Disini was previously involved in Silicon Valley in different networking and communications related fields.<ref>[http://jed.i.ph/ Joel Disini]</ref> He worked for five years in the late 80s writing Macintosh Software for [[Tri-Data Systems]] in Sunnyvale, CA. After 9 years in the US, he moved to the Philippines in 1989.<ref>[http://msc.edu.ph/wired/top/disini.html VYP - MSC Institute of Technology]</ref> | + | Joel Disini was previously involved in Silicon Valley in different networking and communications-related fields.<ref>[http://jed.i.ph/ Joel Disini]</ref> He worked for five years in the late 80s writing Macintosh Software for [[Tri-Data Systems]] in Sunnyvale, CA. After 9 years in the US, he moved to the Philippines in 1989.<ref>[http://msc.edu.ph/wired/top/disini.html VYP - MSC Institute of Technology]</ref> |
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| In 1990, he formed the Philippines' first Internet Service Provider. His product - The Netway 1000 SNA/Bisyn Gateway - was named MacUser Editor's Choice for best Networking and Communications Product. He has been selected as one of "The Internet's 10 Most Influential Filipinos" by The [[Web Philippines]].<ref>[http://msc.edu.ph/wired/top/top10.html VYP - MSC Institute of Technology]</ref> | | In 1990, he formed the Philippines' first Internet Service Provider. His product - The Netway 1000 SNA/Bisyn Gateway - was named MacUser Editor's Choice for best Networking and Communications Product. He has been selected as one of "The Internet's 10 Most Influential Filipinos" by The [[Web Philippines]].<ref>[http://msc.edu.ph/wired/top/top10.html VYP - MSC Institute of Technology]</ref> |
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| ==Controversy== | | ==Controversy== |
− | His control of the [[DotPH]] Domain Registry is a contentious issue. Accusations of unfair pricing on [[.ph]] domain names and abuses in its administration have been made to the Department of Trade and Industry, although all complaints filed with the DTI were later dismissed.<ref>[http://dotph.domains.ph/news/dti-scraps-complaints-vs-dotph dotPH]</ref> | + | His control of the [[DotPH]] Domain Registry was a contentious issue in 2001. Accusations of unfair pricing on [[.ph]] domain names and abuses in its administration were made to the Department of Trade and Industry, although all complaints filed with the DTI were later dismissed.<ref>[https://www.dot.ph/newsroom#dti-vs-dotph dotPH]</ref> |
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| ==Hobbies== | | ==Hobbies== |
| * Table Tennis | | * Table Tennis |
| + | * Long Distance Cycling (participated in 1230km 2011 Paris-Brest-Paris) |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
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− | [[category: People]]
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| [[category: Philippines]] | | [[category: Philippines]] |
| + | [[Category:Private Sector - Domain Name Industry]] |
| + | [[Category:CcTLD Community]] |
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