Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| {{People | | {{People |
− | |portrait = Nigel_Roberts_Portrait_II.JPG
| + | |country=Channel Islands |
− | |caricature = NigelRobertsCaricatureII.jpg
| + | |linkedin=http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/nigel-roberts/3/268/b33 |
− | |born =
| + | |twitter=nigelrbrts |
− | |country = Channel Island | + | |userbox={{Template:UBX-CCNSO-C}}{{Template:UBX-ICANN30}} |
− | |email = | + | |portrait=Nigel_Roberts_Portrait_II.JPG |
− | |website = [http://www.roberts.gg roberts.gg]
| + | |caricature=NigelRobertsCaricatureII.jpg |
− | |twitter = nigelrbrts | |
− | |facebook = | |
− | |linkedin = | |
| }} | | }} |
| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Roberts '''Nigel Roberts'''] has served as a member of the ICANN community since before ICANN was incorporated. He was a member of the [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors ICANN Board] from 2018 to late October 2021. |
| | | |
− | '''Nigel Roberts''' is the founder and CEO of the [[Island Networks]] group of companies, which run the [[ccTLD]]s .gg (Guernsey) and .je (Jersey). He was one of the first elected members, representing the [[ccTLD Constituency]], of ICANN's [[DNSO|Domain Name Supporting Organisation]], which subsequently became the [[GNSO]] and [[CCNSO]].
| + | He is founder and CEO of the [[Island Networks]] group of companies,<ref>[http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/nigel-roberts/3/268/b33 LinkedIn Profile]</ref> which runs the [[ccTLD]] registries of [[.gg]] (Bailiwick of Guernsey) and [[.je]] (Jersey). He was one of the first elected members of ICANN's [[DNSO|Domain Name Supporting Organisation (DNSO)]] Council, representing the [[ccTLD]] constituency. The DNSO is the forerunner of today's [[GNSO]] and [[ccNSO]]. |
| | | |
− | ==Education== | + | Roberts has been involved with ICANN since its earliest days and took part in the U.S. Government's [[IFWP|International Forum on the White Paper]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.wwtld.org/aboutcctld/history/wwtld1999/elections/nigel.html Names Council Statement of Interest]</ref> |
| + | |
| + | ==ICANN Involvement== |
| + | Roberts was selected by the [[ccNSO]] to serve on the [[ICANN]] [[ICANN Board|Board of Directors]]. in 2017 and served between 2018 and at the [[AGM]] in2021. |
| + | |
| + | ===Board Committees=== |
| + | *[[Accountability Mechanisms Committee|Accountability Mechanisms]] | Chair |
| + | *[[Risk Committee|Risk]] | Member |
| + | *[[Strategic Planning Committee|Strategic Planning ]] | Member |
| + | *[[Technical Committee|Technical]] | Member |
| + | |
| + | ==Career== |
| + | Roberts began his career at the [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] (DEC). Before founding [[CHANNELISLES.NET]] in 1996, he worked for a number of companies and international organizations throughout Europe as an independent consultant/contractor, including [[BT]], [[SWIFT]], and the [[European Environment Agency]] in Denmark. |
| | | |
− | Nigel studied Computer Science at Essex University. During his time there he played a minor role as one of a group of students who created the world's first multi-user computer game.
| + | Together with another ex-DEC employee, he founded [[Island Networks]] in 1996. Island Networks is based on the small island of [https://alderney.gov.gg Alderney] in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. |
| | | |
− | He graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Computing Science in 1980. In 1978, while still at the University, he discovered a route to the nascent [[ARPANET]], and claims the dubious distinction that his first email address contained no dots.<ref>[http://www.wwtld.org/aboutcctld/history/wwtld1999/elections/nigel.html Campaign statement for Nigel Roberts]</ref>
| + | ===Honors=== |
| + | Roberts is a Chartered Fellow of the [https://www.bcs.org.uk British Computer Society], a Fellow of the [https://www.iod.gg Insitute of Directors], and a Fellow of the [https://www.rsa.org.uk Royal Society of Arts]. |
| | | |
− | In 2006, he obtained a degree in English Law from OU/College of Law and went on to be awarded a Qualifying Law Degree (LL.B) with First-Class honours in June, 2008.
| + | He was awarded an honorary doctorate from [https://essex.ac.uk Essex University] in part due to his work within ICANN. |
| | | |
− | ==Work== | + | ==Education== |
− | After graduation, he joined Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) which was, at the time, the second-largest computer company in the world. He worked on PDP-11 (RSX) and VAX/VMS computers on diverse projects, including pioneeering work on the ALL-IN-1 email and office automation package, and X.400 e-mail gateways.
| + | Nigel has a BSc in Computing Science from [https://essex.ac.uk Essex University] and an LLB from the [https://open.ac.uk OU/College of Law]. |
| | | |
− | In the early 1980s he worked for a number of companies and organisations throughout Europe as an independent consultant/contractor, including a number of years as a consultant contractor with DEC as well as at BT, SWIFT, and with the European Environment Agency in Denmark.
| + | During his time at Essex, he played a minor role in one of the groups of students who created the world's first multi-user computer game. He is a Chartered Engineer. |
| | | |
− | He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered IT Professional. In the early '90s he became one of the first UK engineers to be awarded the pan-European designation as a European Engineer (Eur.- Ing.) | + | ==Fun Facts== |
| + | He is an occasional radio presenter on [https://quayfm.gg QUAY-FM] and is Chair of their Board of Directors. He is also a director of the Royal Connaugh, a retirement home charity.. Roberts has been involved with the Internet for so long that his very first email address, which was given as a "tourist on the ARPAnet," by [[MIT]] predated the [[DNS]] itself by several years and contained no dots, ''(NIGEL@MIT-AI)''. |
| | | |
− | Together with another ex-DEC contractor, he founded [[Island Networks]] in 1996, setting up the Channel Islands Registry for the .gg and .je [[TLD]]s. Island Networks is based in Alderney.
| |
− | ==Honors==
| |
− | In 2006 he was made a Fellow of the British Computer Society.
| |
− | ==Hobbies==
| |
− | His hobbies include flying, radio presenting, and chastising spammers.
| |
| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
| | | |
− | [[Category:People]]
| |
| [[Category:Channel Islands]] | | [[Category:Channel Islands]] |
| + | [[Category:ICANN Board]] |
| + | [[Category:CcNSO]] |
| + | __FORCETOC__ |