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Dr. '''Demi Getschko''' is the Director and President of [[NIC.br]]<ref>[http://br.linkedin.com/pub/demi-getschko/14/473/ab3 linkedin]</ref> and a former member of the [[ICANN Board]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/getschko.htm ICANN.org]</ref> Dr. Getschko has been involved in Internet development since 1987 and was the part of the team that created the first Internet connection in Brazil.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/getschko.htm ICANN.org]</ref> He has been the administrative contact for [[.br]] since 1989, and a member of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee since 1995.

He served two terms as a Director of the [[ICANN Board]], from 2005 until June 2009, representing the [[ccNSO]].<ref name="ICANN Bio">[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/getschko.htm Retrieved 23 Jan 2013</ref><ref name="INET Bio">[http://www.internetsociety.org/global-inet-panelist-dr-demi-getschko Global INET Panelist InternetSociety.org]Retrieved 23 Jan 2013</ref>

Dr. Getschko has also worked at the University of São Paulo as a professor and an IT consultant, he has been the manager of the Fapesp Data Center (1986-1996), which is a state academic network. He became the Technology Director within the major Brazilian newspaper, Agencia Estado, in 1996 . He is also a former Operations Coordinator at RNP.<ref>[http://www.rnp.br/en/news/2005/not-050103.html rnp.br]</ref>

He has been involved in [[ISOC]] since 1995 and is currently the Vice-President of the Brazil Chapter. He was a Global Panelist Speaker at [[INET]] 2012.<ref name="INET Bio"></ref>

== Education ==
Dr. Demi Getschko completed his B.S., M.S. and PhD. at the University of São Paulo.<ref>[http://idgnow.uol.com.br/10anos/2007/07/07/demi_getschko/ idgnow.uol.com.br]</ref>
==Fun Facts==
Dr. Getschko's first interaction with computers was a Burroughs 3500 in 1971. His first contact with the Internet was through a colleague of [[Vint Cerf]]'s, Prof. Mario Gerla, and who taught a course in Packet Networks.
==Videos==
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