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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Roberts '''Nigel Roberts'''] has served as a member of the [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors ICANN Board] since late 2018.

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 ~~run~~ the [[ccTLD]] registries of [[.gg~~|'''.gg'''~~]] Bailiwick of Guernsey) and [[.je~~|.'''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~~|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]].

~~Nigel~~ Roberts has been involved with ICANN since its earliest days, and took part in the US 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>

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>

==~~=Work=~~==

==Career==

~~After graduation from~~ [~~https://essex.ac.uk Essex University], he worked for~~ Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Before founding CHANNELISLES.NET in 1996 he worked for a number of companies and international ~~organisations~~ throughout Europe as an independent consultant/contractor, including BT, SWIFT, and the European Environment Agency in Denmark.

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.

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.

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.

===~~Honours~~===

===Honors===

Hi 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].

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].

==Education==

Nigel has a BSc in Computing Science from Essex and an LLB from the [https://open.ac.uk OU/College of Law].

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].

During his time at Essex he played a minor role as one of the ~~group~~ of students who created the world's first multi-user computer game. He is a Chartered Engineer.

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.

==Fun Facts==

He is an occasional radio presenter on [https://quayfm.gg QUAY-FM]. ~~Nigel also remarks~~ has been involved with the Internet for so long that his very first email address, which was given as ~~an '~~tourist on the ARPAnet', by MIT) predated the DNS itself by several years and contained no dots ''(NIGEL@MIT-AI)''.

He is an occasional radio presenter on [https://quayfm.gg QUAY-FM]. 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)''.

==References==

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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Roberts '''Nigel Roberts'''] has served as a member of the [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors ICANN Board] since late 2018.
-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 run the [[ccTLD]] registries of [[.gg|'''.gg''']] Bailiwick of Guernsey) and [[.je|.'''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|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]].
-Nigel Roberts has been involved with ICANN since its earliest days, and took part in the US 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>
+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>
-===Work===
+==Career==
-After graduation from [https://essex.ac.uk Essex University], he worked for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Before founding CHANNELISLES.NET in 1996 he worked for a number of companies and international organisations throughout Europe as an independent consultant/contractor, including BT, SWIFT, and the European Environment Agency in Denmark.
+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.
-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.
+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.
-===Honours===
+===Honors===
-Hi 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].
+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].
 ==Education==
-Nigel has a BSc in Computing Science from Essex  and an LLB from the [https://open.ac.uk OU/College of Law].
+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].
-During his time at Essex he played a minor role as one of the group of students who created the world's first multi-user computer game. He is a Chartered Engineer.
+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.
 ==Fun Facts==
-He is an occasional radio presenter on [https://quayfm.gg QUAY-FM]. Nigel also remarks has been involved with the Internet for so long that his very  first email address, which was given as an 'tourist on the ARPAnet', by MIT) predated the DNS itself by several years and contained no dots ''(NIGEL@MIT-AI)''.
+He is an occasional radio presenter on [https://quayfm.gg QUAY-FM]. 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)''.
 ==References==