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| + | '''Keith Davidson''' is currently the Chair of [[APTLD]]. He was appointed as chair in March 2010. He has also worked on behalf of [[InternetNZ]]'s External Relations department since August, 2009.<ref>[http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/keith-davidson/5/45a/567 linkedin profile]</ref> |
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| + | He is currently serving on [[ICANN]]'s [[ccNSO#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]]; his term is to last from March 2010 until March 2013.<ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/council-members.htm ccNSO.ICANN.org]</ref> |
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| + | During [[ICANN 56]] in Helsinki, Finland, Davidson was awarded the [[Multistakeholder Ethos Award]], a designation that celebrates a particular stakeholder's contributions to ICANN's multistakeholder process of [[Internet Governance]]. <ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-06-27-en#prclt-q9Y2d1FN ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Awards. Retrieved 27 Jun 2016.]</ref> |
| + | ==InternetNZ Involvement== |
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| + | Keith Davidson has performed many roles within [[InternetNZ]]. Previously, he was the Executive Director for [[InternetNZ]].<ref>[http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/internetnz-looks-forward-fibre-future InternetNZ looks forward to fibre future]</ref> Before taking the office as Executive Director he was the President of InternetNZ from 2001 to 2005. Keith was the Treasurer at the same organization from 1999 to 2001. He joined the organization as a councilor in 1998.<ref>[http://old.internetnz.net.nz/media/archived/2005/2005-05-27-new-ed.html Keith Davidson appointed as Executive Director of InternetNZ ]</ref><ref>[http://www.wgig.org/docs/Bio-Davisdon.htm Keith Davidson Bio]</ref> |
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| + | ==Past Work== |
| + | He has also worked as the Owner and Manager of [[WISENet]], which was An Internet Service Provider servicing the rural Wairarapa region in New Zealand, from 2001 to 2003. From 1994 to 2002 he was the General Manager of the newspaper company, Wairarapa Times-Age Company Ltd. |
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| + | ==Education== |
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| + | He received his secondary education from Wellington College of Education, which he completed in 1970. Then he received his tertiary education from Victoria University of Wellington from 1974 to 1984. |
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| + | ==References== |
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