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− | '''Michael Joseph Oghia''' is an independent [[Internet Governance|Internet governance]] consultant & editor based in Belgrade, Serbia. He participated as a [[ICANN Fellow|Fellow]] at [https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58 ICANN58] in Copenhagen, Denmark, and his involvement with ICANN includes the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group|Non-commercial Stakeholder Group]] (NCSG), [[Non-Commercial Users Constituency|Non-commercial Users Constituency]] (NCUC), and [[Middle East Strategy Working Group|Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group]] (MEAC-SWG). | + | '''Michael J. Oghia''' is a Belgrade-based consultant, editor, researcher, speaker, and ICT sustainability advocate working within the digital policy & infrastructure, Internet governance, and media development ecosystems. He participated as a [[ICANN Fellow|Fellow]] at [https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58 ICANN58] in Copenhagen, Denmark, and returned as a fellow and a first-time coach to [https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60 ICANN60] in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His involvement with ICANN has included the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group|Non-commercial Stakeholder Group]] (NCSG), [[Non-Commercial Users Constituency|Non-commercial Users Constituency]] (NCUC), and [[Middle East Strategy Working Group|Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group]] (MEAC-SWG). |
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| === Biography === | | === Biography === |
− | Michael represented the [[Internet Society]] (ISOC) as a 2015 [[Internet Governance Forum]] (IGF) ambassador to IGF 10 in João Pessoa, Brazil, and as a 2016 IGF returning ambassador to IGF 11 in Guadalajara, Mexico. He is currently the communications manager of [[IGMENA|iGmena]], a program launched in 2012 by [[Hivos]], and works with [[DiploFoundation]] as assistant curator for the [https://giplatform.org/ Geneva Internet Platform] (GIP). Michael is a third culture kid (TCK) with professional experience in conflict resolution, journalism & media, civil society, and academia, across five countries: the U.S., Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. He is actively involved in regional IGF initiatives, such as the [http://seedig.net Southeastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance] (SEEDIG) and the [https://eurodig.org European Dialogue on Internet Governance] (EuroDIG), as well as intersessional IGF initiatives, such as the [[Internet Exchange Point|Internet exchange point]] (IXP) and [[Internet Protocol Version 6|Internet Protocol version 6]] (IPv6) Best Practice Forums (BPFs), and various Dynamic Coalitions (DCs). Michael has lectured on Internet governance at the [http://mdlab.center/ Media and Digital Literacy Academy of Beirut] (MDLAB), as well as attended various Internet governance and media policy-related training programs, including the 2016 EuroDIG New Media Summer School and the 2016 [http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/projects/annenberg-oxford-media-policy-summer-institute-2/ Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute]. He holds a Master of Arts in sociology from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon and a Bachelor of Science in sociology from the University of Louisville in Kentucky, USA. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person.
| + | He is a third culture kid (TCK) and a connector at heart with more than a decade of professional experience in stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, journalism & media, policy, and development across five countries: The United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person. |
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