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'''Michael Joseph Oghia''' is a Belgrade-based independent consultant, researcher, and editor working within the Internet governance ecosystem. He specifically focuses on digital rights, media development, capacity building, access, and sustainability. 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 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).


=== Biography ===
=== Biography ===
Michael is a third culture kid (TCK) with professional experience in conflict resolution, journalism & media, civil society, and academia across five countries: the United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. He is currently working with the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), frequently collaborates with the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), and also supports ][[DiploFoundation]] as assistant curator for the GIP Digital Watch observatory. Michael was formerly the communications manager of [[IGMENA|iGmena]], a program launched in 2012 by [[Hivos]], worked closely with Jane Coffin, the director of development strategy at the [[Internet Society]] (ISOC), for nearly two years, and has been a two-time ISOC ambassador to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). He has lectured on Internet governance at the Media and Digital Literacy Academy of Beirut (MDLAB), and frequently writes about development, digital rights, and the relationship between the Internet, the environment, and sustainability. Michael holds a Master of Arts in sociology from the American University of Beirut (Lebanon), and a Bachelors of Science in sociology from the University of Louisville (USA). Additionally, He has completed various Internet governance and media policy-related training programs, including the 2017 European Summer School on Internet Governance ([https://eurossig.eu/eurossig/ EuroSSIG]) and the 2016 Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute, and has been a two-time ICANN fellow. 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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Latest revision as of 12:57, 3 February 2022
Affiliation: Fellowship Program, GNSO
Region: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Country: Serbia
Email: mike.oghia@gmail.com
LinkedIn:    Michael J. Oghia
Twitter:    @Mikeoghia

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 Fellow at ICANN58 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and returned as a fellow and a first-time coach to ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His involvement with ICANN has included the Non-commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), Non-commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), and Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group (MEAC-SWG).

Biography[edit | edit source]

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.

Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).

Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group. Represents the full range of non-commercial entities of the Internet (ICANN Bylaws). Not to be confused with the At-Large Advisory Committee.

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