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'''Edmon Chung''' is the CEO of [[DotAsia.org|DotAsia Organisation]].<ref>[https://st.icann.org/m/page/asiapac/edmon_chung_bio_and_statement_of_interest st.icann.org]</ref> Edmon and heads the secretariat for the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). Edmon serves on the Executive Committee of Internet Society Hong Kong, which serves as the secretariat for the Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) and participates extensively on Internet governance issues. Edmon also serves on the board of the Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA).

==Industry Participation==

===ICANN===

Edmon Chung was selected by the [[NomCom]] to join the [[ICANN Board]] of directors at the [[AGM]] in October 2021. He has participated in regional [[ALS|At-Large]] activities since its inception, assisted in [[APRALO]], and led the initiative that established [[ISOC]]-HK as APRALO's secretariat. He has been a member of the Elections Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a member of the [[ICANN]] [[GNSO]] Council, and Secretariat for the [[ICANN]] [[APRALO]]. He was appointed to the GNSO Council by the [[Registries Stakeholder Group]].<ref>[https://st.icann.org/m/page/asiapac/edmon_chung_bio_and_statement_of_interest st.icann.org]</ref> Edmon is also the co-Chair of the [[JIG|Joint ccNSO-GNSO Working Group]], and the [[Internationalized Registration Data Working Group]].<ref>[https://st.icann.org/m/page/asiapac/edmon_chung_bio_and_statement_of_interest st.ICANN.org]</ref> He is the IDN liaison for the [[ALAC]].<ref>[http://idnblog.com/2011/02/07/qa-edmon-chung-dot-asia-idns/ IDNBlog.com]</ref>

Edmon is the vice-chair of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG).

*Finance Committee of the Board (BFC) | Member

*Governance Committee of the Board (BGC)| Member

*Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board (OEC) | Member

===Other===

Mr. Chung is a recognized expert on [[IDN]]s, and was involved in the development of the technical standards and the policy involved in implementing [[IDN]] deployment.<ref>[http://www.dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-IDN-Launch-2011-04-12.pdf DotAsia.org]</ref> IT is a dream of his that IDNs will become a natural part of the Internet, a move he says will mark the transition to a truly global Internet.<ref>[http://www.idn.asia/main/2008/02/what-idns-mean-to-dotasia-a-conversation-with-edmon-chung-of-dotasia.html IDN.asia]</ref> He has served on many global IDN-related committees and is an inventor of patents underlying technologies for internationalized domain names and email addresses on the Internet.

 

 

* Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurship Award, 2001.<ref>[http://meetings.apnic.net/28/speakers meetings.apnic.net]</ref>

*The Globe and Mail's Young Canadian Leaders, 2000.

 

* In 2018, [[DotAsia.org|DotAsia Organisation]] and Edmon Chung were [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cMWDZyAqYCon9YWC8lrkXwN63cpofGTC/view sued] in Ontario, Canada, for $2M by [[Intercap Financial]] over the [[.box]] [[top-level domain]].<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cMWDZyAqYCon9YWC8lrkXwN63cpofGTC/view Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Intercap Financial and Jason Chapnik vs Edmon Chung, Namesphere Holdings Ltd., and DotAsia Organization Ltd]</ref>

 

 

 

Edmon is a doctoral candidate at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; he currently holds a Bachelor's in Applied Science and a Master's in Engineering from the University of Toronto.<ref>[http://www.dotasia.org/about/bios/bio_edmon_chung.html dotasia.org]</ref>

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