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| |portrait=Alvestrand.jpg | | |portrait=Alvestrand.jpg |
| |caricature=Harald_AlvestrandCaricature.jpg | | |caricature=Harald_AlvestrandCaricature.jpg |
| |born=1959 | | |born=1959 |
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− | '''Harald Alvestrand''' is a prominent computer scientist and international IT policy developer. He is currently the IETF Liaison to ICANN's [[ICANN Board|Board of Directors]]. | + | '''Harald Alvestrand''' is a prominent computer scientist and international IT policy developer. He is currently the [[IETF]] Liaison to ICANN's [[ICANN Board|Board of Directors]]. |
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− | Alvestrand has served in numerous official [[ICANN]] positions, been a part of [[WIPO]] panels, and worked for the Norwegian ccTLD Registry; he also has extensive experience with the [[IETF]], eventually acting as its Chairman. | + | Alvestrand has served in numerous official [[ICANN]] positions, been a part of [[WIPO]] panels, and worked for the Norwegian [[ccTLD]] [[Registry]]; he also has extensive experience with the [[IETF]], eventually acting as its Chairman. |
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| Mr. Avestrand currently works as a Tech Lead for [[Google]], a Board Member at [[UNINETT Norid AS]], a Board Member at the [[Unicode Consortium]], and as the founder and Executive Director of the [[Linux Counter Organization]]. While he has worked on a variety of projects at Google, he has most recently been engaged in leading the team developing Google Alerts.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alvestrand LinkedIn]</ref> | | Mr. Avestrand currently works as a Tech Lead for [[Google]], a Board Member at [[UNINETT Norid AS]], a Board Member at the [[Unicode Consortium]], and as the founder and Executive Director of the [[Linux Counter Organization]]. While he has worked on a variety of projects at Google, he has most recently been engaged in leading the team developing Google Alerts.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alvestrand LinkedIn]</ref> |
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− | ==Work== | + | ==Career== |
| === Norwegian Internet=== | | === Norwegian Internet=== |
| Harald Alvestrand continues to serve as a board member of [[Norid]], the [[.no]] domain name registry.<ref>[http://www.norid.no/omnorid/index.en.html Norid.no]</ref> | | Harald Alvestrand continues to serve as a board member of [[Norid]], the [[.no]] domain name registry.<ref>[http://www.norid.no/omnorid/index.en.html Norid.no]</ref> |
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| Harald worked for Norsk Data, [[UNINETT]] (the University Network of Norway), EDB Maxware, and [[Cisco Systems]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN biography data]</ref> | | Harald worked for Norsk Data, [[UNINETT]] (the University Network of Norway), EDB Maxware, and [[Cisco Systems]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN biography data]</ref> |
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| ===IETF=== | | ===IETF=== |
− | Harald has been active in Internet standardization with the [[IETF]] since 1991, and has written a number of RFCs, including [[RFC 1766]], the first standard for language tags in Internet protocols. | + | Harald has been active in Internet standardization with the [[IETF]] since 1991, and has written several RFCs, including [[RFC 1766]], the first standard for language tags in Internet protocols. |
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| + | He has held several formal positions within the IETF. He was the Director of the Applications area from 1995 to 1998, the Director of the Operations & Management area from 1998 to 1999, and a member of the [[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]] from 1999-2001. At that point, he became Chair of the IETF, serving until 2006.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref> |
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− | He has held a number of formal positions within the IETF. He was the Director of the Applications area from 1995 to 1998, the Director of the Operations & Management area from 1998 to 1999, and a member of the [[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]] from 1999-2001. At that point, he became Chair of the IETF, serving until 2006.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>
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− | ===ICANN===
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| Mr. Alvestrand was the Alternate Chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[DNSO]] General Assembly, serving from December 1999 to April 2001. He was selected by ICANN's [[NomCom]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] from 2007 to the 2010 [[Annual Meeting]] in Cartagena.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref> | | Mr. Alvestrand was the Alternate Chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[DNSO]] General Assembly, serving from December 1999 to April 2001. He was selected by ICANN's [[NomCom]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] from 2007 to the 2010 [[Annual Meeting]] in Cartagena.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref> |
− | ===Other Industry Participation=== | + | |
| + | ===Committees=== |
| + | *Finance Committee of the Board (BFC) | Non-Voting Member |
| + | *Risk Committee of the Board (BRC) | Non-Voting Member |
| + | *Technical Committee of the Board (BTC) | Non-Voting Member |
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| + | ==Other Industry Participation== |
| Harald was a part of [[WIPO]]'s panel of experts on the [[DNS]] from 1998 to 1999. He is a current Board Member of the [[Unicode Consortium]],<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref> and has served on that body since 2001.<ref>[http://unicode.org/consortium/directors.html Unicode Directory]</ref> He created the [[Linux Counter Organization]] in 1993, has served on its board, and acts as its Executive Director.<ref>[http://counter.li.org/organization/board.php Counter.LI.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alvestrand LinkedIn]</ref> | | Harald was a part of [[WIPO]]'s panel of experts on the [[DNS]] from 1998 to 1999. He is a current Board Member of the [[Unicode Consortium]],<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref> and has served on that body since 2001.<ref>[http://unicode.org/consortium/directors.html Unicode Directory]</ref> He created the [[Linux Counter Organization]] in 1993, has served on its board, and acts as its Executive Director.<ref>[http://counter.li.org/organization/board.php Counter.LI.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alvestrand LinkedIn]</ref> |
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