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'''Ms. Sophia Bekele''' was nominated to serve on [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO]] policy board from 2005-2007, under the term and Chairmanship of <span class="plainlinks">[http://news.cnet.com/Google-hires-Net-pioneer-Vint-Cerf/2100-1032_3-5854806.html Dr. Vint Cerf]</span>, who is one of the founding father of the Internet and current Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google Corporation.
'''Ms. Sophia Bekele''' was nominated to serve on [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO]] policy board from 2005-2007, under the term and Chairmanship of [[Dr. Vinton Cerf]].
In this position, Ms. Bekele contributes to global public policies that guide the development of the Internet. During her tenure, Sophia was very instrumental in initiating policy dialog over International Domain Names(IDNs) as well as the formation of a IDN working group to give focus on IDNs within ICANN. She was later on credited for championing the inclusion of the global IDN community within this policy dialog. As a result, Ms. Bekele was also nominated to chair ICANN's International Domain Name (IDN's) Working Group. She was one of the co-authors of the IDN policy guidlines within ICANN. Additionally, Ms. Bekele has initiated the formation of the African grouping within ICANN, as well as initiated and leading the .Africa project.
In this position, Ms. Bekele contributes to global public policies that guide the development of the Internet. During her tenure, Sophia was very instrumental in initiating policy dialog over International Domain Names(IDNs) as well as the formation of a IDN working group to give focus on IDNs within ICANN. She was later on credited for championing the inclusion of the global IDN community within this policy dialog. As a result, Ms. Bekele was also nominated to chair ICANN's International Domain Name (IDN's) Working Group. She was one of the co-authors of the IDN policy guidlines within ICANN. Additionally, Ms. Bekele has initiated the formation of the African grouping within ICANN, as well as initiated and leading the .Africa project.