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Bekele is a two times elected member of the Alumni Board of the Golden Gate University, Founder and Executive Board Member of [[ISOC]] San Francisco Bay, a former board member of Information Systems  and Control Association ([[ISACA]]-SF), advisory member to the World Affairs Council of Contra Costa County, and policy adviser to United Nation Agencies, where she served as expert advisor on ICT policy for various UN Agencies Boards and committees, including UNECA (Economic commission for Africa), UNPAN, UNGAID.<ref>[http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un/unpan035404.pdf Presentation to UNPAN]</ref>

Bekele is a two times elected member of the Alumni Board of the Golden Gate University, Founder and Executive Board Member of [[ISOC]] San Francisco Bay, a former board member of Information Systems  and Control Association ([[ISACA]]-SF), advisory member to the World Affairs Council of Contra Costa County, and policy adviser to United Nation Agencies, where she served as expert advisor on ICT policy for various UN Agencies Boards and committees, including UNECA (Economic commission for Africa), UNPAN, UNGAID.<ref>[http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un/unpan035404.pdf Presentation to UNPAN]</ref>

==Advocacy and Writings==

==Speakings and Writings==

Bekele is a published writer and has written articles and editorials on issues concerning technology for development, good governance, regional economic integration, politics, and Internet Governance that is of global public interest and Africa. <ref>[http://sophiabekele.com/writing/ selected articles/presentations]</ref>

Sophia is invited to speak on international foras to present her exemplary work in technology transfer, and her work was credited for bringing powerful advanced information technology to the developing world, with long-standing initiatives to bring the internet to Africa.  She has made presentations ay Yale University on Economic<ref>[http://www.yaapd.org/sankofa54-2013/speaker-biographies/ Keynote Speakers, Yale Undergraduate Association for African Peace and Development SANKOFA54]</ref>, at prestigious high-level meetings such as the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on ICT in New York, ITU “ConnectAfrica” Heads of State submit in Kigali Rwanda,and Stanford Women in Business in California alongside founders and executives of Pandora, YouTube, Gmail, and Yahoo featuring people that have made great impact!,  Rebranding Africa with African Leadership Retreat in South Africa,and How to build a Top Level Domain Community in Munich, Germany. <ref>[http://sophiabekele.com/speaking/ Selected Speaking Sessions]</ref>

 

She has been involved in public affairs commentary and continues to write articles on technology for development, Internet Governance, cyber security, regional economic integration, good governance, business and politics; that have been published in different newspapers, journals and Internet web sites <ref>[http://sophiabekele.com/writing/ selected articles/presentations]</ref>

 

Bekele's early advocacy work on New gTLDs and the Domain Industry in general can be attested through the tireless presentations, speeches and publications used as part of the global campaign and promotional work to create awareness of the .africa TLD; and are chronicled by the international and local media and the internet widely, and captured on the Organization's website <ref>[http://sophiabekele.com/writing/ selected articles/presentations]</ref>

Watch Sophia Bekele, discuss the domain industry during the African development Bank (ADB) annual meeting at Abidjan capital of Ivory Coast for the Movers & Shakers of Africa hosted by Jeff Koinange, former CNN Africa host and now at K24 <ref>[dotafrica.tv/movers-and-shakers/]</ref>  a Leading TV station in Kenya.

Watch Sophia Bekele, discuss the domain industry during the African development Bank (ADB) annual meeting at Abidjan capital of Ivory Coast for the Movers & Shakers of Africa hosted by Jeff Koinange, former CNN Africa host and now at K24 <ref>[dotafrica.tv/movers-and-shakers/]</ref>  a Leading TV station in Kenya.