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===ICANN Involvment=== | |||
'''Alan Barrett''' is currently a member of the [ICANN Board]] and was appointed by the [[AfriNIC]] Board to represent [[AfriNIC]] to the [[NRO]] [[Number Resource Organization#Number Council|Number Council]] for one year, starting in January 2011.<ref>[http://aso.icann.org/news/3281/ Alan P. Barrett as AfriNIC’s regional representative to the NRO Number Council]</ref> He was appointed by [[AfriNIC]] to [[ICANN]]'s [[Address Supporting Organization]] to serve through 2012; he also serves as that body's Vice-Chair.<ref>[http://aso.icann.org/people/address-council/address-council-members/ Address Council Members, ASO.ICANN.org]</ref> | |||
===Committees=== | |||
*Audit Committee of the Board (BAC) | Member | |||
*Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board (OEC) | Member | |||
*Strategic Planning Committee of the Board (SPC) | Member | |||
*Technical Committee of the Board (BTC) | Member | |||
===Education=== | |||
Alan holds a B.Sc.Eng. and M.Sc.Eng from the University of KwaZulu-Natal(then called the University of Natal), Burban, South Africa. | |||
===Career=== | |||
In 1990/1991 he was involved in setting up the first Internet connection for South African Universities. After he was co-founder of the first commercial ISP in South Africa, then called TICSA, later Internet Africa and UUNET South Africa(1993-1999). | |||
Alan then joined CEQURUX, a small Internet firewall company, where he worked until the company went out of business in 2007. | |||
Was co-author of the 1997 proposal to create [[AFRINIC]] and appointed CEO in 2015. | |||
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[[Category:Technical Community]] | |||
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| Email: | apb [at] cequrux.com | ||
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ICANN Involvment[edit | edit source]
Alan Barrett is currently a member of the [ICANN Board]] and was appointed by the AfriNIC Board to represent AfriNIC to the NRO Number Council for one year, starting in January 2011.[1] He was appointed by AfriNIC to ICANN's Address Supporting Organization to serve through 2012; he also serves as that body's Vice-Chair.[2]
Committees[edit | edit source]
- Audit Committee of the Board (BAC) | Member
- Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board (OEC) | Member
- Strategic Planning Committee of the Board (SPC) | Member
- Technical Committee of the Board (BTC) | Member
Education[edit | edit source]
Alan holds a B.Sc.Eng. and M.Sc.Eng from the University of KwaZulu-Natal(then called the University of Natal), Burban, South Africa.
Career[edit | edit source]
In 1990/1991 he was involved in setting up the first Internet connection for South African Universities. After he was co-founder of the first commercial ISP in South Africa, then called TICSA, later Internet Africa and UUNET South Africa(1993-1999).
Alan then joined CEQURUX, a small Internet firewall company, where he worked until the company went out of business in 2007.
Was co-author of the 1997 proposal to create AFRINIC and appointed CEO in 2015.