Michael J. Oghia: Difference between revisions

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Affiliation:	Fellowship Program, GNSO
Region:	Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Country:	Serbia
Email:	mike.oghia@gmail.com
LinkedIn:	Michael J. Oghia
Twitter:	@Mikeoghia

Michael J. Oghia is a Belgrade-based consultant, editor, researcher, speaker, and ICT sustainability advocate working within the digital policy & infrastructure, Internet governance, and media development ecosystems. He participated as a Fellow at ICANN58 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and returned as a fellow and a first-time coach to ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His involvement with ICANN has included the Non-commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), Non-commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), and Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group (MEAC-SWG).

Biography[edit | edit source]

He is a third culture kid (TCK) and a connector at heart with more than a decade of professional experience in stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, journalism & media, policy, and development across five countries: The United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person.

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-'''Michael Joseph Oghia''' is a Belgrade-based independent consultant & editor working within the [[Internet Governance|Internet governance]] ecosystem, specifically focusing on sustainable access, digital rights, media literacy, and development & capacity building. He participated as a [[ICANN Fellow|Fellow]] at [https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58 ICANN58] in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was selected to be a fellow at [https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60 ICANN60] in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His involvement with ICANN includes the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group|Non-commercial Stakeholder Group]] (NCSG), [[Non-Commercial Users Constituency|Non-commercial Users Constituency]] (NCUC), and [[Middle East Strategy Working Group|Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group]] (MEAC-SWG).
+'''Michael J. Oghia''' is a Belgrade-based consultant, editor, researcher, speaker, and ICT sustainability advocate working within the digital policy & infrastructure, Internet governance, and media development ecosystems. He participated as a [[ICANN Fellow|Fellow]] at [https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58 ICANN58] in Copenhagen, Denmark, and returned as a fellow and a first-time coach to [https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60 ICANN60] in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His involvement with ICANN has included the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group|Non-commercial Stakeholder Group]] (NCSG), [[Non-Commercial Users Constituency|Non-commercial Users Constituency]] (NCUC), and [[Middle East Strategy Working Group|Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group]] (MEAC-SWG).
 === Biography ===
-Michael is a Belgrade-based independent consultant & editor working within the Internet governance ecosystem,  He is a third culture kid (TCK) with professional experience in conflict resolution, journalism & media, civil society, and academia across five countries: the United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. Michael works with Jane Coffin, the director of development strategy at the [[Internet Society]] (ISOC), and has been a two-time ISOC ambassador to the [[Internet Governance Forum]] (IGF). He also collaborates with DiploFoundation as assistant curator for the GIP Digital Watch observatory ([[DiploFoundation]]), and was formerly the communications manager of [[IGMENA|iGmena]], a program launched in 2012 by [[Hivos]]. Michael is actively involved in regional IGF initiatives, such as the Southeastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance ([http://seedig.net SEEDIG]) and the European Dialogue on Internet Governance ([https://eurodig.org EuroDIG]). He has lectured on Internet governance at the [http://mdlab.center/ Media and Digital Literacy Academy of Beirut] (MDLAB), and frequently writes about development, digital rights, and the relationship between the Internet and sustainability. Michael holds a Master of Arts in sociology from the American University of Beirut, and a Bachelors of Science in sociology from the University of Louisville. Additionally, has completed various Internet governance and media policy-related training programs, including the 2017 European Summer School on Internet Governance ([https://eurossig.eu/eurossig/ EuroSSIG]) and 2016 [http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/projects/annenberg-oxford-media-policy-summer-institute-2/ Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute]. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person.
+He is a third culture kid (TCK) and a connector at heart with more than a decade of professional experience in stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, journalism & media, policy, and development across five countries: The United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person.
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