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'''Bill Drake''' is a lecturer at the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich. He has previously taught at Georgetown University and the University of California at San Diego.<ref>[http://www.mediachange.ch/news/25/ Course List]</ref>
Prof. Drake is co-editor of the book series, ''The Information Revolution and Global Politics'', from MIT Press.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/williamjdrake LinkedIn]</ref>
==Industry Participation==
Bill was elected as a councillor for [[ICANN]]'s [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]] in 2008, and is set to serve through 2012; he is also a member of [[EURALO]]'s Board of Directors, and was a part of the [[GNSO]] Council.<ref>[[ICANN 40]] Interview</ref> He was elected to the [[GNSO|GNSO Council]] by the [[NCUC]].
He has been a part of the U.N's Forum on Internet Governance since 2003,<ref>[[ICANN 40]] Interview</ref> and addressed a meeting of the group in Sharm El Sheikh in 2009.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG4cjcrv3j8 YouTube]</ref> He has been invited to the [[WSIS]].<ref>[[ICANN 40]] Interview</ref>
==Other Positions==
*Research Associate, The Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia University, 1983-Present.
*Faculty, The International Summer Schools on Internet Governance, 2007-Present.
*Member, Group of High-Level Advisors, UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development, 2006-Present.
*Member, Internet Governance Caucus, 2003-Present.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/williamjdrake LinkedIn]</ref>
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William J. Drake is an International Fellow and Lecturer in the Media Change and Innovation Division of the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich, where he teaches courses on Global Internet Governance, The Changing NetWorld Order, The Internet and World Politics, and the Internet and Social Change. He is also the elected Chairperson of Noncommercial Users Constituency and an elected member of the Board of Directors of the European At Large Organization in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); a member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the UN’s Internet Governance Forum; a member of the multistakeholder 1Net Steering Committee; a faculty member of the European and South Schools on Internet Governance; and an Affiliated Researcher at the Institute for Tele-Information at Columbia University.
William J. Drake is an International Fellow and Lecturer in the Media Change and Innovation Division of the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich, where he teaches courses on Global Internet Governance, The Changing NetWorld Order, The Internet and World Politics, and the Internet and Social Change. He is also the elected Chairperson of Noncommercial Users Constituency and an elected member of the Board of Directors of the European At Large Organization in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); a member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the UN’s Internet Governance Forum; a member of the multistakeholder 1Net Steering Committee; a faculty member of the European and South Schools on Internet Governance; and an Affiliated Researcher at the Institute for Tele-Information at Columbia University.