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Mr. Chung is a recognized expert on [[IDN]]s, and was involved in the development of the technical standards and the policy involved in implementing [[IDN]] deployment.<ref>[http://www.dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-IDN-Launch-2011-04-12.pdf DotAsia.org]</ref> He has served on many global IDN related committees, and is an inventor of patents underlying technologies for internationalized domain names and email addresses on the Internet. | Mr. Chung is a recognized expert on [[IDN]]s, and was involved in the development of the technical standards and the policy involved in implementing [[IDN]] deployment.<ref>[http://www.dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-IDN-Launch-2011-04-12.pdf DotAsia.org]</ref> He has served on many global IDN related committees, and is an inventor of patents underlying technologies for internationalized domain names and email addresses on the Internet. | ||
He was a speaker at [[APNIC]] 28, held in Beijing in 2009 | He was a speaker at [[APNIC]] 28, held in Beijing in 2009;<ref>[http://meetings.apnic.net/28/speakers meetings.apnic.net]</ref> And the first [[IDN Event]] held in New York in 2010.<ref>[http://idnevent.com/NewYork2010/agenda IDNEvent]</ref> | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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Edmon Chung is the CEO of DotAsia.org.[1] Edmon is currently the Vice Chair of ISOC's Hong Kong chapter.
Mr. Chung led the initiative to create .asia, bringing together 27 official ccTLD managing authorities. DotAsia became a successful non-profit, known for its advocacy and regional development efforts and also its technological achievements, like its historic Pioneer Domains Program.
Industry Participation[edit | edit source]
ICANN[edit | edit source]
Edmon Chung has participated in the regional At-Large activities since their inception, assisted in APRALO, and also led the initiative that established ISOC-HK as APRALO's secretariat. He is a member of the Elections Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a councillor of the ICANN GNSO Council, and Secretariat for the ICANN APRALO. He was appointed to the GNSO Council by the Registries Stakeholder Group.[2] Edmon is also the co-Chair of the Joint ccNSO-GNSO Working Group, and the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group.[3] He is the IDN liaison for the ALAC.[4]
Other[edit | edit source]
Mr. Chung is a recognized expert on IDNs, and was involved in the development of the technical standards and the policy involved in implementing IDN deployment.[5] He has served on many global IDN related committees, and is an inventor of patents underlying technologies for internationalized domain names and email addresses on the Internet.
He was a speaker at APNIC 28, held in Beijing in 2009;[6] And the first IDN Event held in New York in 2010.[7]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurship Award, 2001.[8]
- The Globe and Mail's Young Canadian Leaders, 2000.
Education[edit | edit source]
Edmon is a PhD candidate at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; he currently hold a Bachelor's degree in Applied Science and Master of Engineering from the University of Toronto.[9]