Bill Graham

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Bill Graham joined the staff of the Internet Society in December of 2007 to lead ISOC's strategic global engagement activities. He is responsible for the Internet Society's efforts to develop strategic positions on key Internet issues and to engage the highest level of global policy makers on emerging issues.

Previously, Bill was Director, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination in the federal government department of Industry, where he was responsible for coordinating Canadian participation in multilateral organizations, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group, the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL), ICANN Governmental Advisory Council, and for bilateral relations on telecommunications policy issues for Canada. In addition, he was substantively in charge of Canada's participation in the UN World Summit on the Information Society, served as Vice-Chair of the ICANN GAC, and as a member of the Advisory Group to the UN Secretary General on convening the Internet Governance Forum.

Bill joined the Canadian government in 1988, and held management positions in program evaluation, strategic planning, promotion of community networking and Internet use and adoption in Canada, as well as international business development, all in the spectrum, information, and communications technology sector. He also worked in industry as Director, Government Relations for Teleglobe, Inc. He holds a Masters of Public Administration and a Bachelor's degree in Pacific and Oriental Studies from the University of Victoria, British Colombia, Canada.

Affiliations: The Internet Society (ISOC)

Location: Ottawa Canada

Phone: 1.613.231.8543

send email

References

[[category: ]]

Internet Society

International Telecommunication Union

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).