Demi Getschko
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| Country: | Brazil | ||||||
| Email: | demi [at] registro.br | ||||||
| LinkedIn: |  [demi-getschko Demi Getschko]
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| Twitter: |  @Getschko
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Dr. Demi Getschko is the Director and President of NIC.br[1] and a former member of the ICANN Board.[2] Dr. Getschko has been involved in Internet development since 1987 and was the part of the team that created the first Internet connection in Brazil.[3] He has been the administrative contact for .br since 1989, and a member of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee since 1995.
He is a member of the ccNSO Council and served two terms as a Director of the ICANN Board, from 2005 until June 2009, representing the ccNSO.[4][5]
Dr. Getschko has also worked at the University of São Paulo as a professor and an IT consultant, he has been the manager of the Fapesp Data Center (1986-1996), which is a state academic network. He became the Technology Director within the major Brazilian newspaper, Agencia Estado, in 1996. He is also a former Operations Coordinator at RNP.[6]
He has been involved in ISOC since 1995 and is currently the Vice-President of the Brazil Chapter. He was a Global Panelist Speaker at INET 2012.[5][7]
Education
Dr. Demi Getschko completed his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. at the University of São Paulo.[8]
Fun Facts
Dr. Getschko's first interaction with computers was a Burroughs 3500 in 1971. His first contact with the Internet was through a colleague of Vint Cerf's, Prof. Mario Gerla, and who taught a course in Packet Networks.
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References
- ↑ ICANN.org
- ↑ ICANN.org
- ↑ [http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/getschko.htm Retrieved 23 Jan 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Global INET Panelist InternetSociety.orgRetrieved 23 Jan 2013
- ↑ rnp.br
- ↑ Escritorio, ISOC.org.brRetrieved 23 Jan 2013
- ↑ idgnow.uol.com.br