John Demco
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| Twitter: |  @johndemco
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John Demco is the co-founder of the CIRA certified registrar, Webnames.ca.[1]
Until 2007, John was the manager of computing facilities in the department of computer science at the University of British Columbia.
In September, 2008, the University of British Columbia named a student learning center after him.[2]
Accomplishments[edit | edit source]
Some of his accomplishments include: managing the Canadian academic and research network CDNnet (1985-1990); helping to establish a connection to the U.S. NSFnet (1988); hosting the first Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting held outside of the U.S. (1990); sitting on the board of the BCNET Networking Society (1996-2001); and participating in CA*net, the Coordinating Committee on Intercontinental Research Networking, CANARIE, and the Internet Society (ISOC). John helped to create the .ca domain in 1987 and was its initial registrar, serving in that capacity and chairing the .ca Domain Committee until 2000.[3]
.ca[edit | edit source]
The .ca country code domain name was officially allocated to him on May 14th, 1987.[4]
He participated in the Canadian Domain Name Consultative Committee which made recommendations concerning the structure and organization of the .CA domain. He helped to establish CIRA, and is a founding member of its Board of Directors.