Walid Al-Saqaf
Appearance
Country: | Sweden |
Email: | walid.al-saqaf [at] isoc.ye |
Facebook: | [[3] Walid Al-Saqaf] |
LinkedIn: | [Walid Al-Saqaf Walid Al-Saqaf] |
Twitter: | [https://twitter.com/wsaqaf @[4]] |
Walid Al-Saqaf is a journalist, activist, scholar, software developer, and entrepreneur. He has been a Lecturer of Media and Comunication at Orebro University since May 2010 and is also the Chair of the Yemen Chapter of ISOC.[1]
As of ICANN 52 in Singapore, Al-Saqaf had attended three ICANN conferences, as well as IGF, SIF, and CDC. He is renowned as a TED Senior Fellow and Senior fellow, and he has curator TEDxSanaa 2012 and 2013.[2] Within ICANN, Walid has been an active member NCUC and currently coordinates the constituency's membership affairs team.
ICANN Involvement:
- Participated as an ICANN Fellow in the ICANN 46 meeting held in Beijing during 7-11 April 2013
- Participated as an ICANN Fellow in the ICANN 49 meeting held in Singapore during 23-27 March 2014
- Appointed in December 2014 by the NCUC Executive Committee as the Coordinator of the Membership Affairs Team responsible for inreach engagement
- Participated as the Membership Affairs Team Coordinator of NCUC in the ICANN 52 meeting held in Singapore during 8-12 February 2015
- Participated as the Membership Affairs Team Coordinator of NCUC in the 2015 Non-Contracted Parties House (NCPH) meeting held in Washington, DC during 12-13 January 2015
- Selected as an ICANN Fellow to participate in the ICANN 53 meeting to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina during June 21-25 June 2015
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Walid Al-Saqaf, LinkedIn.com
- ↑ ICANNWiki - ICANN 52 Intake Form, February 2015.