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| Country: | Italy | ||||
| Email: | R.Gaetano [at] iaea.org | ||||
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Roberto Gaetano has been an active participant in the Internet and ICANN policy making process since 1997. As a representative of ETSI, he played important roles in the formation of CORE, the policy discussions around the U.S. Government's "White Paper" (International Forum on the White Paper), and the formation of ICANN's original Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO). He served as one of the first Chairs of the DNSO General Assembly and has focused his efforts in recent years to bring to life a constituency for individual users and registrants.
ICANN
Gaetano was selected by the 2006 NomCom to serve as a Board Member. His term ran from the end of the 2006 annual meeting through the conclusion of the ICANN Annual Meeting in 2009.[1] In September 2007, Gaetano advised that the Board Governance Committee recommended the return of Jose Luiz Ribeiro Filho as the academic and research representative to ICANN's Nominating Committee.[2]
He served 3 years as non-voting liaison to the ICANN Board by the ALAC. Gaetano was elected to serve as Vice-Chairman of the ICANN Board in November 2008.[3]
Career
He has almost 30 years of experience in Telecommunications and Information Technology; Mr. Gaetano also spent twelve years at IBM, in both the United States and Europe. He is fluent in five European languages.
Resources
- Internet leader passes baton. (October 29, 2007), Australasian Business Intelligence via Highbeam Research
- 5 to Watch: January 2011, Realtor Mag (National Association of Realtors)
References
- ↑ Biography Data on Roberto Gaetano
- ↑ Board Governance Committee's Recommendation regarding the Academic Representative to the next Nominating Committee (2007-09-11), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ Election of Board Vice-Chairman (2008-11-07), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.