Mao Wei

Mao Wei is chief scientist and director of CNNIC. He is also serving as chairperson at knet.

Country:	China
Email:	mao[at]cnnic.cn
Website:	[cnnic knet cnnic knet]
LinkedIn:	[Wei Mao Mao Wei]
Twitter:	@williamWMao

Education

• In 1988 Mao graduated from Computer Science Department of Sichuan University.
• In 1996 Mao got post graduate degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Computing Technology.
• Mao started studying for doctorate degree in 2000.

Work Experience

• Mao began a position in the computer office at the Zigong branch of the People's Bank of China after graduation.
• He then moved to the Chuannan Corporation of the Sichuan Xinchao Computer Industry Group for technology development work.
• In 1996, Mao became the deputy director of the network office of the computer network information center at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Mao founded the China Internet Network Information Center CNNIC in 1997.
• Mao served as a visiting scholar at the University of Maryland in 2002.
• Mao successfully sponsored the Shanghai ICANN meeting in 2002.
• Mao was elected to be a member of the Executive Council of Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) on March 3, 2007.
• Mao Wei was appointed representative of Asia - Pacific Network Information Center APNIC on December 9, 2005.

Conferences

• On Sep. 24, 2007 Mao Wei attended "China Internet Conference 2007" and delivered a speech with the title of "Governance of Internet Development and Internet Innovation in China".
• On Oct 2, 2008 in Nanjing, Mao Wei attended the meeting on "2012 will have to switch to IPv6" and made a speech.