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| + | Nigel Roberts is the founder and CEO of the Island Networks group of companies which run the [[cctlds]] of .GG (Guernsey) and .JE (Jersey). He was one of the first elected members, representing the ccTLD Constituency, of ICANN's Domain Name Supporting Organisation:"the DNSO" (which subsequently became the GNSO and CCNSO).<ref>[http://www.google.lk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CB4QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrussels38.icann.org%2Fmeetings%2Fbrussels2010%2Fpresentation-ccnso-tech-day-coccatools-value-adding-roberts-21jun10-en.pdf&rct=j&q=Nigel%20Roberts%20icann&ei=vLtKTe2AMYLTrQejhMzlDg&usg=AFQjCNGGNsAWtuS1RVNohdZjIxH9T-25sw&cad=rja brussels38.icann.org]</ref> |
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| + | Nigel studied Computer Science at from Essex University. During his time there he played a minor role as one of a group of students who created the world'sfirst multi-user computer game. |
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| + | He graduated with a BSc degree in Computing Science in 1980. In 1978 while still at university he discovered a route to the nascent ARPAnet and claims the dubious distinction that his first email address contained no dots. |
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| + | After graduation, he joined Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) which was, at the time, the second-largest computer company in the world. He worked on PDP-11 (RSX) and VAX/VMS computers on diverse projects including development of the pioneeering ALL-IN-1 email and office automation package, and X.400 e-mail gateways. |
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| + | After setting up on his own in the early 1980s, he worked for a number of companies and organisations as an independent consultant/contractor throughout Europe, including a number of years as a consultant contractor with DEC as well as at BT, SWIFT, and with the European Environment Agency in Denmark. |
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| + | He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered IT Professional. In the early '90s he became one of the first UK engineers to be awarded the pan-European designation as a European Engineer (Eur.-Ing.) |
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| + | Together with another ex-DEC contractor, he founded Island Networks in 1996, setting up the Channel Islands Registry for the .GG and .JE TLDs. Island Networks is based in Alderney. |
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| + | In 2006 he was made a Fellow of the British Computer Society. |
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| + | He obtained a Diploma in English Law from OU/College of Law the same year, and went on to be awarded a Qualifying Law Degree (LL.B) with First-Class honours in June 2008. |
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| + | He lists his hobbies as flying, radio presenting and chastising spammers. |
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| + | ==References== |
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