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==ICANN Involvement==

==ICANN Involvement==

Maemura was elected to the Executive Council of [[APNIC]] in 2000, then elected as the Council's Chair in 2003. He was seated in the Chair position until February 2016, and served as [[APNIC]]'s observer to the Executive Council of the [[NRO]]. For more than a decade, he was directly involved in the governance and strategy of the Internet Registry, representing the APNIC membership and broader community.  

Maemura was elected to the Executive Council of [[APNIC]] in 2000, then elected as the Council's Chair in 2003. He was seated in the Chair position until February 2016 and served as [[APNIC]]'s observer to the Executive Council of the [[NRO]]. For more than a decade, he was directly involved in the governance and strategy of the Internet Registry, representing the APNIC membership and broader community.  

Maemura has been a regular participant in [[ICANN Meetings]] since 2009 as a member of the [[ISPCP]] constituency of the [[GNSO]]. He was selected by the [[ASO]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board|Board of Directors]] at the [[Annual Meeting|Annual General Meeting]] in 2016, and again in 2019. His term will expire at the Annual General Meeting in 2022.

Maemura has been a regular participant in [[ICANN Meetings]] since 2009 as a member of the [[ISPCP]] constituency of the [[GNSO]]. He was selected by the [[ASO]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board|Board of Directors]] at the [[Annual Meeting|Annual General Meeting]] in 2016, and again in 2019. His term will expire at the Annual General Meeting in 2022.