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Bill Drake is a lecturer at the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich. He has previously taught at Georgetown University and the University of California at San Diego. [1]
Prof. Drake is co-editor of the book series, The Information Revolution and Global Politics, from MIT Press.[2]
Industry Participation
Prof. Drake is able to provide his students with a unique view on Internet Governance and IT policy given his participation in various IT organizations and time spent consulting with governments and private-sector entities.
Bill was elected to the NCUC in 2008, and is set to serve through 2012; He is also a member of EURALO's Board of Directors, and a part of the GNSO Council.[3]
He has been a part of the U.N's Forum on Internet Governance since 2003,[4] and addressed a meeting of the group in Sharm El Sheikh in 2009.[5] He has been invited to the WSIS.[6]
Other Positions
- Research Associate, The Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia University, 1983-Present.
- Faculty, The International Summer Schools on Internet Governance, 2007-Present.
- Member, Group of High-Level Advisors, UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development, 2006-Present.
- Member, Internet Governance Caucus, 2003-Present.[7]