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Calvin Browne
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'''Calivn Browne''' is the Director of Uniform SA.<ref>[http://www.brainstormmag.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3951:if-it-could-do-one-thing-just brainstormmag.co.za]</ref> He handles the responsibilities of Financial Director, Vice Chairperson of the board and Joint spokesperson. He is also a partner in Flame Computing Enterprises CC, which is a consulting company that provides internet related services. Mr. Browne is also a director and shareholder in domain name services.<ref>[http://members.icann.org/cand/112.html members.icann.org]</ref>
The Director of UniForum SA, as director he works at administrating co.za domain names for all who need one in Africa. In his position on the field he has quite a few roles he needs to play in order for the day-to-day operations to be a success.
 
  
• He’s the Financial director, the one who makes all the decisions on what to spend and what not to spend
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He actively attends [[ICANN Meetings]] and also participates in AFNOG, AfriNIC and Ripe NCC<ref>[http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-meetings/ripe-32/attendee-list ripe.net]</ref> ISOC and INET events.<ref>[http://www.afridns.org/people.html afridns.org]</ref>
  
• Next, he’s the Vice Chair on the senior board and he makes close to every decision during meetings.
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Mr. Browne has served on the ISOC ZA board as a committee member in charge of Membership and was a part of the drafting committee set up by ISOC ZA to resolve .za namespace issues. He started working in the 90's while he was doing his accounting articles. Around 1993, he started implementing large scale Unix based accounting, MRP and logistics based Information Systems. Later, he joined a computer networking company and then helped in setting up an ISP.<ref>[http://members.icann.org/cand/112.html members.icann.org]</ref> He is also a founding member of DNS.<ref>[http://www.africanregistry.net/content.php?contentID=5 africanregistry.net]</ref>
  
• For any legality issues he is the one that everyone will turn to.
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== External Links ==
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[https://plus.google.com/113226175645138387255/posts Calvin Browne] on [[Google Plus]]
  
• Calvin has to speed in conjoined means of operation in multiple aspects of the company as well as other companies.
 
 
 
== Career ==
 
 
 
As mentioned already it is UniForum is a company based in South Africa which cannot share any of the profits that it makes with a majority of individuals due to South Africa’s Section 21 law. Any distribution of profit is subject to harsh penalties.
 
 
But besides working for UniForum, he also is a partner for Flame Computing Enterprises, a consulting agency that teaches small businesses the ups and downs of internet services of which he is the honorary treasurer as well.
 
 
To top it all of he is also the director of Shareholding of Domain Name Services, a close-nit company set up as a registry allowing plenty of customers to set up shop with all their web content. Although not much has been done with this company it is still an accomplishment within itself. 
 
 
 
== Experience ==
 
 
 
He has been an avid supporter of ICANN and made sure to attend many of its meetings in the multiple countries in which they are held.
 
 
He is also taken part in other avenues such as AFNOG, and then AfriNIC and a few other big name events around the world.
 
 
Domain names have been something that Calvin’s been around since 1995, so in reality, he’s been around them since the beginning. Due to this piece of information you are guaranteed the best service available when you’re looking for some a way to implement your content wit a domain name.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 06:57, 12 August 2011

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Email: calvin [at] uniforum.org.za

UnderConstruction.png Calivn Browne is the Director of Uniform SA.[1] He handles the responsibilities of Financial Director, Vice Chairperson of the board and Joint spokesperson. He is also a partner in Flame Computing Enterprises CC, which is a consulting company that provides internet related services. Mr. Browne is also a director and shareholder in domain name services.[2]

He actively attends ICANN Meetings and also participates in AFNOG, AfriNIC and Ripe NCC[3] ISOC and INET events.[4]

Mr. Browne has served on the ISOC ZA board as a committee member in charge of Membership and was a part of the drafting committee set up by ISOC ZA to resolve .za namespace issues. He started working in the 90's while he was doing his accounting articles. Around 1993, he started implementing large scale Unix based accounting, MRP and logistics based Information Systems. Later, he joined a computer networking company and then helped in setting up an ISP.[5] He is also a founding member of DNS.[6]

External Links

Calvin Browne on Google Plus