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==Work==

==Work==

=== Norwegian Internet===

=== Norwegian Internet===

Harald Alvestrand continues to serve as a board member of [[NORID]], the [[.no]] domain name registry].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN biography data]</ref>

Harald Alvestrand continues to serve as a board member of [[Norid]], the [[.no]] domain name registry.<ref>[http://www.norid.no/omnorid/index.en.html Norid.no]</ref>

Harald worked for Norsk Data, UNINETT (the University Network of Norway), EDB Maxware, and [[Cisco Systems]]. He has worked for [[Google]] since 2006.

Harald worked for Norsk Data, [[UNINETT]] (the University Network of Norway), EDB Maxware, and [[Cisco Systems]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN biography data]</ref>

===IETF===

===IETF===

Harald has been active in Internet standardization with the [[IETF]] since 1991, and has written a number of RFCs, including [[RFC 1766]], the first standard for language tags in Internet protocols.

Harald has been active in Internet standardization with the [[IETF]] since 1991, and has written a number of RFCs, including [[RFC 1766]], the first standard for language tags in Internet protocols.

He has held a number of formal positions within the IETF. He was the Director of the Applications area  from 1995 to 1998, the Director of the Operations & Management area from 1998 to 1999, and a member of the [[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]] from 1999-2001. At that point, he became Chair of the IETF, serving until 2006.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

He has held a number of formal positions within the IETF. He was the Director of the Applications area  from 1995 to 1998, the Director of the Operations & Management area from 1998 to 1999, and a member of the [[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]] from 1999-2001. At that point, he became Chair of the IETF, serving until 2006.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

===ICANN===

===ICANN===

Mr. Alvestrand was the Alternate Chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[DNSO]] General Assembly, serving from December, 1999 to April, 2001. He was selected by ICANN's [[NomCom]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] in 2007; he served through the 2010 [[Annual Meeting]] in Cartagena.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

Mr. Alvestrand was the Alternate Chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[DNSO]] General Assembly, serving from December 1999 to April 2001. He was selected by ICANN's [[NomCom]] to serve on the [[ICANN Board]] from 2007 to the 2010 [[Annual Meeting]] in Cartagena.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

===Other Industry Participation===

===Other Industry Participation===

Harald was a part of [[WIPO]]'s panel of experts on the [[DNS]] from 1998 to 1999. He is a current Board Member of the [[Unicode Consortium]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

Harald was a part of [[WIPO]]'s panel of experts on the [[DNS]] from 1998 to 1999. He is a current Board Member of the [[Unicode Consortium]],<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref> and has served on that body since 2001.<ref>[http://unicode.org/consortium/directors.html Unicode Directory]</ref> He created the [[Linux Counter Organization]] in 1993, has served on its board, and acts as its Executive Director.<ref>[http://counter.li.org/organization/board.php Counter.LI.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alvestrand LinkedIn]</ref>

 

He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) in 1984.

==Publications==

==Publications==

* Best Current Practices

* Best Current Practices

** RFC 3935 (BCP 95) A Mission Statement for the IETF

** RFC 3935 (BCP 95) A Mission Statement for the IETF

* Other important RFCs<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Tveit_Alvestrand Harald Alvestrand on Wikipedia]</ref>

* Other important [[RFC]]s<ref>[http://www.arkko.com/tools/allstats/haraldalvestrand.html ARKKO.com]</ref>

** RFC 2130 (this memo prepared the UTF-8 50-years plan in RFC 2277)

** RFC 2130 (this memo prepared the UTF-8 50-years plan in RFC 2277)

** RFC 2157 Mapping between X.400 and RFC-822/MIME Message Bodies

** RFC 2157 Mapping between X.400 and RFC-822/MIME Message Bodies

** RFC 5242 A Generalized Unified Character Code: Western European and CJK Sections (with John Klensin) April 1, 2008

** RFC 5242 A Generalized Unified Character Code: Western European and CJK Sections (with John Klensin) April 1, 2008

==Life==

==Life==

He Currently lives in Trondheim, Norway with his wife and three children.

He was born in Norway in 1959. He lives in Trondheim, Norway, with his wife and three children.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

==References==

==References==

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[[category: Norway]]

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