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'''Harald Alvestrand''' is a prominent Computer Scientist and International IT Policy Developer. He has served in numerous official [[ICANN]] positions,  been a part of [[WIPO]] panels, and worked for the Norwegian ccTLD Registry; he also has extensive experience with the [[IETF]], eventually acting as its Chairman. He was born in Norway in 1959.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>  

'''Harald Alvestrand''' is a prominent Computer Scientist and International IT Policy Developer. He is currently the IETF Liaison to ICANN's [[ICANN Board|Board of Directors]].

 

Alvestrand has served in numerous official [[ICANN]] positions,  been a part of [[WIPO]] panels, and worked for the Norwegian ccTLD Registry; he also has extensive experience with the [[IETF]], eventually acting as its Chairman. He was born in Norway in 1959.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/alvestrand.htm ICANN.org]</ref>  

Mr. Avestrand currently works as a Tech Lead for [[Google]], a Board Member at [[UNINETT Norid AS]], a Board Member at the [[Unicode Consortium]], and as the founder and Executive Director of the [[Linux Counter Organization]]. While he has worked on a variety of projects at Google, he has most recently been engaged in leading the team developing Google Alerts.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alvestrand LinkedIn]</ref>

Mr. Avestrand currently works as a Tech Lead for [[Google]], a Board Member at [[UNINETT Norid AS]], a Board Member at the [[Unicode Consortium]], and as the founder and Executive Director of the [[Linux Counter Organization]]. While he has worked on a variety of projects at Google, he has most recently been engaged in leading the team developing Google Alerts.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alvestrand LinkedIn]</ref>