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|email = james [at] seng.sg
|email = james [at] seng.sg
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|website = http://james.seng.sg/
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|twitter = jseng
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James Seng is an Internet Entrepreneur and Investor. Currently, he is a Partner at Tandem Advisors LLP.<ref>[http://sg.linkedin.com/in/jseng Linkedin.com]</ref>
'''James Seng (ChingHong Seng)''' is an Internet Entrepreneur and Investor. He is the founder and CEO of [[Zodiac]], which has applied for 15 Chinese [[TLD]]s.<ref>[http://zodiacregistry.com/about-us/about?lang=en About, ZodiacRegistry.com]</ref> Mr. Seng is also a Partner at Tandem Advisors LLP.<ref>[http://sg.linkedin.com/in/jseng Linkedin.com]</ref>
In the early stages of his career, James Seng's mentor Dr. Tan Tin Wee inspired him to work on [[IDN]]s to curb the digital divide in Asia. With $24 million in investment from Venture Capital firms General Atlantic Partners and [[Network Solutions]]/[[Verisign]], James went on to become the founder and CTO of [[i-DNS.net]]. During this time, he was working on the standardization of IDNs as the Co-Chair of the IDN Working Group at [[IETF]]. He also stressed the need for IDNs at various forums such as [[ICANN]], [[ITU]] and [[IGF]] and today, his efforts have helped make IDN an Internet standard.
He was a speaker at [[APNIC]] 28, held in 2009.<ref>[http://meetings.apnic.net/28/speakers apnic.net]</ref>
In 2009, James was appointed to [[ICANN]]'s [[ALAC]]. He represents the Asia/Pacific region, and brings a wealth of experience in [[IDN]]s and the Internet communities of the multiple Asian countries he has lived in.<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/08/29/icann-2009-nominating-committee-selectees/ DomainPulse.com]</ref>
Currently, James is the Vice President of 21Vianet Group, Inc (NASDAQ:VNET)
==Career History==
==Career History==
* Vice President, 21Vianet Group, Inc
* CEO, Zodiac Holdings Limited
* Chief Technology Officer at Shanghai Synacast Media Tech Co. Ltd
* Chief Technology Officer at Shanghai Synacast Media Tech Co. Ltd
* Partner at Thymos Capital LLP
* Partner at Thymos Capital LLP
==Appointments==
==Appointments==
* ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee <ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/08/29/icann-2009-nominating-committee-selectees/ domainpulse.com]</ref>
* ICANN [[ALAC|At-Large Advisory Committee]] <ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/08/29/icann-2009-nominating-committee-selectees/ domainpulse.com]</ref>
* Chairman and founding member, APEET(Asia Pacific [[ENUM]] Engineering Team)
* Chairman and founding member, [[APEET]] (Asia Pacific [[ENUM]] Engineering Team) <ref>[http://www.apstar.org/jp/apeet-update-apstar.pdf apstar.org]</ref>
* Member,Asia Pacific IPv6 Task Force
* Member, Asia Pacific [[IPv6]] Task Force <ref>[http://www.ap-ipv6tf.org/aboutus.html ap-ipv6tf.org]</ref>
* Steering Committee, Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG)
* Steering Committee, [[APNG|Asia Pacific Networking Group]] <ref>[http://www.apng.org/organization.htm apng.org]</ref>
* Member & webmaster of the Education Team, Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]])
* Member & Webmaster of the Education Team, [[IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force]]
* Member, [[ICANN]] [[IDN]] Registry Implementation Committee ([[IDN-RIC]]) <ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/notes-idn-pdp-wg1-22sep10-en.pdf icann.org]</ref>
* Member, [[ICANN]] [[IDN]] Registry Implementation Committee ([[IDN-RIC]]) <ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/notes-idn-pdp-wg1-22sep10-en.pdf icann.org]</ref>
* Director, Asia Pacific Internet Association
* Director, [[APIA|Asia Pacific Internet Association]] <ref>[http://www.apstar.org/APIA-APstar2002-Shanghai-final.ppt apstar.org]</ref>
* Co-chair Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Working Group, [[ITSC]]
* Co-chair, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Working Group, [[ITSC]]<ref>[http://www.itsc.org.sg/pdf/Journal%202003/PDF/Sect2_d.pdf itsc.org.sg]</ref>
* Member, Joint Engineering Team (JET)
* Member, Joint Engineering Team (JET)<ref>[http://www.wgig.org/CommentsbyIssue.html wgig.org]</ref>
* Member, The Community of Asia Pacific Internet organizations
* Member, The Community of Asia Pacific Internet Organizations
* Member, Information Technology Management Association (ITMA)
* Member, Information Technology Management Association
* Member, World Wide Web Consortium ([[W3C]])
* Member, [[W3C|World Wide Web Consortium]]
* Member, Unicode Technical Consortium ([[UTC]])
* Member, [[UTC|Unicode Technical Consortium]]
* Member, Internet Society (ISOC)
* Member, [[ISOC|Internet Society]]
* Member,Multilingual Internet Name Consortium (MINC)
* Member, [[MINC|Multilingual Internet Name Consortium]]
* Co-chair Internationalized Domain Names ([[IDN]]) Working Group, Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]])<ref>[http://sgentrepreneurs.com/singapore-entrepreneurs/2007/04/04/james-seng-internet-pioneer-tomorrow-sg/ sgentrepreneurs.com]</ref>
* Co-chair [[IDN|Internationalized Domain Names]] Working Group, [[IETF]] <ref>[http://sgentrepreneurs.com/singapore-entrepreneurs/2007/04/04/james-seng-internet-pioneer-tomorrow-sg/ sgentrepreneurs.com]</ref>
* Member, Asia Pacific Internet Association (APIA)
* Member, [[APIA|Asia Pacific Internet Association]]
* Member, Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG)
* Member, [[APNG|Asia Pacific Networking Group]]
* Chair of iDNS Working Group, APNG
* Chair, [[IDN]]s Working Group, [[APNG]]
==Achievements==
==Achievements==
* In 2004, he developed Tomorrow.sg, a popular meta blog in Singapore
* 2004, developed Tomorrow.sg, a popular meta blog in Singapore <ref>[http://james.seng.sg/about/bio.html james.seng.sg]</ref>
* In 1998, he founded i-DNS.net and served as it's Chief Technology Officer for 3 years.
* 1998, founded i-DNS.net and served as its Chief Technology Officer for 3 years.
* In 1995, he developed PObox, a web-based email and forwarding service. PObox is licensed and commercialized by Singapore Press Holdings
* 1995, developed PObox, a web-based email and forwarding service. PObox is licensed and commercialized by Singapore Press Holdings
* In 1994, he designed Singapore InfoMAP, the official Website of Singapore
* 1994, designed Singapore InfoMAP, the official Website of Singapore
* In 1993, he developed a multiplayer role playing online game called the Heroes of the Lance
* 1993, developed a multiplayer role-playing online game called the Heroes of the Lance
==References==
==References==
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