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'''Ken Fockler''' is the President of Tenac Consulting, a company he founded in 1997.
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'''Ken Fockler''' is the Founder and President of [[Tenac Consulting]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/fockler.htm ICANN.org]</ref>
  
=== Education ===
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== Education ==
He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Engineering Physics 1961.<ref>[http://www.icannwatch.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/22/0042250 icannwatch.org]</ref>
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He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Engineering Physics 1961.
  
=== Career History ===
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== Career History ==
Prior to Tenac, he was the president at CA*net was a federally incorporated non-profit organization of regional networks that came together to create and manage a national backbone network in Canada. He has also worked with IBM Canada Ltd. and played a very important role in the development of [[NetNorth]] in 1984. He assisted in establishing [[CAIP]] in 1996 and then served as the first chairman of the association.<ref>[http://www.oapi.wipo.net/amc/en/processes/process1/experts/index.html oapi.wipo.net]</ref>
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Prior to founding Tenac in 1997, Fockler was the president of CA*net Networking Inc, a federally incorporated non-profit organization of regional networks that came together to create and manage a national backbone network in Canada. He has also worked with IBM Canada Ltd., assisted in the foundation of [[NetNorth]] in 1984, and in establishing [[CAIP]] in 1996, where he then served as the first chairman and President.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/fockler.htm ICANN.org]</ref>
  
From 1992 to 1997 he served on the board of directors of [[CANARIE]], the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education. At [[ARIN]], he was the on the team of board members for one year and then served another year as a Treasurer.<ref>[http://www.oapi.wipo.net/amc/en/processes/process1/experts/index.html#FOCKLER oapi.wipo.net]</ref>
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From 1992 to 1997 he served on the board of directors of [[CANARIE]], the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education. He also served a one year term on the board of [[ARIN]], followed by another year as Treasurer. In 1999, Ken served on a Panel of Experts for [[WIPO]], the World Intellectual Property Organization. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/fockler.htm ICANN.org]</ref> He served at [[ICANN]] board from October 1999 to September 2001.<ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/montevideo/archive/res/thanks-fockler.html cyber.law.harvard.edu]</ref>
  
In 1999, Ken served on a Panel of Experts for [[WIPO]], the World Intellectual Property Organization.<ref>[http://www.katagogi.com/Profile/Profile.aspx?l=EN&fid=150541&No=35f4a2ca-098f-46bf-9bdd-f3f9cbe1b098&PreveVal=6701|XTCc6uR2KCF3FEuJJ6vl32WLbcYj/H1DkoPdL7trBeA=|A7ozMFUJGMGXkz4FnFzDVg==1 katagogi.com]</ref>
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== Awards and Honors ==
 
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For his outstanding contribution to the Canadian Telecommunications Industry, he received and award from [[CBTA]] in 1996.<ref>[http://www.oapi.wipo.net/amc/en/processes/process1/experts/index.html#FOCKLER oapi.wipo.net]</ref>
He served at [[ICANN]] board from October 1999 to September 2001.<ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/montevideo/archive/res/thanks-fockler.html cyber.law.harvard.edu]</ref>
 
 
 
=== Awards and Honors ===
 
For his outstanding contribution to the Canadian Telecommunications Industry, he recieved and award from [[CBTA]] in 1996.<ref>[http://aso.icann.org/people/ac-appointments-to-icann-board/previous-aso-appointments-to-the-icann-board-2/ken-fockler/ aso.icann.org]</ref>
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 09:55, 16 February 2011

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Email: ken.fockler [at] sympatico.ca

Ken Fockler is the Founder and President of Tenac Consulting.[1]

Education

He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Engineering Physics 1961.

Career History

Prior to founding Tenac in 1997, Fockler was the president of CA*net Networking Inc, a federally incorporated non-profit organization of regional networks that came together to create and manage a national backbone network in Canada. He has also worked with IBM Canada Ltd., assisted in the foundation of NetNorth in 1984, and in establishing CAIP in 1996, where he then served as the first chairman and President.[2]

From 1992 to 1997 he served on the board of directors of CANARIE, the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education. He also served a one year term on the board of ARIN, followed by another year as Treasurer. In 1999, Ken served on a Panel of Experts for WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization. [3] He served at ICANN board from October 1999 to September 2001.[4]

Awards and Honors

For his outstanding contribution to the Canadian Telecommunications Industry, he received and award from CBTA in 1996.[5]

References