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==ICANN==

==ICANN==

Linda served on the [[ICANN Board]] when ICANN was founded in 1998. She was elected to serve as the first chair of ICANN's new Nominating Committee in January 2003. Vinton Cerf, chair of the board, said, "We are indeed fortunate that Linda has agreed to fill this role. The Nominating Committee is central to ICANN's reforms. Linda's distinguished background, reputation for fairness, and commitment to ICANN make her eminently qualified."<ref name=ICANN>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2003-01-20-enICANN Announces Nominating Committee Chair and Interim At-Large Advisory Committee Members] (January 20, 2003), ICANN. Retrieved November 12, 2015.</ref> In 2004, she became a non-voting member of the 2004 Nominating Committee, serving as Advisor.<ref name=Advisor/>

Linda served on the [[ICANN Board]] when ICANN was founded in 1998. She was elected to serve as the first chair of ICANN's new Nominating Committee in January 2003. Vinton Cerf, chair of the board, said, "We are indeed fortunate that Linda has agreed to fill this role. The Nominating Committee is central to ICANN's reforms. Linda's distinguished background, reputation for fairness, and commitment to ICANN make her eminently qualified."<ref name=ICANN>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2003-01-20-enICANN Announces Nominating Committee Chair and Interim At-Large Advisory Committee Members] (January 20, 2003), ICANN. Retrieved November 12, 2015.</ref> In 2004, she became a non-voting member of the 2004 Nominating Committee, serving as Advisor.<ref name=Advisor>[https://archive.icann.org/en/committees/nom-com/nc2004/lw-bio.htm Linda Wilson, Advisor] (April 20, 2004), ICANN. Retrieved November 12, 2015.</ref>

==Education and Career==

==Education and Career==

Linda earned her B.A. Newcomb College, Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also has honorary doctorates from the University of Maryland and Tulane University. Linda's career has also been in higher education. She was vice president for research at the University of Michigan and President Emerita at Harvard University and Radcliffe College.<ref name=ICANN/><ref name=Advisor>[https://archive.icann.org/en/committees/nom-com/nc2004/lw-bio.htm Linda Wilson, Advisor] (April 20, 2004), ICANN. Retrieved November 12, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ifwp/icannboard.html Collected Links on Proposed ICANN Initial Board Members], Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University. Retrieved November 12, 2015.</ref>

Linda earned her B.A. Newcomb College, Tulane University and her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also has honorary doctorates from the University of Maryland and Tulane University. Linda's career has also been in higher education. She was vice president for research at the University of Michigan and President Emerita at Harvard University and Radcliffe College.<ref name=ICANN/><ref name=Advisor/><ref>[https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ifwp/icannboard.html Collected Links on Proposed ICANN Initial Board Members], Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University. Retrieved November 12, 2015.</ref>

Linda has served on many national committees and boards (for-profit and non-profit) in the United States "addressing research and development, and university-industry-government relationships". In her 2004 biography, ICANN listed her affiliations:<ref name=Advisor/>

Linda has served on many national committees and boards (for-profit and non-profit) in the United States "addressing research and development, and university-industry-government relationships". In her 2004 biography, ICANN listed her affiliations:<ref name=Advisor/>