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== Education ==
 
== Education ==
Mr. Elkins was educated at Queen Mary College (London University).<ref>[http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ipv6/200911/bios.html ITU and NRO joint Workshop “Adopting ipv6 – What you need to know”]</ref> He attended the ACRP in 2009.<ref>[http://tld-portal.dns-oarc.net/tld/acrp-arusha/Wiki-html/pmwiki.php/ACRPCommon/Students.html Students Attending the Introductory ACRP - Arusha, 13 April 2009]</ref>
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Mr. Elkins was educated at Queen Mary College (London University).<ref>[http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ipv6/200911/bios.html ITU and NRO joint Workshop “Adopting ipv6 – What you need to know”]</ref> He attended the ACRP, a risk management workshop for [[ccTLD]]s, in 2009.<ref>[http://tld-portal.dns-oarc.net/tld/acrp-arusha/Wiki-html/pmwiki.php/ACRPCommon/Students.html Students Attending the Introductory ACRP - Arusha, 13 April 2009]</ref>
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==Fun Fact==
 
==Fun Fact==
 
Mark Elkins is a scuba diving instructor.<ref>[[ICANN 42]] Interview</ref>
 
Mark Elkins is a scuba diving instructor.<ref>[[ICANN 42]] Interview</ref>

Revision as of 19:24, 4 November 2011

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Country: South Africa
Email: mje [at] africanregistry.net
LinkedIn: LinkedInIcon.png   [Mark Elkins Mark Elkins]
Twitter: TwitterIcon.png   @MarkJElkins

Mark J. Elkins is a Founding Member of ARC, the African Registry Consortium, and a Director within AfriNIC.[1] He is also the Owner of Posix Systems.[2] He is also an associate at NetDay Association and a Member at ISOC.[3]

Mr. Elkins activities at ICANN include participation with the ccNSO and work with AfriNIC.[4]

Career History

Mr. Elkins was a member of the AfrISPA from 2000 until 2010. He served as the director at UniForum SA for 25 years[5] In 2009, he worked at AfriNIC for a few month as a board member. He was a member of ISPA from 2000 to 2009. Mr. Elkins joined UKOM systems in 1984 and worked there till 1986 as a CTO.

He has worked on Unix based computer systems since the beginning of his education. In 1984, he moved to South Africa from UK. After twelve years at Olivetti Systems and Networks, he started his own ISP, Posix Systems, an Internet Service Provider. He has been involved in Computer Communications since 1986.[6]

Education

Mr. Elkins was educated at Queen Mary College (London University).[7] He attended the ACRP, a risk management workshop for ccTLDs, in 2009.[8]

Fun Fact

Mark Elkins is a scuba diving instructor.[9]

References