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− | '''Michael "Mike" Silber''' is the and Head of Legal and Commercial department of Liquid Telecom. He also serves as a Member and Treasurer of Internet Service Providers Association of South Africa ([[ISPA]]) and as a Director at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://za.linkedin.com/pub/michael-silber/0/375/aa4 LinkedIn]</ref> | + | '''Michael (Mike) Silber''' is the Head of Legal and Commercial department of [[Liquid Telecom]]. He also serves as a Member and Treasurer of Internet Service Providers Association of South Africa ([[ISPA]]). He was on the [[ICANN Board]] from May 2009 to October 2018 and is on the [[ASO#ASO Address Council|Address Council]].<ref>[http://za.linkedin.com/pub/michael-silber/0/375/aa4 LinkedIn]</ref> |
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| == Career History == | | == Career History == |
| Mike is a founding member of the South African Chapter of Internet Society ([[ISOC]]-ZA) and co-chaired the ISOC-ZA Drafting Committee responsible for restructuring the administration of the [[.za]] [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/silber.htm ICANN.org]</ref> | | Mike is a founding member of the South African Chapter of Internet Society ([[ISOC]]-ZA) and co-chaired the ISOC-ZA Drafting Committee responsible for restructuring the administration of the [[.za]] [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/silber.htm ICANN.org]</ref> |
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− | Silber has been a [[ccNSO]] representative on the [[ICANN]] Nominating Committee in 2005 and 2006. He was selected for the [[ICANN Board]] by the Country Code Names Supporting Organisation in 2009 and his term will expire six months after the end of the 2011 annual meeting.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/silber.htm ICANN.org]</ref> | + | Silber served as a [[ccNSO]] representative on the [[ICANN]] Nominating Committee in 2005 and 2006. He was selected for the [[ICANN Board]] by the Country Code Names Supporting Organisation in 2009.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/silber.htm ICANN.org]</ref> |
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| == Awards and Honors == | | == Awards and Honors == |
| Who's Who Legal selected Mike as a leading South African Lawyer involved in Internet and e-Commerce. He was also selected as a Leading Telecommunications Lawyer by the South Africa Expert Guides.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/silber.htm ICANN.org]</ref> | | Who's Who Legal selected Mike as a leading South African Lawyer involved in Internet and e-Commerce. He was also selected as a Leading Telecommunications Lawyer by the South Africa Expert Guides.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/silber.htm ICANN.org]</ref> |
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| + | ==Special Caricatures== |
| + | Mike was featured as the Jack of Spades in the [[Senegal Playing Card Deck]]. |
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| == References == | | == References == |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
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− | [[Category:People]] | + | [[Category:Former ICANN Board]] |
− | [[Category:ICANN Staff]] | + | [[Category:Address Council]] |
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