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Michael "Mike" Silber is the and Head of Legal and Commercial department of Liquid Telecom.<ref>[http://za.linkedin.com/pub/michael-silber/0/375/aa4 linkedin.com]</ref>
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'''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>
  
Silber is a a Management Committee member and has also been a regulatory advisor to the [[South African Internet Service Providers' Association]].<ref>[http://africa.globalthoughtz.com/index.php/icann-discusses-internet-expansion-in-african-continent/ arifca.globalthoughtz.com]</ref>
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== Career History ==
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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>
  
=== Career History ===
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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>
He founded the South African Chapter of Internet Society ([[ISOC]]-ZA) and is a member of the society.He co-chaired the ISOC-ZA Drafting Committee responsible for restructuring the administration of the [[.ZA]] [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.ispai.in/ispai-view/execouncilview.php?officeBearersId=150 ispai.in]</ref>
 
  
He has been a [[ccNSO]] representative on the [[ICANN]] [[Nominating Committee]] in 2005 and 2006. He has been working with the ICANN for several years.
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== Awards and Honors ==
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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>
  
Mike 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.
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==Special Caricatures==
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Mike was featured as the Jack of Spades in the [[Senegal Playing Card Deck]].
  
=== Awards and Honors ===
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Who's Who Legal selected Silber 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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Revision as of 19:18, 21 December 2021

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Country: South Africa
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of the ICANN Board


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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 Address Council.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Special Caricatures

Mike was featured as the Jack of Spades in the Senegal Playing Card Deck.

MichaelSilberPortraitSpecial.jpg

References