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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 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>
  
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 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>
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.
 
 
 
=== Awards and Honors ===
 
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>
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 10:54, 16 February 2011

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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.[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 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.[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]

References