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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Roberts '''Nigel Roberts'''] has served as a member of the [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors ICANN Board] since late 2018. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Roberts '''Nigel Roberts'''] has served as a member of the [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/board-of-directors ICANN Board] since late 2018. | ||
| − | He is founder and CEO of the [[Island Networks]] group of companies,<ref>[http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/nigel-roberts/3/268/b33 LinkedIn Profile]</ref> which | + | He is founder and CEO of the [[Island Networks]] group of companies,<ref>[http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/nigel-roberts/3/268/b33 LinkedIn Profile]</ref> which runs the [[ccTLD]] registries of [[.gg]] (Bailiwick of Guernsey) and [[.je]] (Jersey). He was one of the first elected members of ICANN's [[DNSO|Domain Name Supporting Organisation (DNSO)]] Council, representing the [[ccTLD]] constituency. The DNSO is the forerunner of today's [[GNSO]] and [[ccNSO]]. |
| − | + | Roberts has been involved with ICANN since its earliest days and took part in the U.S. Government's [[IFWP|International Forum on the White Paper]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.wwtld.org/aboutcctld/history/wwtld1999/elections/nigel.html Names Council Statement of Interest]</ref> | |
| − | == | + | ==Career== |
| − | + | Roberts began his career at the [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] (DEC). Before founding [[CHANNELISLES.NET]] in 1996, he worked for a number of companies and international organizations throughout Europe as an independent consultant/contractor, including [[BT]], [[SWIFT]], and the [[European Environment Agency]] in Denmark. | |
| − | Together with another ex-DEC employee, he founded [[Island Networks]] in 1996. Island Networks is based on the small island of [https://alderney.gov.gg Alderney] | + | Together with another ex-DEC employee, he founded [[Island Networks]] in 1996. Island Networks is based on the small island of [https://alderney.gov.gg Alderney] in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. |
| − | === | + | ===Honors=== |
| − | + | Roberts is a Chartered Fellow of the [https://www.bcs.org.uk British Computer Society], a Fellow of the [https://www.iod.gg Insitute of Directors], and a Fellow of the [https://www.rsa.org.uk Royal Society of Arts]. | |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | Nigel has a BSc in Computing Science from Essex | + | Nigel has a BSc in Computing Science from [https://essex.ac.uk Essex University] and an LLB from the [https://open.ac.uk OU/College of Law]. |
| − | During his time at Essex he played a minor role | + | During his time at Essex, he played a minor role in one of the groups of students who created the world's first multi-user computer game. He is a Chartered Engineer. |
==Fun Facts== | ==Fun Facts== | ||
| − | He is an occasional radio presenter on [https://quayfm.gg QUAY-FM]. | + | He is an occasional radio presenter on [https://quayfm.gg QUAY-FM]. Roberts has been involved with the Internet for so long that his very first email address, which was given as a "tourist on the ARPAnet," by [[MIT]] predated the [[DNS]] itself by several years and contained no dots, ''(NIGEL@MIT-AI)''. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Nigel Roberts has served as a member of the ICANN Board since late 2018.
He is founder and CEO of the Island Networks group of companies,[1] which runs the ccTLD registries of .gg (Bailiwick of Guernsey) and .je (Jersey). He was one of the first elected members of ICANN's Domain Name Supporting Organisation (DNSO) Council, representing the ccTLD constituency. The DNSO is the forerunner of today's GNSO and ccNSO.
Roberts has been involved with ICANN since its earliest days and took part in the U.S. Government's International Forum on the White Paper in 1998.[2]
Career
Roberts began his career at the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Before founding CHANNELISLES.NET in 1996, he worked for a number of companies and international organizations throughout Europe as an independent consultant/contractor, including BT, SWIFT, and the European Environment Agency in Denmark.
Together with another ex-DEC employee, he founded Island Networks in 1996. Island Networks is based on the small island of Alderney in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
Honors
Roberts is a Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Fellow of the Insitute of Directors, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Education
Nigel has a BSc in Computing Science from Essex University and an LLB from the OU/College of Law.
During his time at Essex, he played a minor role in one of the groups of students who created the world's first multi-user computer game. He is a Chartered Engineer.
Fun Facts
He is an occasional radio presenter on QUAY-FM. Roberts has been involved with the Internet for so long that his very first email address, which was given as a "tourist on the ARPAnet," by MIT predated the DNS itself by several years and contained no dots, (NIGEL@MIT-AI).