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'''Nigel Roberts''' is the Founder, Director, and CEO of the [[Island Networks]] group of companies,<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=9595479&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=H3Nn&locale=en_US&srchid=cb608a27-72cd-45c0-8338-1bc741a73184-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Island_Nigel_Roberts_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link LinkedIn Profile]</ref> which run the [[ccTLD]]s [[.gg]] (Guernsey) and [[.je]] (Jersey). He was one of the first elected members, representing the [[ccTLD Constituency]], of ICANN's [[DNSO|Domain Name Supporting Organisation]], which subsequently separated into the [[GNSO]] and [[ccNSO]]. He has been involved with ICANN since its very beginnings, and was involved in the [[IFWP|International Forum on the White Paper]].<ref>[http://www.wwtld.org/aboutcctld/history/wwtld1999/elections/nigel.html Names Council Statement of Interest]</ref>

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]].  

He has set up a site to detail his legal battles over spam issues with Media Logistics, and more broadly support anti-spam efforts and information dissemination.<ref>[http://spamlegalaction.pbworks.com/w/page/15962040/FrontPage SpamLegalAction]</ref> He won his case against Media Logistics.<ref>[http://spamlegalaction.pbworks.com/w/page/15962044/PressRelease SpamLegalAction]</ref>

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>

Mr. Roberts speaks 4 languages and has lived in 8 different countries. He was involved in creating the [[British Overseas Internet Society]].<ref>[http://www.wwtld.org/aboutcctld/history/wwtld1999/elections/nigel.html Names Council Statement of Interest]</ref>

Roberts was selected by the [[ccNSO]] to serve on the [[ICANN]] [[ICANN Board|Board of Directors]]. in 2017 and served between 2018 and at the [[AGM]] in2021.

After graduation, he joined Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) which was, at the time, the second-largest computer company in the world. He worked on PDP-11 (RSX) and VAX/VMS computers on diverse projects, including pioneeering work on the ALL-IN-1 email and office automation package, and X.400 e-mail gateways.

He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered IT Professional and one of the first UK engineers to be awarded the pan-European title of European Engineer (Eur.- Ing.)

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, setting up the Channel Islands Registry for the .gg and .je [[TLD]]s. Island Networks is based on the small island of Alderney, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

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.

He was an active member of ICANN's Delegation and Redelegation of Country-Code Top Level Domains Working Group, and is currently actively involved with its successor, the Framework of Interpretation WG.

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].

 

He was awarded an honorary doctorate  from [https://essex.ac.uk Essex University]  in part due to his work within ICANN.

==Education==

==Education==

Nigel received a B.Sc. Computer Science at Essex University. During his time there he played a minor role as one of a group of students who created the world's first multi-user computer game. In 2006, he obtained a Diploma in English Law from OU/College of Law and went on to be awarded a Qualifying Law Degree (LL.B) with First-Class honours in June, 2008.

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 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==

His hobbies include flying, radio presenting, and chastising spammers. Nigel has been involved with the Internet for so long that his first email address (as an ARPAnet 'tourist' at MIT) contained no dots. Mr. Roberts ran in the 1997 general election for the UK House of Commons.<ref>[http://www.wwtld.org/aboutcctld/history/wwtld1999/elections/nigel.html Names Councile Statement of Interest]</ref>

He is an occasional radio presenter on [https://quayfm.gg QUAY-FM] and is Chair of their Board of Directors. He is also a director of the Royal Connaugh, a retirement home charity.. 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)''.

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