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'''Roberto Gaetano''' has been an active participant in the Internet and [[ICANN]] policy making process since 1997. As a representative of [[ETSI]], he played important roles in the formation of [[CORE]], the policy discussions around the U.S. Government's "White Paper" (International Forum on the White Paper), and the formation of [[ICANN]]'s original Domain Name Supporting Organization ([[DNSO]]). He served as one of the first Chairs of the [[DNSO]] General Assembly and has focused his efforts in recent years to bring to life a constituency for individual users and registrants.<ref name=Bio>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/roberto-gaetano-2014-05-22-en Roberto Gaetano], ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> | '''Roberto Gaetano''' has been an active participant in the Internet and [[ICANN]] policy making process since 1997. As a representative of [[ETSI]], he played important roles in the formation of [[CORE]], the policy discussions around the U.S. Government's "White Paper" (International Forum on the White Paper), and the formation of [[ICANN]]'s original Domain Name Supporting Organization ([[DNSO]]). He served as one of the first Chairs of the [[DNSO]] General Assembly and has focused his efforts in recent years to bring to life a constituency for individual users and registrants.<ref name=Bio>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/roberto-gaetano-2014-05-22-en Roberto Gaetano], ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> | ||
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Gaetano served 3 years as non-voting liaison to the [[ICANN Board]] by the [[ALAC]]. In 2006, he was selected by the [[NomCom]] to serve as a Board Member. His term ran from the end of the 2006 annual meeting through the conclusion of the [[ICANN]] Annual Meeting in 2009.<ref name=Bio/> In September 2007, Gaetano advised that the Board Governance Committee recommended the return of Jose Luiz Ribeiro Filho as the academic and research representative to ICANN's Nominating Committee.<ref>[https://features.icann.org/2007-09-11-board-governance-committees-recommendation-regarding-academic-representative-next Board Governance Committee's Recommendation regarding the Academic Representative to the next Nominating Committee] (2007-09-11), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> | Gaetano served 3 years as non-voting liaison to the [[ICANN Board]] by the [[ALAC]]. In 2006, he was selected by the [[NomCom]] to serve as a Board Member. His term ran from the end of the 2006 annual meeting through the conclusion of the [[ICANN]] Annual Meeting in 2009.<ref name=Bio/> In September 2007, Gaetano advised that the Board Governance Committee recommended the return of Jose Luiz Ribeiro Filho as the academic and research representative to ICANN's Nominating Committee.<ref>[https://features.icann.org/2007-09-11-board-governance-committees-recommendation-regarding-academic-representative-next Board Governance Committee's Recommendation regarding the Academic Representative to the next Nominating Committee] (2007-09-11), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> | ||
| − | Gaetano was elected to serve as Vice-Chairman of the [[ICANN Board]] in November 2008.<ref>[https://features.icann.org/2008-11-07-election-board-vice-chairman Election of Board Vice-Chairman] (2008-11-07), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> | + | Gaetano was elected to serve as Vice-Chairman of the [[ICANN Board]] in November 2008.<ref>[https://features.icann.org/2008-11-07-election-board-vice-chairman Election of Board Vice-Chairman] (2008-11-07), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/net-oversight-agency-names-new-chief/2007/11/05/1194117931242.html?page=fullpage Net oversight agency names new chief] (November 5, 2007), ''The Age''. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | Gaetano has almost 30 years of experience in information technology and telecommunications. He spent twelve years at IBM, in both the United States and Europe. | + | Gaetano has almost 30 years of experience in information technology and telecommunications. He spent twelve years at IBM, in both the United States and Europe, and worked at the International Atomic Energy Agency, where is served as international civil servant for 13 years.<ref name=IS>[http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-announces-appointment-roberto-gaetano-amitabh-singhal-and-erik-huizer-public Internet Society Announces Appointment of Roberto Gaetano, Amitabh Singhal, and Erik Huizer to Public Interest Registry Board of Directors] (August 28, 2013), Internet Society. Retrieved November 9, 2014.</ref> Gaetano was appointed to a three-year term on Public Interest Registry's Board of Directors in August 2013.<ref name=IS/> |
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| + | Gaetano is fluent in five European languages.<ref name=Bio/> In 2008, he was quoted by Pew Research Center as saying: "The 9-to-5 approach will disappear completely, with few exceptions. The current separation between 'work time' and 'free time' is a byproduct of the industrial revolution, and is bound to disappear with it. Whether this is positive or negative, I don't know, because the pressure of being 'always at work' just because you have the ability to be 'always connected' will be high. But we would need to build a new way of life that has to cope with this."<ref>[http://www.pewinternet.org/2008/12/14/scenario-8-the-evolving-concept-of-time-for-work-leisure/ The Future of the Internet III: Scenario 8: The Evolving Concept of Time for Work, Leisure] (December 14, 2008), Pew Research Center. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref> | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
| + | * [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2007/03/icann-shoots-down-xxx-yet-again/ ICANN shoots down .xxx yet again] by Eric Bangeman (March 30, 2007), ''Arts Technica'' – features a quote by Gaetano related to [[.xxx]]: | ||
| + | **"Another large part of the community thinks that if we approve dot XXX, all that material... will magically move into dot XXX, and, therefore, children will be protected, because it will be easy to filter,. Within a short period, the people will see that this is not going to happen. Obviously, you know, we can make a bet here. But guess who is going to be blamed." | ||
* [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-170388826.html Internet leader passes baton.] (October 29, 2007), ''Australasian Business Intelligence'' via Highbeam Research | * [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-170388826.html Internet leader passes baton.] (October 29, 2007), ''Australasian Business Intelligence'' via Highbeam Research | ||
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6Wx81u7yqwC&pg=PA392&lpg=PA392&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false ''The Future of the Internet: Ubiquity, mobility, security''] by Janna Quitney Anderson and Harrison Rainie (2009), pg. 392 – features a quote by Gaetano | * [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6Wx81u7yqwC&pg=PA392&lpg=PA392&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false ''The Future of the Internet: Ubiquity, mobility, security''] by Janna Quitney Anderson and Harrison Rainie (2009), pg. 392 – features a quote by Gaetano | ||
* [http://realtormag.realtor.org/news-and-commentary/five-watch/article/2011/01/5-watch-january-2011 5 to Watch: January 2011], ''Realtor Mag'' (National Association of Realtors) | * [http://realtormag.realtor.org/news-and-commentary/five-watch/article/2011/01/5-watch-january-2011 5 to Watch: January 2011], ''Realtor Mag'' (National Association of Realtors) | ||
* [https://www.icann.org/news/multimedia/17 ALAC's Roberto Gaetano Explains the Process to Fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board] (December 16, 2013), ICANN ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-sMZDB20KA YouTube]) | * [https://www.icann.org/news/multimedia/17 ALAC's Roberto Gaetano Explains the Process to Fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board] (December 16, 2013), ICANN ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-sMZDB20KA YouTube]) | ||
| + | * [http://www.cs.tt/blog/the-icann-at-large-community-seeks-expressions-of-interest-for-candidates-for-post-of-icann-board-seat/ The ICANN At-Large Community Seeks Expressions of Interest for Candidates for Post of ICANN Board Seat] (December 19, 2013), Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society | ||
* [https://www.icann.org/news/multimedia/7 Roberto Gaetano Discusses the At-Large ICANN Board Seat] (February 5, 2014), ICANN | * [https://www.icann.org/news/multimedia/7 Roberto Gaetano Discusses the At-Large ICANN Board Seat] (February 5, 2014), ICANN | ||
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Roberto Gaetano has been an active participant in the Internet and ICANN policy making process since 1997. As a representative of ETSI, he played important roles in the formation of CORE, the policy discussions around the U.S. Government's "White Paper" (International Forum on the White Paper), and the formation of ICANN's original Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO). He served as one of the first Chairs of the DNSO General Assembly and has focused his efforts in recent years to bring to life a constituency for individual users and registrants.[1]
ICANN
Gaetano served 3 years as non-voting liaison to the ICANN Board by the ALAC. In 2006, he was selected by the NomCom to serve as a Board Member. His term ran from the end of the 2006 annual meeting through the conclusion of the ICANN Annual Meeting in 2009.[1] In September 2007, Gaetano advised that the Board Governance Committee recommended the return of Jose Luiz Ribeiro Filho as the academic and research representative to ICANN's Nominating Committee.[2]
Gaetano was elected to serve as Vice-Chairman of the ICANN Board in November 2008.[3][4]
Career
Gaetano has almost 30 years of experience in information technology and telecommunications. He spent twelve years at IBM, in both the United States and Europe, and worked at the International Atomic Energy Agency, where is served as international civil servant for 13 years.[5] Gaetano was appointed to a three-year term on Public Interest Registry's Board of Directors in August 2013.[5]
Gaetano is fluent in five European languages.[1] In 2008, he was quoted by Pew Research Center as saying: "The 9-to-5 approach will disappear completely, with few exceptions. The current separation between 'work time' and 'free time' is a byproduct of the industrial revolution, and is bound to disappear with it. Whether this is positive or negative, I don't know, because the pressure of being 'always at work' just because you have the ability to be 'always connected' will be high. But we would need to build a new way of life that has to cope with this."[6]
Resources
- ICANN shoots down .xxx yet again by Eric Bangeman (March 30, 2007), Arts Technica – features a quote by Gaetano related to .xxx:
- "Another large part of the community thinks that if we approve dot XXX, all that material... will magically move into dot XXX, and, therefore, children will be protected, because it will be easy to filter,. Within a short period, the people will see that this is not going to happen. Obviously, you know, we can make a bet here. But guess who is going to be blamed."
- Internet leader passes baton. (October 29, 2007), Australasian Business Intelligence via Highbeam Research
- The Future of the Internet: Ubiquity, mobility, security by Janna Quitney Anderson and Harrison Rainie (2009), pg. 392 – features a quote by Gaetano
- 5 to Watch: January 2011, Realtor Mag (National Association of Realtors)
- ALAC's Roberto Gaetano Explains the Process to Fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board (December 16, 2013), ICANN (YouTube)
- The ICANN At-Large Community Seeks Expressions of Interest for Candidates for Post of ICANN Board Seat (December 19, 2013), Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society
- Roberto Gaetano Discusses the At-Large ICANN Board Seat (February 5, 2014), ICANN
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roberto Gaetano, ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ Board Governance Committee's Recommendation regarding the Academic Representative to the next Nominating Committee (2007-09-11), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ Election of Board Vice-Chairman (2008-11-07), ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ Net oversight agency names new chief (November 5, 2007), The Age. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Internet Society Announces Appointment of Roberto Gaetano, Amitabh Singhal, and Erik Huizer to Public Interest Registry Board of Directors (August 28, 2013), Internet Society. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ↑ The Future of the Internet III: Scenario 8: The Evolving Concept of Time for Work, Leisure (December 14, 2008), Pew Research Center. Retrieved November 9, 2015.