In April, 2008, the general assembly of [[TIK vzw]], the users' group of Belgian Telecom & Internet customers in with some 10.000 members, decided to elect a new board. Rudi moved from secretary to president for a mandate of 3 years.<ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.tik.be/&ei=97BJTd3HGZD6sAPHr4SdCg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DTIK%2Bvzw%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DlEj%26sa%3DX%26pwst%3D1%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26prmd%3Divns Translated TIK vzw Council Page]</ref> By selecting Rudi [[TIK vzw]] hopes to gain credibility for the organisation in the eyes of the national government, thereby further defending and empowering Internet users.<ref>[http://www.comaser.be/portal.php?p=index.htm&afdeling=rvs comaser.be - Rudi Vansnick's profile]</ref> | In April, 2008, the general assembly of [[TIK vzw]], the users' group of Belgian Telecom & Internet customers in with some 10.000 members, decided to elect a new board. Rudi moved from secretary to president for a mandate of 3 years.<ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.tik.be/&ei=97BJTd3HGZD6sAPHr4SdCg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DTIK%2Bvzw%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DlEj%26sa%3DX%26pwst%3D1%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26prmd%3Divns Translated TIK vzw Council Page]</ref> By selecting Rudi [[TIK vzw]] hopes to gain credibility for the organisation in the eyes of the national government, thereby further defending and empowering Internet users.<ref>[http://www.comaser.be/portal.php?p=index.htm&afdeling=rvs comaser.be - Rudi Vansnick's profile]</ref> |