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>Vittorio Bertola vb at bertola.eu <BR>
>Thu Apr 19 18:11:11 EDT 2007<BR>
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>Bill Drake (Wolfgang) (?)<BR>
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Thanks Wolfgang for the nomination. I would be happy to stand and to serve if elected. However, I suppose there’s an antecedent policy question for the group, which is whether it’s ok that I’m from the US (I tried to get Italian citizenship, but since my grandparents gave theirs up I didn’t qualify). I’ve been living in Geneva for four years though, am pretty familiar with the Euro landscape re: Internet governance and civil society, and am intellectually and politically not your standard gringo, if there is such a thing. So if residency and outlook trump passport I’ll stand, if not, then not. <BR>
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BTW I’ve read through the list archive, so while I’ve not been involved in the process here previously, I think I have a decent sense of what’s what and could fill in any blanks as I go.<BR>
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For those who don’t know me, I’m an academic and work on ICT/Internet global governance issues. With respect to civil society involvements, I’ve been an active member of the Internet Governance Caucus throughout the WSIS/IGF processes, served as a CS participant on the WGIG and now on the advisory board of the Global Alliance for ICT4D, etc. I also spent three years on the board (with Desiree, also nominated here) and two years as President of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, a global NGO that had about 1,000 members, 70 + in Europe (not sure of the numbers now). Given this and other aspects of my background I think I could handle the demands of promoting ALS outreach and involvement. If anyone wants to know more about me, see the URL in my sig file below.<BR>
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Cheers,<BR>
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Bill<BR>
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Director, Project on the Information<BR>
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Graduate Institute for International Studies<BR>
Geneva, Switzerland<BR>
<a href="http://hei.unige.ch/psio/researchprojects/Drake.html">http://hei.unige.ch/psio/researchprojects/Drake.html</a><BR>
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