Individual Members 

[6 August 2009] The Internet Society is pleased to announce the list of candidates chosen as ISOC Ambassadors for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in November 2009.

The Ambassador program is designed to involve members in ISOC’s global engagement activities while providing valuable expertise and know-how to the IGF meeting. ISOC received more than 100 expressions of interest from individuals around the world, ensuring an excellent pool of suitable candidates. In addition to a staff review, ISOC established a Selection Committee comprised of individuals familiar with the Internet Governance Forum to evaluate applications.

This year, for the first time, ISOC has also selected several previous IGF Ambassadors to serve as “returning Ambassadors”, building on the work already done and the connections the Ambassadors established in previous meetings.

The following candidates have been selected as the ISOC 2009 IGF Ambassadors:

New ISOC Ambassadors to the IGF (18)

• Anupam Agrawal, India
• Godfred K Ahuma, Ghana
• Fouad Riaz Bajwa, Pakistan
• Baasansuren Burmaa, Mongolia
• Olga Cavalli, Argentina
• Jorge Contreras, USA
• Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, France/UK
• Gérard Dantec, France
• Rafid AY Fatani, Saudi Arabia/UK
• Charity Gamboa Embley, Philippines/USA
• Tracy Hackshaw, Trinidad and Tobago
• Maureen Hilyard,Cook Islands
• Yvonne Ni, China
• John Kabogo Njoroge, Kenya
• Hempal Shrestha, Nepal
• Veaceslav Sidorenco, Moldova
• Naveed Ul Haq, Pakistan
• Rudi Vansnick, Belgium

Returning Ambassadors (4)

• Julián Casasbuenas G, Colombia
• Charles Mok, China (Hong Kong)
• Cristos Velasco, Mexico
• Ceren Ünal, Turkey

The IGF 2009 meeting will take place from 15-18 November 2009 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. More information on ISOC’s involvement in the IGF available here.