The Board of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) wishes to inform members of the election period for the PICISOC Board to be opened on the 12 December 2022 through to 21 February 2023. The following Board members terms are coming to an end and 4 members to the board will be…
It is with great pleasure that we announce the new Board members for the 2021-2023 term. They are: Flare Namaliu (Papua New Guinea)Kenneth Katafono (Fiji)Sarai Faleupolu Tevita (Samoa) Congratulations to these three successful candidates. The PICISOC board would also like to congratulate all candidates that put their bid in during this round of elections. We would…
CANDIDATES FOR THE PICISOC BOARD ELECTIONS DECEMBER 2021 The Board of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) wishes to inform members of the election period for the PICISOC Board to be opened on the 23 January 2022 23:59 UTC through to 6 February 2022. 23:59UTC. As announced to members, there are 3…
Dear PICISOC Members, The Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society would like to announce the 2021 PICISOC Board elections. On this election, three positions are up for grabs. The Election committee members are: Aisyah Shakirah Suhaidi (Community Engagement Manager, Asia Pacific, ISOC) Letitia Masaea (Board member, PICISOC and Andrew Molivurae (Board member, PICISOC). As such the election…
The roles and responsibilities of PICISOC Members and the Election Process To build legitimacy and credibility for the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC). The Election Committee is responsible for the election process in collaboration with the Internet Society who will manage the actual voting. Every registered PICISOC member is entitled to take…
Board members of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC): 2018–2020 COVID-19 created great upheaval globally but throughout and continuing, the Pacific continues to demonstrate the resiliency that has developed over years of overcoming the many natural disasters that are a constant for the many island communities within the region. One particular IT…
Ms Cherie Lagakali, Chair My name is Cherie Lagakali, I am a Database Consultant currently collecting information for APNIC Foundation’s pactraining workshops to be held in the Pacific in 2020. I first joined PICISOC in 2008, received a NetHui Fellowship in 2015 and became a PICISOC board member 2017-2019. During my tenure on the board I have represented PICISOC in ICANN ALS, maintained dialogue for cybersecurity mapping initiatives…
Nominations are now invited for candidates to join the PICSOC Board. Here is the schedule. Monday, 31 August 2020 Nomination period opens Friday 11 September 2020 Nomination period closes Monday 14 September 2020 Announcement of Candidates Monday 21 September 2020 Opening date of voting period Friday 25 September 2020 Closing date of voting period Monday…
Mr Emani Liu, Chair Emani is a home grown techie with a passion for serving the underserved with Internet.Since leaving school (a few short years…decades) he has been at the forefront of Niue’s development in wifi to become the supposedly first Wifi Nation in the world. In a bit of an irony, those same skills…
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During the week of 3-7 April, 2017, the Pacific Islands Telecommunication Association held their 21st anniversary AGM on Rarotonga, Cook Islands. This milestone event which attracted more than 200 overseas attendees, was opened by the Prime Minister. The conference theme was “Unlocking Smarter Communities in the Pacific” and addressed critical issues and challenges in the…
Board member Ellen Strickland and former Board Chairs, Rajnesh Singh, Andrew Molivurae and Maureen Hilyard attended the APrIGF in Taipei, 27-29 July 2016. Maureen and Raj are on the MSG (Multistakeholder Steering Group). Andrew attended as a Fellow. Following is a report based on photographs taken by the conference photographer. More on https://2016.aprigf.asia/. The Opening Plenary : Keynote Speakers…
Just had to share this shot of the APRALO Leadership team (Siranush Vardanyan, Satish Babu, Kaili Kan, and Ali AlMeshal, and myself) along with PICISOC members, Ellen Strickland, Emani Lui, and Stan Osao at the APRICOT meeting in Auckland last month. Lianna Galystan from Armenia also stayed with us after the APTLD meeting. Kaili (from…
Pattaya Key Messages – Voices from the Asia Pacific – Comment on WSIS+10 Review Non-paper September 2015 PICISOC REPORT ON THE WSIS+10 MEETING PATTAYA, THAILAND 3-5 SEPT, 2015 It was a privilege to be invited to participate in this event as the sole representative from the Pacific Islands region within the 38 member…
General Assembly’s overall review of the implementation of WSIS outcomes Official Form for Comments on the Non-paper A. Your Information Title: Pattaya Key Messages – Voices from the Asia Pacific First name: Anja Lastname: Kovacs Name of Organization: Stakeholder Type[1]: On behalf of the supporters Civil society, academia and technical sector of the Pattaya Key Messages Country:…