One of the innovations for NetHui2015, was the involvement of the Internet Society Board and its engagement with ISOC Chapters around the world in a major internet event called Intercommunity2015. More than 100 countries were involved and thousands of chapter members who joined in conversations with each other and with their Board members, to celebrate the…
Thursday 8 July, 2015 This year PacINET has established a collaborative PacINET@NetHui with the kind support of InternetNZ whose NetHui which is being held at the Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland, NZ. This could set a trend for PacINETs as the Board attempts to find the best opportunities for training, knowledge building and networking…
The Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society was presented by Maureen Hilyard on 8 July 2015, to the members of the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society at the Annual General Meeting held in Auckland, prior to NetHui 2015. The Board was also…
PacINET Rarotonga was held in the Cook Islands on 22-26 September and was opened by the Minister of Telecommunications. It focused on raising understanding within the local community about ISOC, ICANN and innovative development related to internet users in the Pacific. The conference was organised by the local Cook Islands Internet Action Group under the…
PACINET, Rarotonga Cook Islands, 22 – 26 September, 2014 Ali AlMeshal, ISOC Bahrain Mr. Ali AlMeshal is currently the Business Relationship Manager at CrediMax. In this role, he is responsible for managing, directing and participating in growing the merchant base through different channels (E-com & Others) and business volume, continuing to coach and develop…
Edwin Liava’a – Fiji Edwin has a personal philosophy – “I innovate and provide solutions NOT problems”. He has spent over 15 years working in the Pacific region, specialising in ICTs and GIS, and offering his skills and talents to support the building of solutions across the Pacific. He has been a member of the…
The PICISOC Board welcomes its four newly elected members. 89 PICISOC members participated in the election, and although this is a small percentage of our total membership, the number far exceeds electoral participants in past years. The Board was very grateful for the services of the Internet Society officer, Naveed Haq, who coordinated the Pacific Chapter’s…
Peter Dengate Thrush is globally recognized as a leader of Internet infrastructure and governance organisations. He has ardently defended the Internet from singular points of control and capture. A free Internet, he believes, is instrumental for encouraging self-expression,innovation and fundamental economic growth. This passion has defined his career since 1995 when he agreed to help…
Current nominations Brian Louey-Gung – Fiji Edwin Liava’a – Fiji Ellen Strickland – InternetNZ Freddie Forrest Apakali – Papua New Guinea Ikapote Tavalea – Tonga Priscilla Kevin – Papua New Guinea Winifred Kula Amini – Papua New Guinea Brian Louey-Gung (nominated by Ian Thomson, seconded by Patrick Queet). Improved connectivity via submarine cable and O3b…
Winifred Kula Amini (nominated by Maureen Hilyard, seconded by Alisi Tuqa) Winifred Kula Amini is enthusiastic about technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. She has over 15 years of Information Technology experience in business analysis, design and development of business processes and system solutions. She is also currently the Vice President of the PNG Computer Society and…
Kia orana As well as making a donation towards the running of PacINET 2014 on Rarotonga, Vint Cerf has also produced a little advertisement for the event. He speaks of PICISOC instead of PacINET, but we can forgive him that tiny error. Vint’s presentation. PICISOC CERF.mp4 We also have the first draft of the programme…
Affirmation of Multistakeholder Model for Internet governance by World Leaders London, United Kingdom More than 3,300 people from around the world have registered for ICANN’s 50th meeting in London, making it the largest in the organization’s history. “Today is a great day for advancement of the multistakeholder model and its inclusivity,” said Fadi Chehadé, President…
Eleven Pacific Islanders were awarded DiploFoundation Fellowships to visit International Geneva Organisations at the conclusion of a capacity building programme for the Pacific, organised by the Diplo Foundation of the University of Malta. The diplomacy areas covered included Trade, Health, Environment, Humanitarian, Human Rights and Internet Governance. The eleven students, including two PICISOC Board members,…
Maureen Hilyard – PICISOC Board Chair, Buenos Aires, Argentina 23 November 2013 The last day.. the last meeting – the ALAC Leadership Team. I have become a member of this group through my role as the ccNSO Liaison. If I had a takeaway from this meeting – something that had a significant impact on me…
Four members of the PICISOC Board attended the Global IGF held on 22-25 October 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. We are all very grateful to the following sponsors who enabled our attendance at this year’s IGF: ISOC (Jackson Miake) Pacific Internet Partners (Maureen Hilyard and Patrick Queet) and InternetNZ (Ellen Strickland). Everyone was involved in the…