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The Public Interest Registry (PIR) announced today the appointment of 3 new Worldwide Advisory Council members and the reappointment of 3 current Advisory Council members to fill expiring term open seats. The Advisory Council, created in 2003, is one of PIR's key resources established to solicit input from and be responsive to the needs, concerns, and views of the global noncommercial Internet community in the management of the .ORG generic Top Level Domain registry.

New members include:

• Frans Gerbosch: Europe (NWZ Projex)
• Ala'a Al-Din Kadhem Al-Radhi: Asia (CIPE)
• Khaled Koubaa: Africa (ICT Independent Consultant)

Returning members include:

• Dave Kissoondoyal: Africa (Teleforma Mauritius, Ltd.)
• Lori Schulman: North America (March of Dimes)
• John Zoltner: South America (ICT Consultant)

"PIR is delighted to be able to get such highly qualified people to serve on the Advisory Council," said Eva Frolich, interim President and CEO of PIR. "The work of the Advisory council is highly appreciated and valued by the PIR Board."

Previous .ORG Advisory Councils have been instrumental in advising PIR on issues central to the .ORG community including global outreach and data protection models. For more information on PIR, .ORG and the Advisory Council, visit www.pir.org.

About PIR

Trusted across all ages, backgrounds and nationalities, .ORG is where people turn to find credible information, get involved, fund causes and support advocacy. .ORG, The Public Interest Registry empowers the global noncommercial community to use the Internet more effectively and, concurrently, takes a leadership position among Internet stakeholders on policy and related issues on behalf of the .ORG Community. (Learn More)

Related topics: DNS, Registry Services, Top-Level Domains