ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), United States of America
Two degrees: (1) in linguistics and (2) law from Moscow State Universities. 2 year post-graduate program on arms control and disarmament at the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Published several articles on arms control, Internet, etc.
Fellow Report:
The highlights of the EuroSSIG-2024 for me were (in the descending order):
- Presentations by and follow-up formal and informal discussions with the invited faculty members on:
- Internet Governance
- UN-related events (OEWG, AHC on cybercrime convention, etc.);
- GDC, WSIS+20, WGIG.
- Special thanks goes to the organisers for the presentations of experts on the technical underpinnings of the Internet. This talk of Verisign and RIPE on names and numbers was especially interesting and provided new information for me.
- The talk on AI, new and emerging technologies was intellectually stimulating and I would like to recommend to have more in-depth discussions on this particular issue in future.
- The simulation of the GDC presentations were a very nice touch but could have been more well developed as to the concrete tasks given to the groups on the text of the GDC (eg. “please represent the point of view of CANZ”, “please talk on the issues as if you are representing the technical community”, “please consider giving this presentation on behalf of civil society”., etc). It was too easy for me to represent the position of ICANN, for example.
- The out-of-classroom events provided an opportunity to interact with fellow students and faculty, especially over meals and dinners.
- The “cultural programme” was diverse and gave an opportunity to have a genuine German experience for participants from other countries.
- On the whole the entire programme was rich, and gave me a sense of fulfilment when I was leaving Germany.