Jian Zhang, the director of International Business and Policy Development department at CNNIC, was elected on Sept. 6 to be the next country-code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council member by NomCom of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers（ICANN）.
The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) develops policy and makes recommendations relating to country-code top-level domains within ICANN. Its decisions are made by the ccNSO Council. The Council comprises 18 members, three are chosen by the Nominating Committee. One of the three NomCom places was filled this year.
Jian Zhang has over 10 years of experiences in ICT and networking, having also worked at GTE Internetworking, Nextel Communications and Cisco Systems. At CNNIC, Ms Zhang has worked on both domestic and international policy areas, including policy analysis and development strategy. She is on the Board of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) - an organization for ccTLD registries in the Asia-Pacific region.
"I am quite honored by the Nominating Committee and I thank them for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Internet society.” Jian Zhang expressed her gratitude when hearing of his appointment, "As a Council member I hope to make a contribution to the work that is going on, particularly with respect to international TLDs."
Jian Zhang's three-year term will begin after the ICANN Cairo meeting.
|
