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| Office Bearers | |
| Acting Joint-Chair | Lynne Orrock |
| Acting Joint-Chair | Edwin Thompson |
| Acting Treasurer | William Stucke |
| Management Committee | Marc Furman |
| Management Committee | Rob Hunter |
| Management Committee | Jenny King |
| Management Committee | Johann Botha |
| Management Committee | Ant Brooks (ex officio) |
| Management Committee | Elaine Zinn (ex officio) |
| Working Group Chairs | |
| Antispam WG | Rob Hunter |
| Code of Conduct WG | Lynne Orrock |
| Events WG | Elaine Zinn |
| Fair Competition WG | Marc Furman |
| Finance WG | William Stucke |
| JINX WG | Rob Hunter |
| Lobbying WG | William Stucke |
| Membership WG | Jenny King |
| Operators Liaison WG | Edwin Thompson |
| Partnerships WG | Alan Levin |
| Public Relations WG | Johann Botha |
| Regulatory Submissions WG | Lynne Orrock |
| Teachers Training WG | Jenny King and Fiona Wallace |
| Secretariat | |
| General Manager | Ant Brooks |
| Logistics | Elaine Zinn |
| Finance | Jacqui Deale |
| Communications | Bretton Vine |
| Regulatory and Public Relations | |
| Regulatory Advisor | Dominic Cull |
| Regulatory Advisor | Michael Silber |
| Public Relations | Ivan Booth |
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Lynne Orrock Previous Management Committee experience
Lynne Orrock is the General Manager Legal of MTN Network Solutions, previously Citec. She practised as an attorney before being persuaded by the founder of Citec, Jason Berry, to leave the legal profession. Lynne has been in the telecommunications industry for over 10 years. She has very broad general management skills, having managed all areas of the business at some time or another. |
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Edwin Thompson Previous Management Committee experience
Abbreviated CV Edwin is Legal, Regulatory and Operations Executive, Verizon Business South Africa. Edwin has a NHDT (Electronic Engineering) with:
Edwin was involved in UUNET (SA) from inception and today heads up Operations and the legal side of the business. He represents Verizon Business on ISPA South Africa and serves on the management committee. |
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Marc Furman Previous Management Committee experience
Abbreviated CV Marc Furman is Legal Manager at Internet Solutions. He has occupied this position since 2003, prior to which he was Legal Advisor to IS since April 1999. With a BA LLB LLM from Wits University and UNISA, Marc is an admitted attorney and is responsible for legal matters at IS, including the drafting of standard contracts, the negotiation of corporate agreements, labour law, and related matters. Marc also focuses on regulatory and competition-related issues, ranging from input in the various legislative processes underway in the e-Commerce and telecommunications arena to the handling of IS' regulatory and competition-related requirements with Telkom, ICASA, the Competition Authorities and other parties. Marc represents IS on the Executive Committee of the Communication Users Association of South Africa (CUASA) and on the ISPA Regulatory Submissions Working Group subcommittee, and chairs ISPA's Fair Competition Working Group. |
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Rob Hunter Previous ISPA Management Committee experience
In the mid 1990's Rob lectured various computer subjects at a college before embarking on a career-broadening move into hardware and peripheral support. In 1998 he joined UUNET, starting out in customer support and advancing to key roles in network operations and finally focusing on the design of UUNET SA's core network infrastructure and security architecture. In 2005 he joined SensePost as a senior security analyst before accepting a role in MTN Network Solutions as security lead and network engineer. Rob now works at Neotel in the IP Planning department, where, amongst other things, he has responsibility for peering and international transit. Rob has been a vocal supporter of ISPA for some time and is a valued member of the management committee. |
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William Stucke Previous Management Committee experience
Abbreviated CV William Stucke, B.Sc. Hons. (Eng), MDP, GCC, was born in Kimberley, South Africa, and was educated in RSA, Malaysia and the UK. He worked in London in the telecommunications industry before returning to South Africa in 1984, when he joined the Anglo American / De Beers Group. He commissioned a new Gold Plant and automated a number of underground mines and surface works, before joining the Diamond Research Laboratory. After managing a number of projects at DRL, he became Deputy Programme Manager of what was at the time De Beers' largest and most technically challenging initiative. In 1996, he left De Beers to form his own ISP, ZAnet. A founder member of ISOC-ZA, William acted as Chairman for three years. William is currently a member of the Management Committee of ISPA (SA) and is interim Chairman of AfrISPA, an organisation that he helped to form. He is an active participant in all three organisations. He also helped to form Namespace ZA and continues to provide support to that organisation. He has written a number of papers on the Internet industry, deregulation and legislation, and has played an active role in the E-commerce Debate and Telecommunications Symposium processes, which lead to the ECT Act (2002) and Telecommunications Amendment Act (2001), respectively. William has given presentations at a number of local and international conferences. William's leisure interests include vegetating in front of a computer screen, roughing it in the Kouga Mountains and spending time with his two lovely daughters. He is married to Chune, a teacher who runs her own school. |
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Jenny King Previous Management Committee experience
Jenny King joined WCSN (later becoming e-Schools' Network) as Technical Assistant to the Technical Director. As changes within the organisation happened she became Technical Director 3 months after joining the organisation. In 2001 she became the Director of the organisation which is the position she still holds. Jenny is the event co-coordinator for the biennial ICTS in Educational conference which is supported by the Western Cape Education Department. Jenny King has been involved in the computer industry for the last 20 years, first as a programmer and then as a corporate trainer. Her desire for learning led her to join Western Cape Schools' Network, which later became e-Schools' Network in 1997 to explore Internet and email. This passion has grown and lead to a desire to improve the situation for schools in South Africa through the implementation of educational ICTs and its effective use. |
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Johann Botha Previous Management Committee experience
Johann (31) has a wide range of experience in the ICT industry. He is a co-founder of four companies:
Johann studied Industrial Engineering and Computer Science at Stellenbosch University. He has a passion for disruptive technologies such as Wifi, VoIP, Linux, Blogging and the Internet. He is the Chairman of the Wireless Access Providers' Association and serves on the committee of the Western Cape Linux User Group. He has helped initiate projects such as The GeekDinner and SchoolWAN. |
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Alan Levin Abbreviated CV Alan Levin is an expert at helping organizations exploit opportunities made possible by technology. He helps leaders understand the real potential and risk behind technological changes, and helps them adapt their organisations appropriately. This includes launching new ventures, re-inventing business models, opening new channels, entering new markets, retooling business processes, repositioning brands, communicating in new ways, and in some cases doing each of these things in the negative when called for: shutting down ventures, closing channels, exiting from markets, or shelving a brand. Alan currently serves on a number of governing bodies including Chairman of the Internet Society South African Chapter and the .za Domain Name Authority Treasurer. He has served in a governing capacity on numerous boards, the most notable being the founding treasurer of the - US based - Public Interest Registry and founder of the Bandwidth Barn (an ICT co-operative). He participates in ICANN and operates AfriDNS, providing information about African country code domain names. Levin was elected IT Person of the Year by the Computer Society, Western Cape in 2001-3. Alan is widely experienced in the appropriate use and management of Open Source Software and applications and an advocate of open systems. He has a BSc in Computer Science and Industrial Psychology, and an MBA from the University of Cape Town. |
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Ivan Booth Abbreviated CV Ivan Booth holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of South Africa and a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the University of Cape Town. Ivan has spent 11 years in the public relations industry. He has worked for Vodacom Group and public relations consultants Madi Sussens Herdbouys (now Beachhead Media & Investor Relations). Ivan is currently managing director of Reliable Sources PR, a media relations consultancy he started in 2005. |
ISPA's vision for 2008
ISPA in 2008: Champion of fair play and a vibrant South African Internet
ISPA champions the interests and rights of Internet service providers and other Internet stakeholders. ISPA supports policies and initiatives that promote the development and growth of the Internet in South Africa.
As an effective and credible independent body, ISPA empowers Internet service providers to provide world-class services to their customers and meet the high standards of integrity set out in ISPA's Code of Conduct.
ISPA strives to be a respected example of balanced industry self-regulation and collaboration, in order to achieve a robust, competitive and vibrant Internet industry.
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