Patricio V. Poblete

Country of citizenship: Chile
Place of residence: Santiago de Chile
Email address: pp@nic.cl
Employer(s): University of Chile

Statement of Qualifications and Experience

I have been involved in the develpment of computer networks in Chile for over fifteen years, and since 1987 I have been the administrative contact for NIC Chile, the domain name registry for the Republic of Chile.

I am an engineer by training, and I obtained a Master's and a Ph.D. degrees from the University of Waterloo, in Canada. I am currently a full professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science of the University of Chile, and currently serve as Director of the School of Engineering and Science of this university.

At NIC Chile, we have worked for many years to develop good relationships with all sectors of the community, including users, government, intellectual property, etc., finding ways to find agreement between interests that are often very diverse. I hope to bring these bridge-building skills to help my work in the ICANN board.

NIC Chile was a pioneer in the use of an arbitration-based dispute resolution system, and I was, and continue to be, responsible for policy development in this area.

I have been involved in the ICANN process since the IFWP meeting in Buenos Aires, later contributed to the formation of the DNSO in Monterrey, and I have been a member of the Names Council for approximately one year. All this has given me a good knowledge of ICANN issues, and I will build on this strength to provide a good representation in the Board for the latin American and Caribbean region.

ICANN Related Interests

I am employed full-time by the University of Chile.

Ownership or investment interests in any ICANN-related businesses: None.

Official positions in any ICANN-related businesses or organization

I am near the end of my term in office as member of the Names Council of the DNSO, representing the ccTLD constituency. I am also a member of the Administrative Committee of the ccTLD constituency, representing the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Background Information, Personal Statement

http://www.nic.cl/~ppoblete/ICANN/

Governmental Affiliation or Employment

None.