ICANN At Large Nomination Application

At Large Candidate Page

Andy Mueller-Maguhn

Email	andy@ccc.de
Region	Europe

PROFESSIONAL
Employer(s)
Self-Employed.
QUALIFICATIONS
Statement addressing the candidates qualifications and experience specifically relevant to (a) ICANN's technical and administrative responsibilities, and (b) your leadership and policy-level roles.
As a netizen of 28 years I have about 16 years of experience with electronic networks, from stand-alone mailboxes through UUCP/Usenet to the Internet today. My interests are not only in the field of the technical standards and details, but also in the cultural use, chances and risks of technology. I am member of the Chaos Computer Club e.V. (https://www.ccc.de) since 1986 and it´s speaker since 1990. The CCC is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation which stands for free flow of information and a right for at least worldwide communication, watching the effects of technical developments on society. We have about 1.600 decentrally organized members, run a magazine and organize a huge congress once a year. As a speaker of the CCC my job is to watch current developments and support discussions through the experience of the ongoing learning- by-doing processes. Since our chaotic structure is formed by netizens and hackers we are more networked than bureaucratic organized, not member of GILC or any other meta-organisation, but do have issue-related cooperation with other NGO´s. Through international conferences and workshops I have gained experience in discussing the issues of free flow of information, privacy and other net-related issues with groups like Electronic Frontier Foundation (USA), Electronic Privacy Information Center (USA), Bits of freedom (NL), Privacy International (UK), Quintessenz (AT), Fitug (D), Foundation for Information Policy Research (UK) next to our hacker related global and intergalactic cooperations.
ICANN RELATED INTERESTS
ICANN-related interests, including: (a) Employment and consulting relationships (b) Ownership or investment interests in any ICANN-related businesses (c) Official positions in any ICANN-related businesses or organizations
I am self-employed and indepent from institutions and organisations, working as a journalist and consultant in the field of electronic networks & security issues. Lecturing at conferences of economic, political and social groups, trying to support understanding of the global cultural room Internet, gift economy, new media, ideas for a democratic information society. Issues related to ICANN are the architecture of public space next to free flow of information and privacy. As a policy for my work, I don´t sign any non disclosure agreements (NDA), so that all of my work is as public and as transparent as possible.
BACKGROUND
Background information, personal statement, URL, or other information you would like posted in connection with your name on the ICANN website.
Officially I am still a student of information science at the Free University of Berlin. For the developments in and around the Internet are much more interesting than most of the stuff at the university, I don´t manage to show up there regulary. I have also heard that my professor does understand, that I study the stuff where it happens. I meet him sometimes at conferences. In my point of view, ICANN and the architecture of the Internet are a public issue and might have an increasing effect on how society is able to share its know-how and develop accordingly. So the idea must be to make the things at ICANN transparent and the decisions future-compatible. More Information about the Chaos Computer Club and its work is available at https://www.ccc.de. I have some personal stuff and reports of conferences available at http://www.datenreisen.de (sorry, most of it is in german).
OFFICIAL STATUS
Status as an official of a national government or a multinational entity established by treaty or other agreement between national governments, such as an elected official or employee of a government or multinational entity.
I am independent and have no contracts with any governmental, industrial or other organization for this nomination / role to enable a maximum of freedom in the culture of the net.