>> internet governance forum [IGF] - Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group Nominations

Name	Robert Guerra
Institution
Nationality	Canadian/EU (Spain)
Country of Residence	Canada
Nominated by	Manon Lavoie (Ms.) Coordinator of the International Law Group, Faculty of Law: Common Law Section, University of Ottawa
Endorsed by CRACIN	Canadian Research Alliance for Community Innovation and Networking (CRACIN) www.cracin.ca
Endorsed by Telecommunities Canada www.tc.ca
Endorsed by Viola Krebbs, ICVolunteers	Dear Doria, Robert Guerra contacted me earlier this week concerning the Internet Governance Forum nominations. He mentioned that he had applied to join the Committee. Having worked with Robert for several years in the context of the CSB, I think that he could bring both his experience acquired in this context of WSIS and his knowledge linked to privacy issues. Kind regards, Viola
Endorsed by Maja Andjelkovic, International Institute for Sustainable Development	Dear nominating committee members, I'm writing to express my support for the nomination of Robert Guerra to the Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group (IGF MAG). Over the past four years, I've had the chance to work with Robert through my involvement in the WSIS youth caucus and Canadian civil society meetings. Throughout the WSIS process, Robert informally helped facilitate the work of the youth caucus. In the Geneva phase, his understanding of the subtleties of the process, familiarity with many of the matters important to youth, and ability to make connections between people and issues were particularly valuable; In the Tunis phase, he helped build understanding of internet governance topics within the youth caucus and Canadian civil society. In the North-American context, he has successfully worked with NGOs, individuals and the Canadian government on information security and privacy issues, among others. Robert has demonstrated a strong personal commitment to ensuring meaningful civil society participation in the WSIS process and would make a valuable addition to the IGF MAG. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time. Sincerely, Maja
Endorsed by Yolanda Rueda Fernandez. Presidenta de la Fundación Cibervoluntarios	Estimada Avri Doria Me presento, soy Yolanda Rueda Fernandez, Presidenta de la Fundación Cibervoluntarios (www.cibervoluntarios.org ) , y participante activo en la Familia de los Voluntarios dentro de la Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información (en las Prepcoms en Ginebra y en la Cumbre en Tunez). Le escribo porque en nuestra entidad conocemos ampliamente el currículo profesional y la labor desarrollada por Robert Guerra aparte de su calidad a nivel personal, es por ello que desde nuestra entidad confiamos en sus conocimientos, habilidades para exponer, fomentar y conseguir, con eficiencia y eficacia, los objetivos que la Sociedad Civil en este ámbito. Por ello, nos gustaría que constara nuestra voto para Robert Guerra como civil society/NGO candidate for the Internet Governance Forum Advisory. Atentamente, Yolanda Rueda Fdez Fundación Cibervoluntarios Tef: + (34) 91 542 29 00/ 609 78 32 72 www.cibervoluntarios.es yolanda.rueda@cibervoluntarios.es
Nationality	Canadian/EU (Spain)
Country of Residence	Canada
Gender	Male
Short Bio relevant to Internet Governance	- Expert in Information Society Issues; NGO Advisor to Canadian Government Delegation & focal point for North America and Europe at the recent UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) - Specialist in Internet Security and Secure communications; Five years experience advising and training Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) on issues such as secure communications, network security and virtual collaboration. - Solid knowledge and research of concepts on Internet Governance, Information Society, Internet Security, Privacy & Data Protection, Cybercrime, Encryption, Human Rights and Free & Open Source Software - Excellent communication skills; Experienced multilingual public speaker, Press Interviews, Speaking engagements, TV & Radio. - Team player with a flexible, positive approach to collaboration. Education: Universidad de Navarra, (Pamplona, Spain), 1991- 1996 Completed 5 years of the M.D. program Universidad de Navarra (Pamplona, Spain), 1991 Intensive course in Spanish; Certificate in Spanish proficiency University of Western Ontario, (London, Canada), 1984-1988 Bachelor of Science Degree, Honors PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Managing Director, Privaterra Toronto & Vancouver, 9/04 - Present Security & Technology Consultant Toronto, Ontario (Canada), 2/01 – Present DiploFoundation, Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme , Advisor Malta & Geneva, 4/2006 - Present Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), Board of Directors Palo Alto, California (USA), 6/2001 – Present UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Civil Society advisor to and member of Canadian Government Delegation, 2/2005-11/2005 UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Civil Society Bureau (CSB) Geneva (Switzerland), 2/03 – Present Civil Society focal point & Representative for North American & European Region Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), Director – Privaterra Project Palo Alto, California (USA), 10/2001 – 9/2004 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Consultant and Technical advisor Secure NGO backup project, Washington, D.C. (USA), 11/01 – 9/03 UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Civil Society advisor to and member of Canadian Government Delegation, 2/2005-3/2005 The Cryptorights Foundation, Director, Toronto, Ontario (Canada) , 2/01– 7/01
Why the (self)nominee is a good choice for the IGF	Robert Guerra has followed the WSIS process closely, attending both the Geneva conference in 2003 and in Tunisia in 2005 and has extensive experience in Internet security, secure communications and many issues surrounding the Information Society. He also attended the Prepcoms and several side conferences and symposiums including the International Symposium on the Information Society, Human Rights and Human Dignity Geneva 2003. He has much experience consulting with NGOs in North America, Canadian Civil Society and the Canadian government which gives him a unique perspective and a distinct set of skills. Robert is also multi-lingual, a definitive asset.
Capacity to serve on MAG	Monsieur Guerra is quite willing and eager to participate.
Comments	Additional workload: There is no doubt in my mind that Monsieur Guerra would be able to handle the heavy workload of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus' (IGC's) IGF Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (IGF-MAG). I have personally attended conferences and symposiums with him where many documents had to be drafted and work completed: Monsieur Guerra often worked through the night, as well as being a devoted attendee to all meetings. He is adept at networking and bringing together the right people.