Confirmed Nominees for Representatives to the ASO Address Council 2002 - RIPE NCC Service Region

Candidate Statement

Name of Nominee:

Name of Nominee: Wilfried Woeber
Country of residence: Austria
Organisation: Vienna University - ACOnet
Email Address: Woeber@CC.UniVie.ac.at

Postal Address:

Vienna University - ACOnet
Zentraler Informatik Dienst, A140
Universitaetsstrasse 7
A-1010 Vienna, Austria

Biographical information:

Born: June 10, 1951. Single.

I began work in 1974 as a software engineer at the University of Technology's Computer Center, Department of Process Control and Real-time Data Acquisition. I later progressed to system programming, system and user management, and training for staff members and the user community.

I transferred to Vienna University when the operations and management responsibility for the Austrian research & development network (ACOnet) was transferred from the University of Technology to Vienna University, approximately 10 years ago.

In parallel to my day-to-day job, I worked as an independent trainer and continue to lecture (in IT technology) at the largest Fachhochschule inAustria, FH - Wiener Neustadt.

In 1997, I was elected as a member of the RIPE NCC Executive Board. During my term the RIPE NCC became an independent legal entity.

In 1999, I was elected as one of the 3 Address Council members for ICANN's ASO.

My community service activities include:

• Co-ordination of "Special Interest Groups" (national and German speaking region of DECUS) for real-time operating systems, software engineering and tools,
• Chair of the RIPE Database Working Group (ongoing) and
• Serve as an arbiter in the framework of the "RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure".

My on-going activities and interests include:

• Management of ACOnet's Local Internet Registry (LIR) since 1993
• Participation in CERT coordination activities, both in Austria and in the framework of TERENA and the "Trusted-Introducer" project
• Technical, operational and administrative aspects of IPv6, including security

Motivation for nomination:

I maintain a very sound interest in ICANN-related issues in general, and in the ASO in particular, although I have not always been happy with ICANN's set-up and, more recently, the procedure and proposals for ICANN's remodelling.

* Responsible for ACOnet's LIR set-up and operations (at ACOnet) since early 1993,

* Contributed to the ripe-104++ (IP Address Space Assignment Procedures for DNS Delegation in the IN-ADDR.ARPA Domain) editorial taskforce as the Database Working Group chair and Database Security Task Force contributor, and during the update process for the IPv6 address distribution policy and procedures,

* Served on the initial RIPE NCC Executive Board after the RIPE NCC's incorporation as a legal entity,

* Supporting and managing the introduction of IPv6 technology for Vienna University's Computer Centre - ACOnet (which is part of a large research project), and focusing on logistical aspects such as DNS, Reverse DNS, IPv6 address management and operational security.

I believe I have a reasonable amount of historical and up-to-date experience in IP address management, IP address allocation procedures and in the development of address distribution policies and procedures in general.

Best Regards,

Wilfried Woeber

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