Patrick Vande Walle
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Born May 8, 1960, in Ronse
(in French, Renaix), Belgium, Patrick Vande Walle is an Internet engineer. He is a member of the Security and Stability Committee of ICANN
and a former member of its At-Large Advisory Committee
. He is also the founder of the DotSport Registry project, an applicant for the .sport Top Level Domain. Additionally, he is an official at the European Commission
. He previously served on the Internet Society
's board of trustees.
, WordPerfect
and Paribas bank in Brussels
, Belgium. He was the founder and chairman of the ISOC Luxembourg
chapter of the Internet Society.
Ronse
Ronse is a Belgian city and a municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Ronse proper.- Early settlements to 14th century :...
(in French, Renaix), Belgium, Patrick Vande Walle is an Internet engineer. He is a member of the Security and Stability Committee of ICANN
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
and a former member of its At-Large Advisory Committee
At-Large Advisory Committee
The At-Large Advisory Committee is an advisory committee to ICANN, the organization that administers the Internet's Domain Name System and addressing system...
. He is also the founder of the DotSport Registry project, an applicant for the .sport Top Level Domain. Additionally, he is an official at the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
. He previously served on the Internet Society
Internet Society
The Internet Society or ISOC is an international, nonprofit organization founded during 1992 to provide direction in Internet related standards, education, and policy...
's board of trustees.
Early life
Previously, he held positions with FnacFnac
Fnac is an international entertainment retail chain offering cultural and electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954. It is the largest retailer of its kind in France...
, WordPerfect
WordPerfect
WordPerfect is a word processing application, now owned by Corel.Bruce Bastian, a Brigham Young University graduate student, and BYU computer science professor Dr. Alan Ashton joined forces to design a word processing system for the city of Orem's Data General Corp. minicomputer system in 1979...
and Paribas bank in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium. He was the founder and chairman of the ISOC Luxembourg
ISOC Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Chapter of the Internet Society is a part of the global Internet Society and is a not-for-profit organization. It aims at being the local arm of ISOC, as well as relaying local concerns to the relevant Internet organizations....
chapter of the Internet Society.
Affiliations and Positions
- Member of the Internet SocietyInternet SocietyThe Internet Society or ISOC is an international, nonprofit organization founded during 1992 to provide direction in Internet related standards, education, and policy...
Board of Trustees (2004-2010) - Member of the At-Large Advisory CommitteeAt-Large Advisory CommitteeThe At-Large Advisory Committee is an advisory committee to ICANN, the organization that administers the Internet's Domain Name System and addressing system...
of ICANNICANNThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
(2008-2010) - Member of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee of ICANNICANNThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
(2008- )