Nigel Roberts
Nigel Roberts | |
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Born | Liverpool, UK |
Website | http://about.me/nigel.roberts |
Dr Nigel Roberts
Early life
Dr Roberts was born in Liverpool and grew up in Lancashire.
Education
Educated at
Computer Gaming
Whilst still an undergraduate at Essex, Roberts was one of the group of students who conceived and developed the
Honours
On 7 June 2022 it was announced that he would be awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Essex. The degree of
Career
His first job was with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) as a software engineer, where (among other projects) he subsequently worked on the pioneering ALL-IN-1 email and office automation system.[4]
In 1996 he founded the Island Networks group of companies,
In 2005 he became the first person in the UK to obtain damages in court in a lawsuit against a sender of unsolicited email.[7][8][9]
ICANN
In 1999, Dr Roberts was one of the original members of the ICANN DNSO Names Council, representing the
He later served as one of three elected councillors representing Europe on
between 2013 and the end of June 2018.In September 2017 he was proposed to the ICANN board of directors by
Politics
He ran as a Liberal Democrat for the UK Parliament in the Ipswich Constituency in the 1997 General Election[20] and later served as an elected member of the Alderney legislature (the States of Alderney) during 2002–2003.
Radio &c
He was a board director and council member of the
Professional societies
He has been a Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society since 2005.[25]
He was awarded Fellowship of the
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- ^ "Claim back £300 per spam". The Register. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Election Statement: Nigel Roberts". www.wwtld.org.
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- ^ "Nigel Roberts elected to ICANN Board". World News.
- ^ "Roberts elected to ICANN Board". Domain Incite. 4 December 2017.
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