Communications Committee
Communications Committee

Rebecca Class-Peter
Leo Vegoda
Chair
Leo Vegoda
Bridging the gap between technology and business.

Cathy Almond

Fearghas McKay

Portia Rabonda

Steve Jones
Denesh Bhabuta
Board Liaison
Denesh Bhabuta
Began his career in the Internet industry 25 years ago in 1993, and although he officially began his Events Management career in 2006, his events experience spans back 30 years to 1987.
Over the years, he has been involved in technical, policy and governance aspects of the Internet – in various roles ranging up to Director level within commercial (such as Demon Internet) and non-commercial organisations (such as LONAP, UK ENUM Consortium and Nominet) in addition to contributing his time as co-chair of the RIPE Policy Working Group and Policy Advisor to Nominet. He also ran his own hosting and network infrastructure company.
Denesh currently runs Meidan Ventures Limited (Business and IT Consultancy, Event Management) in the UK, and D&A Events Limitada in Portugal.

Steve Karmeinsky
I am currently a consultant (NetTek Ltd) specialising in Internet and telecoms strategy. I was in full-time employment with THUS until March 2005 (from March 1995) as Head of Product Futures with overall responsibility for evaluating and providing technical insight into future technologies (both in the Internet and voice/data areas) and how they could be utilised in the development of new products and services. I also owned THUS’s product roadmap.
Prior to joining THUS, I held the position of Internet Consultant at Telecom Securicor Cellular Radio Ltd (BT Cellnet/O2). I hold a BSc in Microelectronics and Information Processing, and am a member of the IEE, BCS, IEEE (US), and a Fellow of the Royal Institution.
Charter
Name
UKNOF Communications Committee
Type
Standing Committee i.e. a permanent committee
Purpose
Develop, maintain, and oversee the execution of the UKNOF communications strategy.
Outcomes
Communications strategyCommunications impact analysis with improvement recommendations
Responsibilities
Develop and review communications strategy (annual)Oversee execution of communications processes (quarterly)Evaluate impact of communications and develop recommendations for improvements
Decisions
Decisions will be made by a simple majority of members and liaisons.
Authority
Recommend communications strategy for adoption by UKIF Ltd boardDevelop and communicate liaison memos to other committees
Members
In addition to the Chair (appointed by the board) there will be up to six members of the committee. Some of these members will also act as a representative or communications conduit to and from the board and PC.
Terms
Terms are two years, confirmed annually, starting on 1 January.
Term limit
Members, including the Chair and liaisons, can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.
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