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     Title:      Election Statement - Michael Conn
     Author(s):  M.Conn
     Date:       1996.11.22
     Body:       Advisory Council
     Document:   96-008
     Revision:   Basic
     Supersedes: 
     Status:     Info for Dec 96 Elections
     Maintainer: M.Conn
     Access:     Unrestricted
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 Michael E. Conn
 Senior Manager 
 MCI Data Services Engineering
 901 International Parkway
 e-mail: meconn@mcimail.com

 Working place:
 MCI Data Services Engineering             phone:         1 972 498 1262 
 901 International Parkway                 mobile:        N/A 
 Richardson Texas 75081                    fax:           1 972 498 1300 
 USA                                       

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Senior Manager - SMDS Engineering - MCI; 

Chairman of the SMDS Interest Group Technical Working Group

C.V.
I received my Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1973. I
have 24 years experience in data and telecommunications. I am a Registered
Professional Engineer. I managed the engineering team that designed MCI's
initial Frame Relay and SMDS commercial networks. I managed MCI's
engineering support with Merit and IBM in the NSFnet and ANSnet during the
period from August 1992 until April 1994. I lead the engineering team that
developed MCI's Technical Response section for the NSF's vBNS RFP. MCI won
that contract. I represented MCI at the IETF during this period and worked
on the IPAE Working Group. I have been a member of the IEEE since 1970 and
was the Treasurer, Vice-Chair and Chairman for the Houston, Texas, USA IEEE
COMSOC for the years 1983, 1984 and 1985. I have represented MCI on the
ISOC Advisory Council since 1992 and was the acting Chairman for 1994.



Statement
I have been actively involved in the ISOC Advisory Council since its'
conception. I have attended ever annal ISOC meeting at INET since the
initial meeting in Kobe. I took the role of Acting Chairman during a
period when both ISOC and the Advisory Council were trying to establish
their direction and purpose. During that period, I tried to build a
positive relationship within ISOC. I would like the opportunity to
extend that effort as we continue to make the Internet a major
international resource.

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