Tomaz Kalin
RARE
European Association of Research Networks


Tomaz Kalin is Secretary General of RARE, European Association of Research
Networks. He has been involved in the networking area for close to 20
years, starting with the European Informatics Network, the first
international research network


Tomaz Kalin was born in Slovenia. After high school, study of Physics at
the University of Ljubljana. Postgraduate studies at the University of
Ljubljana with a Masters Degree. Postgraduate work at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY in scholastic year 1966/67. Doctorate in
Physics.

From 1981 part time Professor at the Computer science department,
University of Ljubljana, teaching various undergraduate and graduate
courses in the area of computer communications and networking.

Hobbies:
Skiing, Windsurfing, Classical music (Baroque and Classical period) 

Married, two children: Jan 26, Ana 18


It is really a tough question that somebody, busy as myself (and I am sure,
so are all the other candidates as well), has first to ask itself: why do I
want to be a member of ISOC BoT?

There are many answers, on different levels:

*   some of the more personal:

     - it is fun and exciting rubbing shoulders with some of
       the most distinguished figures in the networking field

     - it is rewarding to contribute to the developments in the area

     - it is challenging to have even a small possibility to influence
	the developments in this field 

*  some of the rational:

      - internet as a way of life is going to influence the future
	development of the society and it is of paramount importance to make
	this beneficial to everybody, regardless of the level of economic and
	political development of their respective country

      - working for the Association of European Research Networks would
	enable me to contribute toward this goal by bringing the
	European voice to the BoT 

      - Internet Society is the focal point for many necessary
	developments in the standardisation, operations, security and
	privacy areas and as such we must not spare the efforts for
	ISOC to become global i.e. to be accepted as  top level
	authority for those issues by the governments in our countries

      - during my term as RARE Secretary General, we will have another
	INET/ JENC conference organised jointly by ISOC and RARE (in 
	addition to Prague). Being an BoT insider would facilitate the
	organisation