Alejandro Pisanty is a Professor in Facultad de QuĂmica, UNAM (National
University of Mexico) on sabbatical leave at CentroGeo where he supports
and advises on information technology policy and distance education. He
studied Chemistry (BSc, MSc, PhD) at UNAM and was a postdoctoral fellow in
the Max-Planck Institute for Solid-State Research. He has been Director of
Academic Computing Services and Coordinator of Open and Distance Education
at UNAM; Vice-Chair of the Board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers; and Founding Chair of CUDI, the Internet-2 organization
of Mexico. At present he is Chair of ISOC Mexico and a Trustee of the Internet Society.