Demi Getschko

Demi Getschko has been involved in international networking since 1987 and took part on the team that established the first Internet connection to Brazil. He has been a member of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) since its creation in 1995 and has served as administrative contact for the ccTLD .br since 1989. He played a critical role in the definition of the Brazilian DNS tree and in defining the rules that govern the Brazilian registry. Founding member of ISOC Brasil (Internet Society in Brazil), 1995.
He holds BSc, MSc, and PhD, degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. He was selected for the ICANN Board by the ccNSO - Country Code Names Supporting Organization - in 2005. Currently he works as Associate Professor in Computing Architecture at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), a Board Member of CGI.br and CEO of the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br). In 2014 he was elected the first Brazilian to appear on the Hall of Fame of the Internet to "Global Connectors" category for his "key role in establishing the first Internet connection in Brazil." The ceremony was held in Hong Kong by the Internet Society.
He was awarded the Cristina Tavares Prize, by the Brazilian Computer Society. He was also awarded the "Personality of Technology in 2014" Prize by SEESP (Engineering Union of São Paulo State) in the category "Internet" in recognition of scientific and technological work and its dedication and commitment to the country development. He was admitted to the Communications Merit Order at the “Officer Degree” as a way of acknowledging his relevant services rendered to Communications.