The Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), the leading membership organization for telecommunications professionals with interests in the Asia-Pacific region, has announced the Board of Governors and Advisory Council officers for 2012. The officers were elected this past January in Honolulu, Hawaii during PTC‚s annual conference.

The 2012 Board of Governors officers are:

President and Chair: Richard Taylor, Palmer Chair & Professor, Telecom Studies & Co-Director, Institute for Information Policy, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Vice Chair: Stephen Ho, CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC, Hong Kong SAR, China

Secretary: Paul McCann, Group Manager, Verizon, Australia

Treasurer: William Barney, CEO, Pacnet, Hong Kong SAR, China

The 2012 Advisory Council officers are:

Chair: Timothy Logue, Senior Director, Sales and Marketing, Thales Alenia Space North America, USA

Vice Chair: Tom Cooper, Professor, Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College, USA

Vice Chair: Mohamed Elagazy, SVP, Business Development & International Relations, Gulf Bridge International, Qatar

Vice Chair: Heather Hudson, Professor & Director, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA

Vice Chair: Brett O‚Riley, National Chairperson, Computer Clubhouse, New Zealand

A complete list of the PTC Board of Governors and Advisory Council members is available online at .

The Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) is an international community of members from more than 60 nations with a shared vision to promote the development and use of telecommunications and information and communication technologies to enhance the lives of people living in the Pacific Hemisphere.