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Saul Hahn, Ph.D
Coordinator, Basic Sciences and Networking
Department of Scientific and Technological Affairs
Organization of American States
1889 F-Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
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Born in Mexico City, Saul Hahn holds an Electronics and Communications
Engineering degree from the National Polytechnic Institute (Mexico).
He also has an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mathematics from New York
University. After a period of research in the U.S., Dr. Hahn returned
to Mexico and became a Professor of Mathematics and Co-coordinator of
the Computer Lab at the Centro de Investigacion y Estudios Avanzados
(CINVESTAV) in Mexico City. He worked as a consultant in digital image
processing at the IBM Scientific Center where he also coordinated
special projects. The author of several monographs and numerous
articles, Dr. Hahn was appointed to several Commissions at the Mexican
National Science and Technology Council and the National University of
Mexico. In 1985, he was distinguished as member of the Mexican
National System of Researchers. He has lectured in mathematics and
computer science topics and has done research at several universities
across the U.S. On sabbatical leave from CINVESTAV, he was a Visiting
Professor at the University of New Mexico in 1985.

     Dr. Hahn is currently Coordinator of Basic Sciences and
Networking at the Organization of American States (OAS), with
headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he has been since 1987.  Under
his leadership, the Hemisphere Wide Inter-University Scientific and
Technological Information Network project (RedHUCyT) was established
in 1991 to help integrate academic electronic networks in the 34
Member states of the OAS.  A subproject of RedHUCYT, the Caribbean
University Network (CUNet) was also started in 1991.  Both projects
play an important role in enhancing the development of national
networks in the Western Hemisphere. In particular, with regards to
connectivity with the Internet. Dr.  Hahn has co-organized several
major meetings, including the First Interamerican Networking Workshop
and networking workshops for Latin American and the Caribbean
countries.


     As a Mexican Scientist, I am aware of the importance networking
has in the advancement of education, science, and technology in
developing countries. Networking offers a unique opportunity to access
facilities otherwise locally unavailable and to reduce the isolation
with which many researchers have to work. For the past few years, I
have had the opportunity to address these issues in many forums, and
have generated support and obtained external funding to assist Latin
America and the Caribbean, through RedHUCyT and CUNet, to integrate
their networks.

    ISOC, as a true world-wide networking society, is uniquely
suited to assist, as one of its  goals, developing nations in the
consolidation of their networks. As a Trustee, I would be very
interested in sharing my experience to work within ISOC to help
expand these types of activities. Although much is being done
through ISOC's  annual Workshop for Developing Countries, ISOC
could expand these activities by offering expert advise through
participation in local seminars and providing technical
assistance when solicited. I would also like to work in expanding
ISOC's membership. ISOC could branch out and gain valuable new
members through publications and  short electronic newsletters
disseminating the use and importance of the Internet to a wider
range of audiences. Another of my goals as a Trustee would be to
promote ISOC and its pilot projects  to private foundations and
governmental organizations that could contribute to ISOC's
objectives.