IGEN Networks Corp continues to build a world class advisory board, with the appointment of three new members

IGEN Networks Corp. (IGEN: OTCBB)

WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -

Mr. Robert Nealon reports: 

IGEN is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to the Advisory Board, who will assist the Board of Directors for IGEN Networks Corp. in preparing the company for its rural build out in the US and Canada.

Elliot H. Levine is Managing Member of Levine & Seltzer, LLP, Certified Public Accountants, based in New York City, a firm he co-founded in 1992. Levine & Seltzer provides a wide range of tax and accounting services. Clients include high net worth individuals and businesses in publishing, media, retail, manufacturing, hedge funds and securities trading. The firm also represents professionals who own in excess of $2 billion in real estate.

Elliot Levine graduated from Queens College in 1975. He became a Licensed Certified Accountant in 1978. Mr. Levine began his work experience in 1975 at Arthur Young & Co. In 1980 he was employed as Tax Manager at Margoln Winer & Evans, CPA's. From 1981 to 1992 he was Director of Taxes at Leslie Sufrin & Co. a mid-sized New York accounting firm. Mr. Levine has particular expertise in the media and publishing industries and in the real estate world. He is frequently retained as a consultant in structuring accounting and tax related aspects of acquisitions and dispositions.

Mr. Levine is a director of Gyrodyne, Inc. (GYRO), a publically traded real estate investment trust on the NASDAQ. He is also a member of the Investment, Audit and Nominating Committees of Gyrodyne.

William E. Casselman, II is a founding partner of Waldron & Casselman and Of Counsel to Nealon & Associates, P.C., both law firms located in Alexandria, Virginia.  Mr. Casselman represents U.S. and foreign clients on business and government matters, including commercial transactions, government contracts and federal lobbying. He is particularly experienced in international business, trade and finance matters.  Much of his practice over the years has been devoted to technology issues, working with a wide variety of companies in the information technology and telecommunications industries. 

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Casselman served for over 10 years in appointed positions within the Executive and Legislative Branches of the U.S. Government, culminating with his appointment by President Ford as Counsel to the President, after serving as Legal Counsel to Vice President Ford.  During his government service, starting as Legislative Assistant to a senior Member of Congress on the House Judiciary and Government Operations committees, Mr. Casselman first became involved with emerging computer technologies and advanced telecommunications.  As General Counsel of the General Services Administration, where he directed the work of more than 200 lawyers and paralegals, his office was responsible for legal oversight of the Federal Telecommunications System, the principal communications network of the U.S. government, and the award of major computer systems and other IT contracts.  

Apart from his law practice, Mr. Casselman has served as a consultant or principal with U.S. and foreign companies in the development of several IT and telecom ventures.  Among others, these include overseas fibre optic and wireless voice and data projects; distribution of the world's first mobile, wireless electronic funds transfer/point-of-sale device; commercialization of broadband-over-power-line technologies; marketing of optical data storage devices; and the sale of enterprise software for information management.  

Mr. Casselman also has several years of experience in satellite data communications projects relating to the oil and gas industry, in particular, efforts to monitor exploration and production equipment using the ORBCOMM System™ of Low-earth Orbit ("LeO") satellites.  In addition, he has worked on projects involving development of active signal processing of seismic data and other oil and gas technologies, as well as participating in leasing and drilling programs. 

Mr. Casselman has been active in various public service capacities, having served as a Founding Trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Museum; Board Member, The George Washington Law Association; Board Member, Foundation for International Business Education and Research; Member, Committee on Legal Services, National Trust for Historic Preservation; and Counsel and Fellow at the Georgetown University National Center for Export-Import Studies, also having served as a Lecturer on international business at the University's School of Business.  For two years, he was the host and moderator of the "International Trade Talk" segment of "Small Business Digest," a public cable television program broadcast in the Washington, DC area and other local markets. 

Mr. Casselman maintains a continuing interest in national Republican politics, and previously served in the campaigns and/or administrative transition offices of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and Presidential candidates Robert Dole and Lamar Alexander.

Mr. Casselman holds a B.A. in Government from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. He is a recipient of GWU's Distinguished Achievement Award, the University's highest alumni honor. Mr. Casselman also attended the Universidad de Madrid.  He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and Virginia.

James Pasco is the Executive Director of the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), with over 324,000 members. FOP is the oldest and largest police organization in the United States. In this position, Mr. Pasco is responsible for all operations of the Washington, D.C. office, including all legislative initiatives and oversight of programs/policies that impact police officers across the country.

Mr. Pasco is also Principal Partner of the consulting firm, Jim Pasco & Associates. He has been a legislative and media consultant with over 28 years of experience within the federal government.

Jim Pasco served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967. He began his federal career with the United States Customs Service in 1968. In 1970 he joined the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). During his tenure with ATF, he ascended to the Senior Executive Service and held a number of key managerial positions, including Chief, Procedures Branch; Chief, Strategic Planning; and Chief, Alcohol Import-Export Branch. Mr. Pasco retired from the ATF in 1995 after serving 11 years as the Assistant Director for Congressional and Media Affairs.

At the request of the President, Mr. Pasco served on the Bush-Cheney Transition Advisory Committee. He has been appointed to numerous boards and committees, including a Presidential appointment to the Federal Salary Council; the United States Marshalls Service Advisory Board on Judicial Security; the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Civilian Police International Board of Advisors.

About IGEN Networks Corp

IGEN Networks is in the business of providing high-speed Internet, Phone and Data services to rural communities in trade areas up to a radius of 55 kilometer from the main broadband connections, at a fraction of the cost of competing technologies. IGEN's licensed technology, developed by Machlink, uses near line-of-sight radio in the UHF band to deliver signals from the Company's radio masts to customer premises. The market for high-speed Internet has been proven as an essential part of education, social interaction, the delivery of goods and services (including government goods and services) and financial matters. It has become an essential part of the fabric of life for most Countries. The Company will compete on the basis of superior quality of service and superior technology in these mostly rural areas.  The current network design is capable of offering download speeds of up to 12 Mbps (typically 7) and upload speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps. IGEN Networks Corp. aims to offer consumers a choice of 3 High Speed Internet, Voice and Data packages to suit various levels of service, from the very basic internet and voice requirements to heavy-use requirements.

Robert Nealon states "As developed markets all over the world approach saturation, IGEN has begun to consider "the next billion" users. These are the rural populations living beyond the reach of traditional communications networks of any kind. IGEN has considered the infrastructural challenges in the rural areas and has assembled the team and technology to bring an affordable solution to the underserved rural populations."

On behalf of the Board of Directors
IGEN Networks Corp.
"Robert Nealon"
Chairman of the Board

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CONTACT: <p align="justify">CONTACT: please contact the Company's Investor Relations at (202-507-3397) or Chief Financial Officer at 202-507-3400; and also by email at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p align="justify">IGEN has established offices in the US (212-518-6099), Canada (866-497-0287) and Latin America (630-299-0066). Our website <a href="http://www.igen-networks.com">www.igen-networks.com</a>.</p>

SOURCE iGen Networks Corp.