[governance] Fwd: [IP] Internet Hall of Fame Announces 2013 Inductees

Thu Jun 27 01:48:03 EDT 2013

Congrats to everyone and especially Anriette and George!

Best

Fouad

On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 9:38 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> Congrats Anriette and George.....
>
>
>
> On Wednesday 26 June 2013 11:52 PM, George Sadowsky wrote:
>
> Thank you, Suresh,
>
> I'm also heartened to see many of these names.  They represent people who
> worked hard, on the ground, extending benefits of the Internet to everyone,
> and especially to people in developing countries and regions who needed it
> most to fight information poverty and to make a tangible contribution to
> economic and social development in those places.
>
> I don't think that they conceptualized the notion of stakeholder groups.
> They knew that there were real problems to solve, and they gave of their
> energies and often their careers to creating workable tools and solutions
> that would help to solve them.  The world is better because of their
> efforts.
>
> Anriette has been a voice for progress and reason since we met almost 20
> years ago.  Although she is not a very frequent poster to this list, her
> contribution to development, individually and  through APC, has and
> continues to be very significant.
>
> George
>
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> On Jun 26, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
>
> Congratulations to, among others, George and Anriette, two members from
> igcaucus
>
> I am also glad to see so many people from the earliest days of the internet
> in asia, active in the apricot asiapac regional conference, being inducted
> this time.
>
> --srs
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: David Farber <dave at farber.net>
> Date: 06/26/2013 7:58 PM (GMT+05:30)
> To: ip <ip at listbox.com>
> Subject: [IP] Internet Hall of Fame Announces 2013 Inductees
>
>
> Internet Hall of Fame Announces 2013 Inductees
>
> Influential engineers, activists, and entrepreneurs changed history through
> their vision and determination
>
> Ceremony to be held 3 August in Berlin, Germany
>
> [Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland -- 26 June 2013]  The Internet
> Society today announced the names of the 32 individuals who have been
> selected for induction into the Internet Hall of Fame. Honored for their
> groundbreaking contributions to the global Internet, this year’s inductees
> comprise some of the world’s most influential engineers, activists,
> innovators, and entrepreneurs.
>
> The Internet Hall of Fame celebrates Internet visionaries, innovators, and
> leaders from around the world who believed in the design and potential of an
> open Internet and, through their work, helped change the way we live and
> work today.
>
> The 2013 Internet Hall of Fame inductees are:
>
> Pioneers Circle – Recognizing individuals who were instrumental in the early
> design and development of the Internet:
>
> David Clark, David Farber, Howard Frank, Kanchana Kanchanasut, J.C.R.
> Licklider (posthumous), Bob Metcalfe, Jun Murai, Kees Neggers, Nii Narku
> Quaynor, Glenn Ricart, Robert Taylor, Stephen Wolff, Werner Zorn
>
> Innovators – Recognizing individuals who made outstanding technological,
> commercial, or policy advances and helped to expand the Internet’s reach:
>
> Marc Andreessen, John Perry Barlow, Anne-Marie Eklund Löwinder, François
> Flückiger, Stephen Kent, Henning Schulzrinne, Richard Stallman, Aaron Swartz
> (posthumous), Jimmy Wales
>
> Global Connectors – Recognizing individuals from around the world who have
> made significant contributions to the global growth and use of the Internet:
>
> Karen Banks, Gihan Dias, Anriette Esterhuysen, Steven Goldstein, Teus Hagen,
> Ida Holz, Qiheng Hu, Haruhisa Ishida (posthumous), Barry Leiner
> (posthumous), George Sadowsky
>
> “This year’s inductees represent a group of people as diverse and dynamic as
> the Internet itself,” noted Internet Society President and CEO Lynn St.
> Amour. “As some of the world’s leading thinkers, these individuals have
> pushed the boundaries of technological and social innovation to connect the
> world and make it a better place.  Whether they were instrumental in the
> Internet’s early design, expanding its global reach, or creating new
> innovations, we all benefit today from their dedication and foresight.”
> Last week, the Internet Society announced plans to change the location of
> its 2013 Internet Hall of Fame awards ceremony, originally scheduled for
> Istanbul, due to the recent protests and unpredictable environment. The
> ceremony is now scheduled for 3 August in Berlin, Germany and will also be
> live streamed at
> https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/2013internethalloffame.
>
> More details on the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame inductees, including their
> biographies and photos, can be found atwww.internethalloffame.org. You can
> follow the Internet Hall of Fame on Facebook and on Twitter at
> @Internet_HOF.
>
> About the Internet Hall of Fame
> The Internet Hall of Fame is an annual awards program that has been
> established by the Internet Society to publicly recognize a distinguished
> and select group of leaders and luminaries who have made significant
> contributions to the development and advancement of the global open
> Internet.  More information on the program can be found at
> www.internethalloffame.org.
>
>
>
>
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