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

Fri Jun 28 00:35:24 EDT 2013

Hard work and dedication is surely rewarded. This are giants in the
techie and civil society field

On 27/06/2013, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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