<div class="gmail_extra">Take Randy Bush as representing Africa for now:-)<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 17:37, Barrack Otieno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Trying to look for a name from Africa, i hope a few names can be<br>
included in the near future.<br>
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Thank you<br>
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Best Regards<br>
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On 4/24/12, <a href="mailto:alice@apc.org">alice@apc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:alice@apc.org">alice@apc.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Internet Hall of Fame Inductees Honored at Historic First Annual<br>
> Awards Ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland<br>
><br>
> Internet Society celebrates inductees’ landmark achievements at Global<br>
> INET 2012<br>
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> Launches new website to highlight Internet Hall of Fame,<br>
> <a href="http://www.internethalloffame.org" target="_blank">www.internethalloffame.org</a><br>
><br>
> [Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland – 23 April 2012] – The names<br>
> of the inaugural Internet Hall of Fame inductees were announced today<br>
> at the Internet Society’s Global INET 2012 conference in Geneva,<br>
> Switzerland. Internet pioneers and luminaries from around the world<br>
> gathered at the conference to mark the Internet Society’s 20th<br>
> anniversary, and attend an Awards Gala to honor the following 2012<br>
> inductees:<br>
><br>
> Pioneers Circle<br>
> Recognizing individuals who were instrumental in the early design and<br>
> development of the Internet: Paul Baran, Vint Cerf, Danny Cohen, Steve<br>
> Crocker, Donald Davies, Elizabeth Feinler, Charles Herzfeld, Robert<br>
> Kahn, Peter Kirstein, Leonard Kleinrock, John Klensin, Jon Postel,<br>
> Louis Pouzin, and Lawrence Roberts.<br>
><br>
> Innovators<br>
> Recognizing individuals who made outstanding technological,<br>
> commercial, or policy advances and helped to expand the Internet’s<br>
> reach: Mitchell Baker, Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, Van Jacobson,<br>
> Lawrence Landweber, Paul Mockapetris, Craig Newmark, Raymond<br>
> Tomlinson, Linus Torvalds, and Philip Zimmermann.<br>
><br>
> Global Connectors<br>
> Recognizing individuals from around the world who have made<br>
> significant contributions to the global growth and use of the<br>
> Internet: Randy Bush, Kilnam Chon, Al Gore, Nancy Hafkin, Geoff<br>
> Huston, Brewster Kahle, Daniel Karrenberg, Toru Takahashi, and Tan Tin<br>
> Wee.<br>
><br>
> Commenting on the 2012 Internet Hall of Fame inductees, Internet<br>
> Society President and CEO Lynn St.Amour stated, “This historic<br>
> assembly of Internet visionaries, innovators, and leaders represents<br>
> an extraordinary breadth of vision and work. While the inductees have<br>
> extremely diverse backgrounds and represent many different countries,<br>
> each individual has an incredible passion for their work. We all<br>
> benefit from their outstanding contributions to a global Internet,<br>
> making it one of the greatest catalysts of economic and societal<br>
> development of all time.”<br>
><br>
> Raúl Echeberría, Chairman of the Internet Society’s Board of Trustees,<br>
> noted, "The Internet, which connects more than two billion people<br>
> around the world today, is the result of many important contributions<br>
> from creative and visionary individuals over the past several decades.<br>
> The 2012 Internet Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments and<br>
> advancements of 33 talented people who have made significant<br>
> contributions to the design, development, and expansion of the<br>
> Internet."<br>
><br>
> In conjunction with the announcement, the Internet Society has<br>
> launched a website at <a href="http://www.internethalloffame.org" target="_blank">www.internethalloffame.org</a> that will showcase<br>
> the inductees and their contributions on an ongoing basis. The<br>
> website, which includes inductee photographs and biographies, will<br>
> feature an exclusive interview series authored by Wired. Highlighting<br>
> multiple inductees each month in Q&A interviews, the first interview<br>
> will feature Internet Hall of Fame Pioneer Vint Cerf.<br>
><br>
> About the Internet Hall of Fame<br>
> The Internet Hall of Fame is an annual awards program that has been<br>
> established by the Internet Society to publicly recognize a<br>
> distinguished and select group of leaders and luminaries who have made<br>
> significant contributions to the development and advancement of the<br>
> global Internet. More information on the program can be found at<br>
> <a href="http://www.internethalloffame.org" target="_blank">www.internethalloffame.org</a>.<br>
><br>
> About the Internet Society<br>
> The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet<br>
> information and thought leadership from around the world. With its<br>
> principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the<br>
> Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy,<br>
> technology, and future development among users, companies,<br>
> governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and<br>
> Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued<br>
> evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone. For more<br>
> information, see: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org</a><br>
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