<p>Great news and Congratulations to Olaf.</p>
<p>Regards,<br>
Gabriel</p>
<p>G.M Ramokotjo</p>
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Fantastic! True talent! Congratulations to Olaf.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
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Olivier<br>
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<div>On 02/06/2014 15:32, Kathy Brown wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Colleagues, </span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I am
delighted to announce this morning that Olaf Kolkman has
been named Chief Internet Technology Officer for the
Internet Society effective July 14, 2014. </span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Olaf
has the skills, experience, intellect, and passion for the
Internet that is called for in this increasingly challenging
time. He is widely admired across our community and
respected by our stakeholders worldwide. I feel privileged
that he will be joining our executive team and leading our
technology initiatives across the organization. </span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The
press release is pasted below and Olaf’s blog is posted on
the ISOC website:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/institutional/2014/06/natural-path-forward" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/institutional/2014/06/natural-path-forward</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">On a
very happy morning,</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Kathy</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p>Internet Society Welcomes Olaf Kolkman As Chief Internet
Technology Officer<br>
<br>
[Washington, DC and Geneva, Switzerland – 02 June 2014] – The
Internet Society is pleased to announce that Olaf Kolkman will
join the organization on July 14, 2014 as Chief Internet
Technology Officer. As a member of the Executive Team, Mr.
Kolkman will be responsible for leading the Internet Society’s
strategic technical initiatives, particularly as they pertain
to issues and opportunities for enhancing the Internet’s
evolution and development.<br>
<br>
Mr. Kolkman is well-known and highly-respected throughout the
Internet technical community. He will join the Internet
Society from the position of CEO of NLnet Labs in the
Netherlands. NLnet Labs is a not-for-profit research and
development group that produces open-source Internet products,
performs research on technical issues with global impact, and
contributes actively to the regional and global Internet and
to Internet openness and security.
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<br>
Mr. Kolkman served as Chair of the Internet Architecture
Board; is an active contributor to the work of the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF), having authored many RFCs; and
has represented the Internet technical community in his
various capacities in U.S., European, and global fora
addressing Internet governance issues. He recently served on
the Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance
Mechanisms, bringing an informed perspective from the Internet
technical community in discussions on Internet cooperation and
governance mechanisms and support for a multistakeholder
model. <br>
<br>
“Our commitment to an open, secure, and resilient global
Internet is steadfast, as is our dedication to its smooth
operation. The Internet’s future depends on the technologies
that underpin a trusted Internet. Essential to the work of the
Internet Society, therefore, is a CITO who understands the
Internet from the inside out, who has the creativity and
vision into the future trajectory of Internet technology and
the Internet, and has the ability to articulate that knowledge
and vision to stakeholders across the world,” said Internet
Society CEO Kathy Brown. “Olaf Kolkman has all of these
qualities and more. I’m thrilled that he has agreed to join
the Internet Society team. Olaf has spent his career at the
forefront of meeting the technology challenges of the Internet
and we will look to his leadership in these areas. We welcome
him warmly and enthusiastically.”
<br>
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“For me, the transition from an organization that builds
technology for the open Internet to an organization that
promotes the open Internet is a natural path,” Mr. Kolkman
said. “The knowledge of Internet technology and understanding
of technical realities and nuances differentiates the Internet
Society from the wide variety of other entities in the
Internet ecosystem. The work on Internet technology, in
trinity with the regional and broad policy work, informs and
drives the Internet Society mission. Observed from
technological, policy, and different regional perspectives,
the Internet evolves rapidly towards a future where the
openness that I take for granted, needs care, nurturing, and
promotion. At the Internet Society we can shape that future,
and I am proud to be part of it.”<br>
<br>
About the Internet Society
<br>
The Internet Society (<a href="http://www.internetsociety.org" target="_blank">www.internetsociety.org</a>) is the trusted
independent source for Internet information and thought
leadership around the world. It is also the organizational
home for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). With its
principled vision and substantial technological foundation,
the Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet
policy, technology, and future development among users,
companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with
its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet
Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the
Internet for everyone.
<br>
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Media Contact: Wende Cover, <a href="mailto:cover@isoc.org" target="_blank">cover@isoc.org</a>, <a href="tel:%2B1-703-439-2773" value="+17034392773" target="_blank">+1-703-439-2773</a><br>
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