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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Internet Society includes among us some of the earliest Internet pioneers — engineers who imagined and wrote the early code; dedicated people who connected the Internet around the world; and others who
 have created the innovations that have made the Internet what it is today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tell your story!  <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We want to hear about your part in making the Internet what it is today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pretend we are sitting around a table talking about your first experiences with the Internet. What memories do you have of that time? Do you remember a moment when it "changed everything" for you personally?
 Professionally? When suddenly you realized the power of this new technology? When you knew you were part of history?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are collecting these stories in a new online discussion area. To participate, all you need to do is visit the
<a href="https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer?communitykey=a9d5163d-4b0e-46e4-b22f-748d68eddb3a&tab=digestviewer&MemberID=odHMjzv8W28%3d&Timestamp=S2jHkQ3XTiGbdw2%2f%2fthwuw%3d%3d">
"Reflections on the Internet's past"</a> community - you will be prompted to create a free account if you do not yet have one<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Once in the group, you will be able to not only share your own, but browse and comment on other stories.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As we celebrate our <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/25">25th Anniversary</a> and look ahead to the <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/25-under-25-search">next 25 years</a>, we want to capture
 the memories of the time when this all began.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer?communitykey=a9d5163d-4b0e-46e4-b22f-748d68eddb3a&tab=digestviewer&MemberID=odHMjzv8W28%3d&Timestamp=S2jHkQ3XTiGbdw2%2f%2fthwuw%3d%3d">Please
 help us by sharing your stories!</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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