<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The people who built our institutions and the Internet itself are leaving us. Two of the true Internet pioneers are in their late 80's; another, in his late 70's, has recovered from COVID. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Marilyn Cade worked with grace with all of us, including those like myself who call for a more important role for the global South.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><h1 class="gmail-article-title" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:1.4em;margin:0px 0px 18px;color:inherit;line-height:1.2"><a href="http://netpolicynews.com/index.php/89-r/1274-goodbye-marilyn-cade" title="Goodbye Marilyn Cade" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:transparent;color:rgb(19,40,69);text-decoration-line:none">Goodbye Marilyn Cade</a></h1><a id="gmail-startOfPage" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:transparent;color:rgb(19,40,69)"></a><div class="gmail-jwDisqusArticleCounter" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:2px 0px;margin:4px 0px 12px;border-top:1px solid rgb(229,229,229)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;border-top:1px solid rgb(223,223,223);border-bottom:1px solid rgb(223,223,223);background:rgb(249,249,249);text-align:right;padding:4px 8px 4px 20px;margin:0px"><a class="gmail-jwDisqusArticleCounterLink" href="http://netpolicynews.com/index.php/89-r/1274-goodbye-marilyn-cade#disqus_thread" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:url("/plugins/content/jw_disqus/jw_disqus/tmpl/images/comment_grey.png") 0px 50% no-repeat transparent;color:rgb(19,40,69);text-decoration-line:none;padding:2px 0px 2px 20px;margin:0px;line-height:16px">View Comments</a></span><div class="gmail-clr" style="box-sizing:border-box"></div></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px"><img src="http://netpolicynews.com/images/a/Marilyn-Cade.jpg" alt="Marilyn Cade" dir="ltr" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: middle; display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 3px 8px 8px 3px; float: left;">Marilyn Cade was an exceptionally hardworking, always gracious leader in ICANN and IGF. </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px">Dozens have spoken of her at a memorial site, <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/vIGF/?p=1147">https://www.intgovforum.org/vIGF/?p=1147</a> including Vint Cerf: </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px">"Marilyn was an elemental force in the ICANN, IGF and policy worlds. She was an advocate who could be counted upon to speak passionately for the causes to which she was dedicated. As I read all the “Marilyn stories” in these comments, I cannot help but think that we should say these things to our friends while they are still with us. I wish I had known of her health challenges sooner and now, of course, it is too late. She will be missed but not forgotten by the communities that knew her and benefited from her dedication."</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px">Veni Markovski wrote</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;padding-left:2em">I don’t remember when I met Marilyn for the first time – was it at an ICANN meeting, or at the WSIS, but I do remember her smile and kindness towards a newcomer from Eastern Europe. During the next couple of decades I’ve interacted countless number of times with her, and she would constantly show knowledge (which she was happy to share) and interest to learn even more (on issues that she was an expert in). I also witnessed an extremely kind gesture of hers towards another person, and that made me realize that she was not only ready to go above and beyond normal friendly gestures, but she was actually doing it. She was helping friends in need, and was doing it, because they needed it. She was also tough arguing with, but was doing it gently and in a way that wasn’t upsetting in anyway. In some cases I would lose an argument with her, and feel... happy about it!<br style="box-sizing:border-box">You are already missed, Marilyn.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Rest In Peace.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px">Mike Nelson adds</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;padding-left:2em">I was so sad when I heard the news that Marilyn Cade had died. Marilyn and I met in the late 1980s when I helped Senator Al Gore organize hearings on high-performance computing and the NSFNET, a core of the early Internet. In the following years, she played a critical role in building support for the “Gore computer bill”, which expanded Federal funding for networking.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px">
She was a strong supporter of U.S. interests at ITU and a member of the US delegation at the WCIT. She was a very effective advocate for her clients, which included AT&T.
She gave me plenty of helpful advice when I became involved with the ITU. We often disagreed as I came to appreciate the position of the global South but she continued to help me understand the process. </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px">David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support at ICANN, writes</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;padding-left:2em">On behalf of ICANN, it is with great sadness that I offer condolences on the passing of Marilyn Cade. </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;padding-left:2em">"Marilyn Cade helped build ICANN to where it is today," said Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair. "She cared about ICANN, and she cared about people. She earned our deepest respect and gratitude for her tireless contributions."</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;padding-left:2em">"Marilyn had strong views and opinions on many matters but always supported the multistakeholder model," said Göran Marby, ICANN President and CEO. "She wanted people to be involved in ICANN and to maximize the potential of the Internet."</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;padding-left:2em"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:initial">I will miss her boundless energy and passion. </span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Editor, AnalysisBranch.com, Wirelessone.news, fastnet.news<br>@analysisbranch telecom news worth a tweet<div>Available for consulting.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>