[chapter-delegates] Urgent reminder - send your email congratulations for Cerf and Kahn

Tue May 10 05:11:41 PDT 2005

Dear Alan,

Your kind words are gratefully received. When I think of how far our African colleagues have come in Internet terms just in the past
5 years, I have to smile with admiration. I sincerely hope that WiFi and WiMax will contribute to more rapid deployment, as I hope
3G mobile telephony will as well. We all celebrated with the creation of AFRINIC recently and hope that this significant cooperation
and collaboration among our African friends demonstrates what can be accomplished when a common goal is in sight. African
telecommunications infrastructure can and should be another target of opportunity for Internauts in your part of the world.
Internationalized Domain Names can't be far behind though we will need your help to figure out how to do this without creating
hazards for the Domain Name System and its users.

The Turing Award marks an important milestone for all of us who work in networking - recognition that computer networking is worthy
of note in the highest sense. ACM has broken new ground here and Bob Kahn and I are looking forward to seeing other networkers
similarly honored in the future.

Sincerely,

Vint Cerf

Vinton Cerf, SVP Technology Strategy, MCI
22001 Loudoun County Parkway, F2-4115
Ashburn, VA 20147
+1 703 886 1690, +1 703 886 0047 fax 
vinton.g.cerf at mci.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Levin [mailto:alan at futureperfect.co.za]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:33 AM
> To: Gene Gaines; Vinton G. Cerf
> Cc: chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org
> Subject: Re: [chapter-delegates] Urgent reminder - send your email congratulations for Cerf and Kahn
> 
> Dear Vint and Bob,
> 
> We at the South African chapter of the Internet Society applaud you
> both. You changed the world with the Internet Protocol, the Internet
> Society and the IETF. The bottom end of Africa is physically very far
> from the world's centres of power and we have keenly felt both our
> geographical and our cultural isolation at times. The Internet can't
> solve those problems, but it has enabled us to make a very good start.
> Most North Americans probably take for granted what the Internet means
> in their lives; we still see it changing people's lives for the better,
> every day.
> 
> Sincere thanks,
> 
> Alan Levin
> Chairman
> ISOC-ZA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 9 May 2005, at 10:59, Gene Gaines wrote:
> 
> > Urgent reminder - Please send us your chapter's email
> > congratulations for Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn as soon as
> > possible to info at dcisoc.org, please also copy to
> > cerf-kahn at gainesgroup.com.
> >
> > I have not been able to contact a number of ISOC chapters.
> > Please check that your chapter has sent an email for the
> > event, assuming you wish to do so.  All are welcome to
> > send an email, for your chapter or as an individual.
> >
> > Thanks.  Gene Gaines
> >
> > Details below.
> >
> >
> > A number of ISOC Chapters are coming together to honor Vint
> > Cerf and Bob Kahn on the occasion of their winning the important
> > ACM Turing Award.
> >
> > Both men are members of our local Washington DC ISOC Chapter,
> > so our Chapter has volunteered to host the event.
> >
> > It will take place the evening of Tuesday, May 10, 2005 from
> > 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Eastern US time (11:00 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. UMT).
> >
> > The meeting announcement is below.
> >
> > I am inviting your Chapter to participate in the evening.
> >
> > 1) We hope that your Chapter will be able to send us an email
> >   that we can present to Vint and Bob during the evening --
> >   to be one of many chapters that will be sending good wishes,
> >   congratulations, and possibly to thank them for all the work
> >   they have contributed to ISOC and to ISOC Chapters in many
> >   countries.
> >
> >   We expect to print and bind these emails, and give copies to
> >   Vint and Bob to remember the evening.
> >
> >   If you are able to send such an email, please let me know
> >   that you plan to do so.  Just hit REPLY and tell me your
> >   intentions, and email your message in the next 24 hours to:
> >   info at dcisoc.org, please also copy cerf-kahn at gainesgroup.com.
> >
> > 2) If you are interested, we can set up a freeze-frame video,
> >   instant messaging or voice connection for you to come in
> >   during the meeting and give your greetings to Vint and Bob
> >   live over the Internet, as a number of chapters plan to do.
> >
> >   Please let me know if you wish to arrange this, just a REPLY
> >   to this email will do, and I then will contact you.
> >
> > Sorry for such short notice.  This is the only date that we can
> > arrange in the next several months that both Vint and Bob can
> > attend.
> >
> > The announcement we sent out for the evening is below.
> >
> > Please participate.  We see this as a good step in ISOC Chapters
> > becoming more active, learning more about each other, and in
> > cooperating together to mutual benefit.
> >
> > Gene Gaines
> > Vice President, DCISOC
> > gene.gaines at gainesgroup.com
> >
> > Martin Burack
> > President, DCISOC
> > marty at burack.nu
> >
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> > A Washington DC Appreciation Evening for Vint Cerf & Bob Kahn
> >
> > Date:   Tuesday, May 10, 2005, 7 - 9:30 p.m.
> > Where:  Booz Allen World Headquarters, McLean, Virginia
> > Host:   DCISOC - Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society
> >
> > Our own Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf, as you probably know, have been
> > named winners of the Association for Computing Machinery's annual
> > Turing Award.
> >
> > The ACM (www.acm.org) is recognized as the premier organization
> > for computing professionals, and its Turing Award has honored
> > the computer scientists and engineers who created the systems
> > and underlying theoretical foundations that have propelled the
> > information technology industry.
> >
> > The Turing Award will be presented at the ACM Awards Banquet in
> > San Francisco, in June.
> >
> > We're proud of this further recognition for the pioneering
> > efforts of Vint and Bob. Since we all can't get to the ACM
> > meeting in San Francisco, the chapter will hold a meeting to
> > express our gratitude for everything Bob and Vint have done,
> > not just for the industry but for ISOC as well.
> >
> > The evening will start with a social hour, with time to say
> > hello to Vint and Bob. Several speakers (including Dennis
> > Doughty, President, Booz-Allen-Hamilton Worldwide Technology
> > Business) will touch briefly on the differences the Internet
> > has brought to the world. Internet pioneer Steve Crocker will
> > ask Bob and Vint to share their thoughts, looking back on
> > three decades of remarkable change and to the future.
> >
> > We will have available replica copies of historical (Internet)
> > documents which Vint and Bob may be so kind as to autograph for
> > us.
> >
> > During the evening, leaders of ISOC chapters around the world
> > will be joining the meeting via the Internet to congratulate
> > Vint and Bob, and thank the two for their key roles in the start
> > and growth of the Internet, as well as in creating ISOC.
> >
> > To attend, please R.S.V.P. to info at dcisoc.org. We need to give
> > Booz Allen a count of the expected number of attendees, as they
> > graciously will be providing refreshments.
> >
> > Date:   May 10th (Tuesday)
> > Time:   7:00-9:30 p.m.
> > Place:  Booz-Allen-Hamilton
> >            Allen Building - Conference Center
> >            8283 Greensboro Drive
> >            McLean, VA 22102
> >            Telephone: 1 (703) 902-5000
> >
> > Map and detailed driving directions:
> >   www.dcisoc.org/bah_directions.pdf   or
> >    www.dcisoc.org/bah_directions.gif
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ---------------------------------------------
> Alan Levin
> Tel: +27 21 409-7997