[Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Lorenzo Colitti and Erik Kline of Google to receive initial Itojun Service Award

[Greg Wood]

Hello,

For your reference, the following news release is being distributed  
today on behalf of the Itojun Service Award committee.

Sincerely,
-Greg


International Award Recognizes Extraordinary Efforts to Advance Next- 
Generation Internet Protocol

Lorenzo Colitti and Erik Kline of Google to receive initial Itojun  
Service Award

Hiroshima, Japan--11 November 2009--The first Itojun Service Award was  
presented today at this week's Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)  
meeting in Hiroshima, Japan to Lorenzo Colitti and Erik Kline of  
Google for their outstanding contributions to the development and  
deployment of IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol.

Announced last year, the Itojun Service Award honours the memory of  
Dr. Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, who passed away in 2007, aged just 37.  
The award, established by the friends of itojun and administered by  
the Internet Society (ISOC), recognises and commemorates the  
extraordinary dedication exercised by itojun over the course of IPv6  
development.

"The sustained efforts of Lorenzo and Erik have tangibly increased the  
availability of Web-based services that use IPv6, reflecting the  
Itojun Service Award's focus on pragmatic contributions in the spirit  
of serving the global Internet's continued evolution," said Jun Murai  
of the Itojun Service Award committee and Director of the WIDE  
Project. "The Itojun Service award aims to recognize how important  
both the development of IPv6 and related protocols and efforts to  
advance their deployment are to ensuring the Internet continues to  
serve as a platform for innovation around the world."

The Itojun Service Award is focused on pragmatic contributions to  
developing and deploying IPv6 in the spirit of serving the Internet.  
The award, expected to be presented annually, includes a presentation  
crystal, a US$3,000 honorarium and a travel grant.

Lorenzo Colitti, Network Engineer at Google said, "This is a great  
honour. Itojun is a legend in the IPv6 community, and the Internet is  
indebted to him. Without his foundational work, none of what we  
achieved with IPv6 would be possible - we stand on the shoulders of  
giants. Itojun has been a source of inspiration, and I regret never  
being able to meet him, to show him our work, and show him that we too  
shared his vision of bringing IPv6 to the users of the Internet."

Erik Kline, IPv6 Software Engineer at Google said, "It's humbling to  
be sharing the Itojun Service Award, having achieved by comparison  
only a small fraction of the impact of his widely influential body of  
work. For me personally, Google's IPv6 efforts are not just for the  
Internet and its future but also a way to honor his vision,  
dedication, and passion."

IPv6 was developed within the IETF, the Internet's premier standards- 
making body responsible for the development of protocols used in IP- 
based networks. IETF participants represent an international community  
of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in  
the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution  
of Internet architecture.

More information on the Itojun Service Award is available at:

http://www.isoc.org/itojun

About IPv6
All devices that connect to the Internet need an Internet Protocol  
(IP) address. Currently, the vast majority of the Internet uses IP  
version 4 (IPv4) addresses. IPv6 is the next generation address  
standard, offering a far greater pool of public addresses than IPv4.  
IPv6 has been available for use since 1999, but as the end of the  
available pool of IPv4 addresses approaches, the need for more  
understanding, awareness, and deployment of IPv6 is becoming more  
important.

About the Internet Society
The Internet Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to  
provide leadership in Internet related standards, education, and  
policy. With offices in Washington, D.C., and Geneva, Switzerland, it  
is dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of  
the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world. More  
information is available at: http://www.isoc.org

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