[Chapter-delegates] New inductees in Internet Hall of Fame

[Michiel Leenaars]

Dear all,

I did not yet see this announcement pass by, but very happy to see
11 new inductees into the Internet Hall of Fame [1] ... and if any of
them are on this list, congratulations!

The 2019 inductees: 

    Adiel Akplogan (Africa) advanced the Internet in Africa and served
    as founding CEO of the Regional Internet Registry for Africa

    Kimberly Claffy (United States) pioneered the field of Internet
    data collection, measurement and analysis

    Douglas Comer (United States) wrote the first series of
    authoritative textbooks explaining the scientific principles of the
    Internet’s design and communications protocols

     Elise Gerich (United States) was instrumental in the transition of
     the NSFNET to the modern-day Internet and the transition of the
     Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions from stewardship of
     the U.S. government to a multistakeholder community

    Larry Irving (United States) was a driving force behind the
    identification of the Digital Divide in the U.S, igniting global
    interest in the issue

    Dan Lynch (United States) drove adoption of TCP/IP protocols and
    played a key role in driving the Internet towards a commercial
    network

    Jean Armour Polly (United States)  pioneered free Internet access
    in public libraries

    José Soriano (Peru) was a leader in bringing the Internet to Peru
    and designed a replicable “public Internet” model

    Michael Stanton (Brazil) was instrumental in bringing the Internet
    to Brazil, and continues to participate in the design and
    deployment of scalable optical networks in South America and around
    the world

    Klaas Wierenga (Netherlands) invented eduroam, an international
    Wi-Fi roaming service for academic and research communities in over
    100 countries

    Suguru Yamaguchi (Japan) was a cybersecurity research pioneer and
    global leader in its deployment; and founded Asia Pacific broadband
    Internet research and educational network project via satellite

[1]
https://www.internethalloffame.org/blog/2019/09/27/2019-internet-hall-fame-inductees-announced

Met vriendelijke groet,
Michiel Leenaars
Directeur 

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