[Chapter-delegates] Remembering Nabil

[Joly MacFie]

Thanks Raul,

On the occasion of Nabil's induction into the Internet Hall of Fame in
2017, Elon University posted an interview
https://youtu.be/sK2WEsmkE5I

A giant, certainly. You are fortunate to have known him, we to have had him
as a colleague.

Joly

On Fri, Jan 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM Raúl Echeberría via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

>
>
> Dear colleagues:
>
> During my years on the Internet Society Board, as a member and as Chair,
> and then when I worked for the Internet Society as VP of Global
> Engagement, I had the opportunity to travel a lot and meet extraordinary
> people from ISOC chapters and community from all regions.
>
> Hundreds of amazing people and hundreds of amazing stories.
>
> One of those people that I was so pleased to meet was Nabil Bukhalid,
> Internet pioneer in Lebanon and founder of the Lebanese Domain Registry,
> among other achievements.
>
> Nabil was a very respected and well-known person but he did not lose his
> humility. A very nice person with whom it was impossible not to have
> interesting conversations.
>
> The 3 times I had the opportunity to visit Lebanon, the chapter
> colleagues (Nicolas, Salam, Jacques and many others) and Nabil, were
> excellent hosts and representatives of traditional Lebanese hospitality.
> I have very fond memories of lunches and dinners shared on those trips
> to Beirut.
>
> In 2017, I was able to share with Nabil, in California - USA, the moment
> when he was recognized as a member of the Internet Hall of Fame. He did
> not feel that he had done anything special. That day he told me: I was
> just in the right place at the right time.
>
> In 2018, on my last visit to Lebanon, Nabil gave me a bottle of wine
> that we had already tasted a couple of years before in a previous trip
> (Iris Domain 2009) . A wine that I really liked and that Nabil was proud
> of. I think because it was produced in his region.
>
> Today marks 2 years since his unexpected death. I can't think of a
> better way to honor him than to share these memories. And today I will
> toast Nabil with that wine that he gave me in 2018 and that I still
> keep.
>
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