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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Congratulations! Geoff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Brooks<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 24 April 2012 12:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> ausnog@lists.ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] Fwd: [ISOC-AU-mems] AUSTRALIAN HONOURED IN INAUGURAL INTERNET HALL OF FAME<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>'Twas an honour to be present for the awards announcement.<br>Congratulations Geoff, very well deserved.<br></span><br>-------- Original Message -------- <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Subject: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>[ISOC-AU-mems] AUSTRALIAN HONOURED IN INAUGURAL INTERNET HALL OF FAME<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Date: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:38:45 +1000 (EST)<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>From: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>Narelle Clark <a href="mailto:President@isoc-au.org.au"><President@isoc-au.org.au></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Reply-To: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:President@isoc-au.org.au">President@isoc-au.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>To: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:iamems@isoc-au.org.au">iamems@isoc-au.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>MEDIA RELEASE<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>AUSTRALIAN HONOURED IN INAUGURAL INTERNET HALL OF FAME<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The Internet Society of Australia is pleased to announce that Australia's<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Geoff Huston has been recognised amongst the international pioneers of the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>global Internet.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>“As a founding Director of ISOC-AU and one of the technologists<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>responsible for installing the original Internet connectivity into and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>across Australia, Geoff Huston's contribution is well known to us in<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Australia,” said Narelle Clark in Geneva for the INET conference today.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>“To see him recognised in such a prestigious global forum, amongst all the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>other luminaries, is a testament to his impact across the globe.” “Since<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>its inception Geoff has been part of the Internet's growth within<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Australia, both in the university and private sector, as well as leading<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>research and network monitoring activities that are acknowledged for<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>their impact worldwide. We, in the Australian Chapter of the Internet<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Society, are truly proud of and thankful for his many contributions.”<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Geoff is listed amongst the Hall of Fame inductees at:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/geoff-huston">http://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/geoff-huston</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The awards were part of the 20th birthday celebrations for the global<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Internet Society, attended by many of the pioneers noted for their<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>inventions enabling the Internet today. Represented by its President,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Narelle Clark, also serving on the Board of Trustees, and its Treasurer,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Paul Brooks, the Australian Chapter was also recognised as one of the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>founding chapters of the Internet Society.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The Internet Society of Australia is a non-profit society founded in 1996<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>to promote Internet development in Australia for the whole community,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>representing the interests of Internet users, builders and researchers in<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Australia.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>See <a href="http://www.isoc-au.org.au">www.isoc-au.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Media contact:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Narelle Clark<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>President, ISOC-AU<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>0412 297 043<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:President@isoc-au.org.au">President@isoc-au.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>24 April 2012<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Currently in Geneva: Sydney time -8hrs<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The Internet Is For Everyone<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.isoc-au.org.au">http://www.isoc-au.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>INTERNET SOCIETY PRESS RELEASE FOLLOWS<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Internet Hall of Fame Inductees Honoured at Historic First Annual Awards<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Internet Society celebrates inductees’ landmark achievements at Global<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>INET 2012<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Launches new website to highlight Internet Hall of Fame,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.internethalloffame.org">www.internethalloffame.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>[Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland – 23 April 2012] – The names of<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>the inaugural Internet Hall of Fame inductees were announced today at the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Internet Society’s Global INET 2012 conference in Geneva, Switzerland. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Internet pioneers and luminaries from around the world gathered at the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>conference to mark the Internet Society’s 20th anniversary, and attend an<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Awards Gala to honor the following 2012 inductees:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Pioneers Circle<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Recognizing individuals who were instrumental in the early design and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>development of the Internet: Paul Baran, Vint Cerf, Danny Cohen, Steve<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Crocker, Donald Davies, Elizabeth Feinler, Charles Herzfeld, Robert Kahn,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Peter Kirstein, Leonard Kleinrock, John Klensin, Jon Postel, Louis Pouzin,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and Lawrence Roberts.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Innovators<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Recognizing individuals who made outstanding technological, commercial, or<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>policy advances and helped to expand the Internet’s reach: Mitchell Baker,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, Van Jacobson, Lawrence Landweber, Paul<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Mockapetris, Craig Newmark, Raymond Tomlinson, Linus Torvalds, and Philip<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Zimmermann.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Global Connectors<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Recognizing individuals from around the world who have made significant<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>contributions to the global growth and use of the Internet: Randy Bush,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Kilnam Chon, Al Gore, Nancy Hafkin, Geoff Huston, Brewster Kahle, Daniel<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Karrenberg, Toru Takahashi, and Tan Tin Wee.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Commenting on the 2012 Internet Hall of Fame inductees, Internet Society<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>president and CEO Lynn St.Amour stated, “This historic assembly of<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Internet visionaries, innovators, and leaders represents an extraordinary<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>breadth of vision and work. While the inductees have extremely diverse<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>backgrounds and represent many different countries, each individual has an<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>incredible passion for their work. We all benefit from their outstanding<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>contributions to a global Internet, making it one of the greatest<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>catalysts of economic and societal development of all time.”<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>In conjunction with the announcement, the Internet Society has launched a<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>website at <a href="http://www.internethalloffame.org">www.internethalloffame.org</a> that will showcase the inductees and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>their contributions on an ongoing basis. The website, which includes<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>inductee photographs and biographies, will feature an exclusive column<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>series authored by Wired. Highlighting multiple inductees each month in<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Q&A interviews, the first interview will feature Internet Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Pioneer Vint Cerf.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>About the Internet Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>The Internet Hall of Fame is an annual awards program that has been<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>established by the Internet Society to publicly recognize a distinguished<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and select group of leaders and luminaries who have made significant<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>contributions to the development and advancement of the global Internet.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>More information on the program can be found at:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.internethalloffame.org">www.internethalloffame.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>About the Internet Society
<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>information and thought leadership from around the world. With its<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology, and future<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>everyone. For more information, see: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org">http://www.internetsociety.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Media contact: Wende Cover, <a href="mailto:cover@isoc.org">cover@isoc.org</a>, +1-703-439-277<o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>