25 May 2012
After being inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame on April 23, 2012 at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland Mr. Landweber sat down with Internet Society to discuss his accomplishments, memories and share his thoughts on the future of the Internet. For more information on the Internet Hall of Fame please visit: http://www.internethalloffame.org
Dr. Landweber's first networking project in 1977, TheoryNet, involved an email system for theoretical computer scientists. In 1979, he proposed and later led the establishment of the CSNET (Computer Science Network) project. The goal of CSNET was to build a network for all US university and industrial computer research groups. By 1984, over 180 university, industrial, and government computer science departments were participating in CSNET. His team also developed one of the first Internet protocol implementations (1981-84, IBM VM systems).
Dr. Landweber was a leader in the development of the international Internet. In the 1980s, he helped establish the first network gateways between the US and countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Landweber promoted CSNET through the International Academic NetWorkshops (IANW/INET or "Landweber Conferences"), which educated scientists from around the world on how to implement national academic and research networks in their countries. These NetWorkshops, which were attended by individuals who were pioneering the development of national networks in their countries, helped accelerate the development of the Internet.
Dr. Landweber's first networking project in 1977, TheoryNet, involved an email system for theoretical computer scientists. In 1979, he proposed and later led the establishment of the CSNET (Computer Science Network) project. The goal of CSNET was to build a network for all US university and industrial computer research groups. By 1984, over 180 university, industrial, and government computer science departments were participating in CSNET. His team also developed one of the first Internet protocol implementations (1981-84, IBM VM systems).
Dr. Landweber was a leader in the development of the international Internet. In the 1980s, he helped establish the first network gateways between the US and countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Landweber promoted CSNET through the International Academic NetWorkshops (IANW/INET or "Landweber Conferences"), which educated scientists from around the world on how to implement national academic and research networks in their countries. These NetWorkshops, which were attended by individuals who were pioneering the development of national networks in their countries, helped accelerate the development of the Internet.
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10 May 2012
After being inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame on April 23, 2012 at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland Ms. Hafkin sat down with Internet Society to discuss her accomplishments, memories and share her thoughts on the future of the Internet. For more information on the Internet Hall of Fame please visit: http://www.internethalloffame.org
Among the first to enter the field of electronic communications in Africa, Nancy Hafkin has been a pioneer and innovator in the area of networking, development information, and electronic communications, working primarily with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa. Dr. Hafkin's work on African networking helped build the continent's ICT framework through partnerships with governmental, nongovernmental, and development institutions. At UNECA, she served as coordinator for UNECA's African Information Society Initiative and team leader for promoting information and communication technologies for development. Dr. Hafkin also served as chief of the Pan African Development Information System and chief of research and publications at the African Training and Research Center for Women. She played a central role in facilitating the Association for Progressive Communications' (APC) work to enable email connectivity in more than 10 countries during the early 1990s before full Internet connectivity became a reality in most of Africa.
Hafkin has been instrumental in helping raise global awareness of issues related to gender and information technology and development. In 2006 she co-edited "Cinderella or Cyberella: Empowering Women in the Knowledge Society," a collection of essays discussing ways that information and communications technologies empower women. Most recently she contributed the chapter on gender issues to the World Web Foundation volume edited by George Sadowsky, "Accelerating Development Using the Web: Empowering Poor and Marginalized Populations."
Among the first to enter the field of electronic communications in Africa, Nancy Hafkin has been a pioneer and innovator in the area of networking, development information, and electronic communications, working primarily with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa. Dr. Hafkin's work on African networking helped build the continent's ICT framework through partnerships with governmental, nongovernmental, and development institutions. At UNECA, she served as coordinator for UNECA's African Information Society Initiative and team leader for promoting information and communication technologies for development. Dr. Hafkin also served as chief of the Pan African Development Information System and chief of research and publications at the African Training and Research Center for Women. She played a central role in facilitating the Association for Progressive Communications' (APC) work to enable email connectivity in more than 10 countries during the early 1990s before full Internet connectivity became a reality in most of Africa.
Hafkin has been instrumental in helping raise global awareness of issues related to gender and information technology and development. In 2006 she co-edited "Cinderella or Cyberella: Empowering Women in the Knowledge Society," a collection of essays discussing ways that information and communications technologies empower women. Most recently she contributed the chapter on gender issues to the World Web Foundation volume edited by George Sadowsky, "Accelerating Development Using the Web: Empowering Poor and Marginalized Populations."
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10 May 2012
After being inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame on April 23, 2012 at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland Dr. Crocker sat down with Internet Society to discuss his accomplishments, memories and share his thoughts on the future of the Internet. For more information on the Internet Hall of Fame please visit: http://www.internethalloffame.org
Dr. Crocker is CEO and co-founder of Shinkuro, Inc., a start-up company focused on dynamic sharing of information across the Internet and the deployment of improved security protocols. Dr. Crocker has been involved in the Internet since its inception. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, while he was a graduate student at UCLA, he was part of the team that developed the protocols for the ARPANET and laid the foundation for today's Internet. He organized the Network Working Group, which was the forerunner of the modern Internet Engineering Task Force and initiated the Request for Comment (RFC) series of notes through which protocol designs are documented and shared. For this work, Dr. Crocker was awarded the 2002 IEEE Internet Award.
Dr. Crocker is CEO and co-founder of Shinkuro, Inc., a start-up company focused on dynamic sharing of information across the Internet and the deployment of improved security protocols. Dr. Crocker has been involved in the Internet since its inception. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, while he was a graduate student at UCLA, he was part of the team that developed the protocols for the ARPANET and laid the foundation for today's Internet. He organized the Network Working Group, which was the forerunner of the modern Internet Engineering Task Force and initiated the Request for Comment (RFC) series of notes through which protocol designs are documented and shared. For this work, Dr. Crocker was awarded the 2002 IEEE Internet Award.
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8 May 2012
After being inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame on April 23, 2012 at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland Ms. Feinler sat down with Internet Society to discuss her accomplishments, memories and share her thoughts on the future of the Internet. For more information on the Internet Hall of Fame please visit: http://www.internethalloffame.org
Elizabeth Feinler Bio:
Elizabeth Feinler pioneered and managed first the ARPANET, and then the Defense Data Network (DDN), network information centers (NIC) under contract to the Department of Defense (DoD). Both of these early networks were the forerunners of today's Internet.
Her group developed the first Internet "yellow-" and "white-page" servers as well as the first query-based network host name and address (WHOIS) server. Her group managed the Host Naming Registry for the Internet from 1972 until 1989. As part of this effort, she and her group developed the top-level domain-naming scheme of .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .org, and .net, which are still in use today.
She was appointed Delegate at Large to the White House Conference on Libraries and Information Centers; has been a member of ACM, ASIS, IEEE, and was a founding member of the Internet Engineering Task Force. In 2000, she was inducted into the SRI Alumni Hall of Fame.
Elizabeth Feinler Bio:
Elizabeth Feinler pioneered and managed first the ARPANET, and then the Defense Data Network (DDN), network information centers (NIC) under contract to the Department of Defense (DoD). Both of these early networks were the forerunners of today's Internet.
Her group developed the first Internet "yellow-" and "white-page" servers as well as the first query-based network host name and address (WHOIS) server. Her group managed the Host Naming Registry for the Internet from 1972 until 1989. As part of this effort, she and her group developed the top-level domain-naming scheme of .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .org, and .net, which are still in use today.
She was appointed Delegate at Large to the White House Conference on Libraries and Information Centers; has been a member of ACM, ASIS, IEEE, and was a founding member of the Internet Engineering Task Force. In 2000, she was inducted into the SRI Alumni Hall of Fame.
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