The Internet Hall of Fame nominations are now open. Please provide your nominations here: http://internethalloffame.org/nominations.
Thanks. Russ > http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-hall-fame-celebrates-internet-leaders-second-annual-induction-ceremony-set-june-2013 > > You may know someone that deserves to be nominated ... > > Russ > > = = = = = = = = > > Internet Hall of Fame Celebrates Internet Leaders: Second Annual Induction > Ceremony Set for June 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey > > Inductee Nominations Open January 11 > > [Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland] – Building on the historic > foundation it established earlier this year, the Internet Hall of Fame will > once again help make history in 2013 when it honors individuals who have been > important to the Internet’s open development and growth. The Internet Society > today announced that nominations for the second annual awards will open on > January 11, and the 2013 inductees will be announced and honored at a > ceremony held June 26, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. > > This year’s Internet Hall of Fame will continue the important tradition of > celebrating Internet visionaries, innovators, and leaders from around the > world who have made significant contributions to the development and > advancement of the open, global Internet. > > This year’s nomination process is open to the public and the nomination form > will be available on the Internet Hall of Fame website, > www.internethalloffame.org, starting January 11, 2013. Nominees are > considered for induction into one of the three categories: > > * Pioneers Circle: recognizing individuals instrumental in the early design > and development of the Internet. > > * Innovators: recognizing individuals who made outstanding technological, > commercial, or policy advances and helped to expand the Internet’s reach. > > * Global Connectors: recognizing individuals who have made major > contributions to the growth, connectivity, and use of the Internet, either on > a global scale or within a specific region or community. > > “The Internet Hall of Fame recognizes the extraordinary people who have > helped to shape the Internet into the most successful global platform for > communication, social, and economic development ever seen,” said Internet > Society President and CEO Lynn St. Amour. “We look forward to the second year > and recognizing individuals from across the world for their passions, > innovations, and commitments to the Internet and its role in making their > communities – and the world – a better place.” > > The inaugural Internet Hall of Fame inductees were announced in April 2012 in > Geneva, Switzerland, in conjunction with the Internet Society’s 20th > anniversary celebration and Global INET event, which brought together > Internet experts and enthusiasts to discuss the Internet’s future. The > Internet Hall of Fame will be held annually on a global rotation. The 2013 > Internet Hall of Fame ceremony will be co-located with several other Internet > Society regional events in Istanbul, Turkey, June 25-26, 2013. >
