Dear Colleagues,
The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce that its Chief Scientist, Daniel
Karrenberg, has been elected as the new Chair of the Internet Society’s
(ISOC’s) Board of Trustees. Daniel was elected during ISOC’s Annual
General Meeting (AGM) which was held recently in Marrakesh, Morocco.
"The Internet Society has much to contribute to the continued success of
the Internet," said Daniel. "The diligent work of my predecessors, the
Trustees and the staff has put the society in a very sound position.
Building on this foundation we will intensify our work in the areas of
public policy and education. We will ensure that the IETF has the
administrative support it needs to continue its exemplary
standardisation work. We will continue to build a healthy network of
chapters for local activities close to the Internet users. All this will
help us to realise our motto 'The Internet is for Everyone'".
Daniel is a pioneer member of ISOC and has been actively involved with
the development of many of the society’s educational initiatives. He
taught tutorials at early INET conferences, supported networking
workshops and has written ISOC member briefings about Internet
operations and coordination. In 2001 he was awarded the Jon Postel
service award in recognition of two decades of extraordinary dedication
to the development of networking in Europe and around the world. A
regular IETF participant since 1992, Daniel has co-authored several RFCs.
We hope you will join the RIPE NCC in congratulating Daniel on his
election and wishing him continued success with the important
contributions he makes to ISOC’s work for the Internet community.
Regards,
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC
