Nominations Invited For International Hall Of Fame 2019 By Internet Pioneers and Innovators

Organization:

The Internet Society is a leading advocate for a free and open Internet, promoting the open development, evolution and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.

About the Program:

The Internet Hall of Fame is a recognition program and virtual museum that celebrates the living history of the Internet and the individuals whose extraordinary contributions have made the Internet, its worldwide availability and use, and its transformative nature possible.  The Internet Hall of Fame was launched by the Internet Society in 2012. Inaugural inductees were announced on April 23, 2012 at the Internet Society’s Global INET conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The Internet Hall of Fame celebrates Internet pioneers and innovators from around the world who have helped change the way we live and work today. Their trailblazing accomplishments are as broad and diverse as the Internet itself; expanding the Internet’s benefits into new regions and communities, and creating new technologies and standards that were foundational to the Internet’s development and expansion.

The Internet Hall Of Fame Recognizes:

• Individuals who were instrumental in the design and development of the Internet with exceptional achievements that impacted the Internet's global advancement and evolution; or
• Individuals who made outstanding technological, commercial, or other advances and helped to expand the Internet’s positive impact on the lives of others; or
• Individuals who made major contributions to the growth, connectivity, and use of the Internet, either on a global scale or within a specific region, that resulted in global impact.

Criteria For Evaluation Include:

• Impact: The contribution has made an extraordinary impact on the development or growth of the Internet, and was and may still be directly relevant to the Internet's ongoing advancement and evolution.
• Influence: The contribution, relative to the Internet, has significantly influenced: 1) the work of others in the field; 2) society at large; or 3) another more defined but critical audience or region.
• Innovation: The contribution has broken new ground with original thinking/creativity that has established new paradigms, eliminated significant obstacles, or accelerated Internet advancements.
• Reach: The contribution has significantly impacted the Internet's reach among society at large, within key audiences or specific geographies, with global impact.
• Special consideration may also be given to nominees’ lifelong Internet-related accomplishments, contributions to more than one area of the Internet, and the overall benefit of their technological contributions to society.
• In addition to completing the nomination form, all nominations will require three (3) endorsement letters from three independent endorsers. The endorsement letters should come from people with a variety of perspectives, both inside and outside the nominee’s geographic region and place of employment, now or at the time of the contribution.

Nomination Process:

Internet enthusiasts from around the world are invited to submit applications for nominee candidates. Nominee applications are reviewed and screened to ensure they meet the nomination criteria and eligibility. The Internet Hall of Fame Advisory Board, comprised of a select group of past inductees, is responsible for the final selection of inductees.

Application Deadline: 8^th March; 2019

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