MEDIA RELEASE PR37021
International Award Recognizes Extraordinary Efforts to Advance Next-Generation Internet Protocol
HIROSHIMA, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Lorenzo Colitti and Erik Kline of Google to receive initial Itojun Service Award
The first Itojun Service Award was presented today at this week's Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
meeting in Hiroshima, Japan to Lorenzo Colitti and Erik Kline of Google for their outstanding contributions to
the development and deployment of IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol.
Announced last year, the Itojun Service Award honours the memory of Dr. Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, who
passed away in 2007, aged just 37. The award, established by the friends of itojun and administered by the
Internet Society (ISOC), recognises and commemorates the extraordinary dedication exercised by
itojun over the course of IPv6 development.
"The sustained efforts of Lorenzo and Erik have tangibly increased the availability of Web-based services
that use IPv6, reflecting the Itojun Service Award's focus on pragmatic contributions in the spirit of serving the
global Internet's continued evolution," said Jun Murai of the Itojun Service Award committee and Director of
the WIDE Project. "The Itojun Service award aims to recognize how important both the development of IPv6
and related protocols and efforts to advance their deployment are to ensuring the Internet continues to serve
as a platform for innovation around the world."
The Itojun Service Award is focused on pragmatic contributions to developing and deploying IPv6 in the
spirit of serving the Internet. The award, expected to be presented annually, includes a presentation crystal, a
US$3,000 honorarium and a travel grant.
Lorenzo Colitti, Network Engineer at Google said, "This is a great honour. Itojun is a legend in the IPv6
community, and the Internet is indebted to him. Without his foundational work, none of what we achieved with
IPv6 would be possible - we stand on the shoulders of giants. Itojun has been a source of inspiration, and I
regret never being able to meet him, to show him our work, and show him that we too shared his vision of
bringing IPv6 to the users of the Internet."
Erik Kline, IPv6 Software Engineer at Google said, "It's humbling to be sharing the Itojun Service Award,
having achieved by comparison only a small fraction of the impact of his widely influential body of work. For
me personally, Google's IPv6 efforts are not just for the Internet and its future but also a way to honor his
vision, dedication, and passion."
IPv6 was developed within the IETF, the Internet's premier standards-making body responsible for the
development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community
of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet
and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture.
More information on the Itojun Service Award is available at:
About IPv6
All devices that connect to the Internet need an Internet Protocol (IP) address. Currently, the vast majority of
the Internet uses IP version 4 (IPv4) addresses. IPv6 is the next generation address standard, offering a
far greater pool of public addresses than IPv4. IPv6 has been available for use since 1999, but as the end of
the available pool of IPv4 addresses approaches, the need for more understanding, awareness, and
deployment of IPv6 is becoming more important.
About the Internet Society
The Internet Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet related
standards, education, and policy. With offices in Washington, D.C., and Geneva, Switzerland, it is dedicated to
ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the
world. More information is available at:
SOURCE: The Internet Society
CONTACT: Greg Wood of the Internet Society,
+1-703-439-2145,
wood@isoc.org
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