[APAC-Discuss] Farewell Meeting for Toru Takahashi - June 15, @InterOp Tokyo

[Izumi AIZU]

Hi,
As the date of the memorial meeting at InterOp is coming close, could you
please consider sharing your words for Toru, from the link below (if not
done yet).

So far, four people made the contributions.

https://bit.ly/ThankyouToru

Thank you again,

izumi



2023年5月12日(金) 12:05 Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org>:

> <please distribute below to whomever you feel appropriate>
>
> Dear all,
> Internet pioneer Toru Takahashi passed away on December 20, 2022, at the
> age of 81.  I feel really sad.
>
> A Farewell Meeting is planned by Jun Murai and Toru's friends to take
> place on June 15, during the InterOp Tokyo 2023, as Toru was the sole host
> of the first InterOp Tokyo in 1994.
>
> You are most welcome to attend in person, or send messages here:
> https://forms.gle/zBsUi537CxsREihVA
>
> I will compile them and pass them to the meeting host.
>
> Date: June 15, 2023
> Time: 18:30 - 20:00
> Venue: Hotel New Otani Makuhari,
>             Lapis room, 2nd Floor
> Fee:  10,000 Yen (Please pay at the door)
>
> A registration form in Japanese is prepared below:
> https://frm.f2ff.jp/form/0615form/
>
> As many of you know, Toru was instrumental to diffuse the Internet in
> Japan and many Asian countries. He was the Chairperson of the Japan
> Internet Association, Chair of the Executive Council of the APNIC, and
> President of Tokyo Internet (ISP), and generously supported the AP*
> organization activities including APRICOT, APIA, APTLD, and AP* annual
> retreats. He was one of the most active members of the global Internet
> policy and governance activities from Asia Pacific in the 1990s and 2000s.
>
> His life is described here:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru_Takahashi_(Internet)
> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/03/02/vale-toru-takahashi-1941-2022/
>
> For more information, please ask me:
> iza at anr.org
>
> Izumi Aizu
> --
>                      >> Izumi Aizu <<
> Institute for InfoSocionomics, Tama University, Tokyo
>
> www.anr.org
>
>

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                     >> Izumi Aizu <<
Institute for InfoSocionomics, Tama University, Tokyo
Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita,
Japan
www.anr.org
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