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

[Kuo-Wei Wu]

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Kuo Wu

Paul Wilson <pwilson at apnic.net>於 2023年5月12日 週五，11:20寫道：

> Dear Izumi, and colleagues,
>
> Thanks for this news. This will be a sad occasion, but it’s very good to
> hear of the plan. Unfortunately I’m committed to attend the ICANN meeting
> in USA during the same week so it won’t be possible for me to attend in
> person.
>
> However, during APNIC 56 in Kyoto during September, where we’ll celebrate
> APNIC’s 30th birthday, we will also include tributes to Toru as a key
> figure in APNIC’s formation and early years. You will hear more about this
> in due course.
>
> All the best to all,
>
> Paul.
> ------------------------------
>
> Paul Wilson, Director-General, APNIC dg at apnic.net
> http://www.apnic.net @apnicdg
>
> On 12 May 2023, at 13:05, Izumi AIZU wrote:
>
> <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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