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- Luiz Alberto Rasseli Junior
Former Director of RedCLARA joins the Internet Hall of Fame
The distinction was granted to Florencio Utreras, in celebration of the 25 years of Internet Society
The former RedCLARA Executive Director, Florencio Utreras, was named to the Internet Hall of Fame, this Monday, September 18, 2017. Utreras was honored in the Global Connectors category, which recognizes individuals who have made “significant 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.”
The 2017 Internet Hall of Fame Ceremony was held in conjunction with the 25th Internet Society anniversary celebrations in a series of events held between September 17-19 on the campus of UCLA. Among other contributions, the award highlighted the leadership of Florencio Utreras in Chile's connection to the BITNET network in 1987 and the Chilean academic network, REUNA.
Another 13 Internet visionaries also received the distinction, among them the Venezuelan Ermanno Pietrosemoli, who led technical education of the Internet in dozens of countries in South America and Africa, and was instrumental in building Universidad de los Andes’ direct connection to the Internet backbone, and the brazilian Tadao Takahashi, instrumental in the planning and deployment of the Internet in Brazil, and founded and led Brazil’s National Research Network.
The Internet Hall of Fame (www.internethalloffame.org) 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.
A recording of the Internet Hall of Fame induction ceremony can be seen via Livestream. More details on the 2017 Internet Hall of Fame inductees, including their biographies and photos, can be found at www.internethalloffame.org. You can follow the Internet Hall of Fame on Facebook and on Twitter at @Internet_HOF (#IHOF2017).
RedCLARA’s team congratulates Florencio Utreras for such a great achievement.
