In memoriam
Remembering Francis Kariuki: Africa’s Tweeting Chief
Growing the Internet
2 December 2020
Remembering Francis Kariuki: Africa’s Tweeting Chief
The African community networks community is sad to learn about the passing of one of its prolific members, Chief...
Tarek Kamel: A Loss to the Internet Community
About Internet Society
11 October 2019
Tarek Kamel: A Loss to the Internet Community
It was indeed very sad news yesterday that Tarek Kamel passed away. Despite his suffering and illness, no one...
Remembering Tarek Kamel
About Internet Society
10 October 2019
Remembering Tarek Kamel
We learned the sad news today that Tarek Kamel, one of the global Internet community’s best-known figures, has passed...
Remembering Bob Braden
About Internet Society
19 April 2018
Remembering Bob Braden
We at the Internet Society are sad to note the recent death of Robert (“Bob”) Braden. During his long...
Remembering Pål Spilling
About Internet Society
17 January 2018
Remembering Pål Spilling
It is with a heavy heart that I report to Internauts everywhere that one of the early pioneers of...
Remembering Martin K. Obuya
About Internet Society
25 December 2017
Remembering Martin K. Obuya
It has been a number of sad days now for the Internet Society Africa Regional Bureau and the Internet...
Continuing David Vyorst’s Legacy: Recognizing the Next Generation of Open Internet Advocates
About Internet Society
12 December 2017
Continuing David Vyorst’s Legacy: Recognizing the Next Generation of Open Internet Advocates
Last week we shared the sad news that David Vyorst, the Executive Director of the ISOC-DC chapter and an...
Remembering David Vyorst
About Internet Society
7 December 2017
Remembering David Vyorst
This is a very sad day for the Internet Society community. Yesterday, we learned that David Vyorst, the Executive...
Remembering Ray Tomlinson
About Internet Society
6 March 2016
Remembering Ray Tomlinson
The Internet community has lost one of our true innovators and pioneers. Ray Tomlinson, best known as the inventor...
Remembering Rob Blokzijl
Technology
2 December 2015
Remembering Rob Blokzijl
On December 1, 2015, Rob Blokzijl passed away. Rob Blokzijl started his career as a nuclear physicist, where he...
Remembering Wendy Rickard
Pre-2016 Press Releases
14 August 2012
Remembering Wendy Rickard
The Internet Society is deeply saddened at the passing of Wendy Rickard this week after losing an extended battle...