+1 Kuo Wu Paul Wilson <pwilson@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@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@anr.org

Izumi Aizu -- >> Izumi Aizu << Institute for InfoSocionomics, Tama University, Tokyo

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