[ripe-list] Gert Döring Receives 2022 Rob Blokzijl Award

On 26/05/2022 10:55, Niall O'Reilly wrote:

Kudos Gert!

-Hank

>
>   Gert Döring Receives 2022 Rob Blokzijl Award
>
> On Thursday 19 May at RIPE 84 in Berlin, Gert Döring received the Rob 
> Blokzijl Award for his long-standing contribution to the Address 
> Policy Working Group and the RIPE community and for his work to 
> promote IPv6.
>
> The award honours the memory of Rob Blokzijl, the first Chair of RIPE. 
> It recognises individuals who have made substantial technical and 
> operational contributions to the development of the Internet in the 
> RIPE NCC service region and supported or enabled others.
>
> Since the beginning of his career, Gert has been sharing knowledge, 
> connecting people, building consensus and helping others to contribute 
> and succeed. He is a role model for working group chairs around the globe.
>
> Together with the award, Gert receives EUR 10,000 from the Foundation, 
> and has offered to donate part of this sum to buy a fibre optic 
> splicer to help rebuild networks in Ukraine, with the Foundation 
> making up the remainder.
>
> More information on the Rob Blokzijl Foundation is available here:
> http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org/
>
> Best regards,
>
> Niall O’Reilly
> On behalf of the Board of the Rob Blokzijl Foundation
>
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