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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Forwarding announcement from the NINCH listserv.... >Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:32:38 -0500 >From: David Green <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Nominate Cultural Community Pioneers of the Electronic Frontier > >NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT >February 23, 1999 > > ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION: PIONEER AWARDS > Deadline for Nominations: March 10, 1999 > <http://www.eff.org/pioneer.html> > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > >This award is open to all so let us be bold and seize the opportunity to >nominate those who have led those of us in the cultural communities across >the digital frontier. > >David Green >=========== > >>Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:33:22 -0800 >>From: Alex Fowler <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: Looking for Pioneers of the Electronic Frontier > > > THE EIGHTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EFF PIONEER AWARDS: > CALL FOR NOMINATIONS > > ------------------------------------- > Please redistribute this notice in appropriate fora > ------------------------------------- > > In every field of human endeavor, there are those dedicated to > expanding knowledge, freedom, efficiency, and utility. Along the > electronic frontier, this is especially true. To recognize this, the > Electronic Frontier Foundation established the Pioneer Awards for > deserving individuals and organizations. > > The Pioneer Awards are international and nominations are open to all. > The deadline for nominations this year is March 10, 1999. Nominations > must be sent to [log in to unmask] > > In March of 1992, the first EFF Pioneer Awards were given in > Washington D.C. The winners were: Douglas C. Engelbart, Robert Kahn, > Jim Warren, Tom Jennings, and Andrzej Smereczynski. The 1993 Pioneer > Award recipients were Paul Baran, Vinton Cerf, Ward Christensen, Dave > Hughes and the USENET software developers, represented by the > software's originators Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis. The 1994 Pioneer > Award winners were Ivan Sutherland, Whitfield Diffie and Martin > Hellman, Murray Turoff and Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Lee Felsenstein, Bill > Atkinson, and the WELL. The 1995 Pioneer Award winners were Philip > Zimmermann, Anita Borg, and Willis Ware. The 1996 Pioneer Award > winners were Robert Metcalfe, Peter Neumann, Shabbir Safdar and > Matthew Blaze. The 1997 winners were Marc Rotenberg, Johan "Julf" > Helsingius, and (special honorees) Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil. > The 1998 winners were Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, and Barbara > Simons. > > The 8th Annual Pioneer Awards will be given in Washington, D.C., at > the 9th Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy in April of > 1999. > > All nominations will be reviewed by a panel of judges chosen for their > knowledge of computer-based communications and the technical, legal, > and social issues involved in computer technology and computer > communications. > > This year's judges are Mike Godwin, Bruce Koball, Hal Abelson, Lorrie > Cranor, Phil Agre, and Simona Nass. > > There are no specific categories for the Pioneer Awards, but the > following guidelines apply: > > 1. The nominees must have made a substantial contribution to the > health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based > communications. > > 2. The contribution may be technical, social, economic, or cultural. > > 3. Nominations may be of individuals, systems, or organizations in > the private or public sectors. > > 4. Nominations are open to all, and you may nominate more than one > recipient. You may nominate yourself or your organization. > > 5. All nominations, to be valid, must contain your reasons, however > brief, for nominating the individual or organization, along with a > means of contacting the nominee, and your own contact number. > Anonymous nominations will be allowed, but we prefer to be able to > contact the nominating parties in the event that we need more > information. > > 6. Every person or organization, with the single exception of EFF > staff members, are eligible for Pioneer Awards. > > 7. Persons or representatives of organizations receiving a Pioneer > Award will be invited to attend the ceremony at the Foundation's > expense. > > You may nominate as many as you wish, but please use one form per > nomination. You may return the forms to us via email to: > [log in to unmask] > > Just tell us the name of the nominee, the phone number or email > address at which the nominee can be reached, and, most important, why > you feel the nominee deserves the award. You may attach supporting > documentation in Microsoft Word or other standard binary formats. > Please include your own name, address, phone number, and e-mail > address. > > We're looking for the Pioneers of the Electronic Frontier that have > made and are making a difference. > > Thanks for helping us find them, > The Electronic Frontier Foundation > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Alexander Fowler > Director of Public Affairs > Electronic Frontier Foundation > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Tel: 415 436 9333; Fax 415 436 9993 > > You can find EFF on the Web at <http://www.eff.org> > > EFF supports the Global Internet Liberty Campaign > <http://www.gilc.org> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >