Steve Cisler passes

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Jean Armour Polly <mom () netmom com>
> Date: May 22, 2008 8:33:51 AM EDT
> To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Blog re Steve Cisler passes

> Dave, please place on IP, Vint said he had not heard about it yet  
> and I am sure many many of your readers will want to know.
>
> There is a new blog for condolences and memories about Steve Cisler,  
> who passed last week.
> http://communitynetworking2008.wordpress.com
>
> He served on the board of the Internet Society, and was among the  
> first people lobbying for the allocation of radio spectrum for  
> wireless computer networks-an effort that led to the establishment  
> of the 802.11b standard commonly used today.
>
> He worked for the Center for Science, Technology, and Society at  
> Santa Clara University on a project to network the Tech Award  
> Laureates (25 each year) http://techawards.org/ from 2001 to the  
> present. They have a photo and article up about his work at http://www.scu.edu/sts/
>
> Steve was extremely well-known in community networking movements  
> around the globe.
>
> Steve was a Senior Scientist at Apple Library for many years and ran  
> the Apple Library of Tomorrow project, which made grants to places  
> as diverse as the Pueblo of Zuni and the Library of Congress.
>
> A frequent conference speaker, he was also admired for his pithy  
> trip reports about travel to some remote (and not so remote)  
> community networking efforts.
>
> He also served in the Peace Corps and in the US Coast Guard.
>
> A memorial celebration is planned for June 2 in the San Jose area.
>
> Jean
> http://www.netmom.com



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