IEEE Hosts Three Silicon Valley Historic Events – Part 3

The last of the three events to honor six IEEE Milestones and the 50th Anniversary of the Internet took place on Monday May 20^th, 2024 at the Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, CA.

Titled “IEEE Milestone Celebration: TCP, 802 Standards, and Google” the event added three new plaques to the CHM’s Front Wall IEEE Milestone Plaques. These are duplicate plaques as the originals are placed at a location related to the work that led to the Milestone Award. In addition to the three mentioned, the three Milestones awarded to SRI PARC on Friday, May 17 were also added to the CHM Front Wall, bringing the total number to 26!

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Dialog and Roger Summit: Career Bedrock

A recent first post-COVID Dialog reunion has created a flurry of communication, activity and appreciation. As my colleague, Suzy Trigonis, said on social media, “25 years ago, most of Dialog’s employees left with lots of tears & hugs as the company was purchased & moved to North Carolina. We vowed to keep in touch … and we did.” The guest of honor was Roger Summit, founder, President and CEO of Dialog. Here is my appreciation.

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