PRESS RELEASE

IPv6 Forum Honors Four IPv6 Evangelists with its Internet Pioneer
Award_______________
Luxembourg - Washington, D.C., November 13, 2012 - The IPv6 Forum announced therecipients of the IPv6 Forum Internet Pioneer Award and presented the awards toselected IPv6 Evangelists:

Peter Tseronis

Carol Bales

Jane Coffin

Ron Broersma"Pete, Carol, Jane and Ron symbolize the original spirit of the core team of the IPv6Forum that made IPv6 happen today. They have driven the mission with dedicationand tenacity becoming the prime pillars of the successful deployment of IPv6 at theUS Government and a model for around the world" states Latif Ladid, IPv6 ForumPresident.
”The IPv6 Forum Pioneer Award is recognition of significant achievement and hard
work from individuals who excel in their efforts to support our mission of IPv6
deployment across the world geographies for a cause greater than their own selfinterests. Pete, Jane, Carol and Ron have all met that requirement par excellence".
states Yanick Pouffary, Chair IPv6 Forum Logo Programs and IPv6 Forum Fellow“The secure and effective adoption of IPv6 is critical to the success of nextgeneration Internet platforms and seamless, reliable virtual communications. Aspart of the Federal Task Force on IPv6, I am proud of the strong collaboration
between our public and private partners and look forward to building on thisimportant work” states Peter Tseronis, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department ofEnergy

” I am honored and humbled to be recognized for this award. It takes committedand dedicated government officials and experts to catalyze efforts across a broad
range of agencies, perspectives, and stakeholders. Working with the Federal IPv6
Task Force was one of the most rewarding projects that I was privileged tocollaborate on while at NTIA. I applaud colleagues across the federal government
for their continued efforts, and simply encourage senior officials to continue tostress the importance of IPv6 deployment. A "thank you" to the IPv6 Forum fortheir energy and focus on the critical issue of IPv6 uptake and deployment." states
Jane Coffin, Director of Development Strategy at the Internet Society” The ability to access the Internet from any place, on any device and from any
network protocol is essential in ensuring Government services can reach everyone,thus the Federal Government is committed to the deployment and use of IPv6. The
Federal IPv6 Task Force appreciates the hard work put in by the global community
over the past several years to help make our transition to IPv6 successful. As wecontinue our journey to the next generation of the Internet, we look forward tocontinuing our productive partnerships with leading IPv6 organizations across thepublic and private sectors.” states Carol Bales, Policy Analyst with the Office ofManagement and Budget, Executive Office of the President” I am truly honored to be recognized for this award. Deploying IPv6 across many
networks over the past 12 years has been one of the most challenging but enjoyableprojects during my career. Being a pioneer can be lonely at times, when in the earlydays you are discovering and solving problems that nobody else has seen. But I amvery pleased to see how the early efforts have paid off, to make it easier for thosethat follow and are pioneering the next phases of IPv6 deployment." states Ron
Broersma, Chief Engineer of the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN)

About the IPv6 Forum Internet Pioneers:Peter Tseronis
Pete is the Department of Energy’s (DOE) first Chief Technology Officer (CTO), isresponsible for providing strategic direction and vision and is charged with establishing aformal, sustainable federal technology deployment program for bringing innovative
solutions to tough challenges. Federally, Pete is engaged with numerous policy initiatives
to represent the interests of the Department and incorporate these strategies into DOE’s
IT management practices. As a result of his dedication, Pete has been asked to lead
numerous federal initiatives, such as Federal Cloud First Task Force, the deployment andenhancements to energy.data.gov, as well other activities to mature Federal IT
Infrastructure, including chairing the Federal IPv6 Task Force.

Jane Coffin
Jane is a Director of Development Strategy at the Internet Society. Her work focuses on
coordination of collaborative strategies for expanding Internet infrastructure, access, andrelated capacities in emerging economies. Prior to joining ISOC, Jane worked on
Internet and telecommunications policy issues for the Office of International Affairs atthe National Telecommunications and Information Administration – U.S. Department ofCommerce. She was an active participant in Internet discussions in the ITU, OASCITEL, and OECD, working closely with the five regional Internet registries (RIRs) andother Internet technical community stakeholders. While at NTIA, she was Vice-Chair ofthe Federal IPv6 Task Force, and worked closely with colleagues on federal network
IPv6 transition activities.

Carol Bales
Carol is a Policy Analyst with the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Officeof the President. Carol works within the Office of E-Government and Information
Technology and her responsibilities include serving as the lead policy analyst for thefederal government's transition to Internet Protocol Version 6. Carol has been involved
with federal IPv6 transition activities since 2006.

Ron Broersma
Ron is the Chief Engineer of the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN), in
support of DoD’s High Performance Computing Modernization Program, where he hasserved since its beginning in 1992. Since 1976, Mr. Broersma has been employed as ascientist at the U.S. Navy’s Research and Development laboratory in San Diego,California, leading a wide variety of networking initiatives, beginning with operating oneof the first nodes on the ARPAnet, and most recently the operational deployment of IPv6
protocols in production networks. He also has over 25 years of experience in computerand network security and serves as SPAWAR’s Enterprise Network Security Manager.
About the IPv6 ForumThe IPv6 Forum is a world-wide consortium of leading Internet service vendors, National
Research & Education Networks (NRENs) and international ISPs, with a clear mission topromote IPv6 by improving market and user awareness, creating a quality and secure
Next Generation Internet and allowing world-wide equitable access to knowledge andtechnology. The key focus of the IPv6 Forum today is to provide technical guidance forthe deployment of IPv6. IPv6 Summits are organized by the IPv6 Forum and staged invarious locations around the world to provide industry and market with the best available
information on this rapidly advancing technology. http://www.ipv6forum.com###Contact:
Latif Ladid
President, IPv6 Forum
Email:
latif.ladid@ipv6forum.com
Tel.:+352 30 71 35