BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081013T145656Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081018 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081016 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081013T145656Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081013T145656Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250455842 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Thursday\, October 16\, 2008 at 8am thro ugh Friday\, October 17\, 2008 at noon.\n\nDescription:\nVinton G. Cerf& #13\;\n \;\nVice President and Chief Internet Evangelist\, Google \;\n \;\nVinton G. Cerf is vice president and chief Internet evangeli st for Google. In this role\, he is responsible for identifying new enab ling technologies to support the development of advanced\, Internet-base d products and services from Google. He is also an active public face fo r Google in the Internet world. \;\n[click for larger view] \;\ nWidely known as one of the "\;Fathers of the Internet\,"\; Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. In December 1997\, President Clinton presented the U.S. Nation al Medal of Technology to Cerf and his colleague\, Robert E. Kahn\, for founding and developing the Internet. Kahn and Cerf were named the recip ients of the ACM Alan M. Turing award in 2004 for their work on the Inte rnet protocols. The Turing award is sometimes called the "\;Nobel Pr ize of Computer Science."\; In November 2005\, President George Bush awarded Cerf and Kahn the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their work. The medal is the highest civilian award given by the United States to i ts citizens. In April 2008\, Cerf and Kahn will receive the prestigious Japan Prize. See complete bio. \;\n \;\n \;\nThe Oregon Conne ctions conference draws attendees from all regions of the state to share ideas\, experiences and knowledge about telecommunications. The 2008 co nference presenters and attendees will examine developments in telecommu nications public policy\, technologies\, applications\, and how to utili ze telecommunications for economic and community development throughout Oregon. \;\n \;\n\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/12 50455842 URL:http://www.oregonconnections.info/ SUMMARY:13th annual Oregon Connections Telecommunications Conference LOCATION:Best Western Agate Beach Inn: 3019 N Coast Hwy\, Newport OR 9736 5 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR