Security Summit Hall of Fame Award


Awards

ISSA 2012

FSF 2008

IBM 2007

Sendmail 2006

NLUUG 2000

Sage 1999

Summit 1998

On July 19, 1998, Wietse Venema received the Security Summit Hall of Fame Award "for most significant contributions to Internet security."

The Security Summit was an invitation-only conference, organized by Loretta Cheswick and Dan Farmer, and located in the home of Bill and Loretta Cheswick on July 17th-19th, 1998, in Bernardsville, NJ, USA. About 30 world-famous people spent three days in discussions and presentations.

The award is a bronze-colored statue of about 30 centimeters (12 inch) high, on a pedestal of another 45 centimeters (18 inch). The image on the right-hand side shows the upper portion; click on the image for a complete view. The statue is in Wietse's office at work and makes quite a conversation piece.

It's awards like these that make one feel proud and embarassed at the same time.