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Re: IETF @ 40

Mike StJohns <mstjohns@comcast.net> Sun, 18 January 2026 02:47 UTC

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Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:47:28 -0500
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Hi Greg - I’m trying to remember exactly what happened, but I think it was about noon on the second day of GADS that Mike Corrigan showed up and explained that the IAB had declared that GADS was now INENG and INARC. Internet Engineering and Internet Architecture.  So today is probably the 40th anniversary of the beginning of what became the IETF.   

Bob? Lixia?  

Mike

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> On Jan 16, 2026, at 15:22, Greg Wood <ghwood@staff.ietf.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> 
> Forty years ago today, 21 people gathered in San Diego, California for the first meeting of what became the Internet Engineering Task Force. There’s a short blog post to mark the anniversary:
> 
> https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf-40/
> 
> -Greg
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> Greg Wood
> Senior Director of Communications and Operations
> IETF Administration LLC
> ghwood@staff.ietf.org
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