Rob Blokzijl
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Robert (Rob) Blokzijl is a founding member of Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE), the European open forum for IP networking. At its foundation in 1989, he was spokesperson for, and still is chair of, this forum. He was instrumental in the creation of the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) in 1992 as the first Regional Internet Registry (RIR) in the world. Due to his work as chair of RIPE he is often referred to as "Mr. RIPE".
Prior to this, he was active in building networks for the particle physics community in Europe.
Robert Blokzijl graduated from the University of Amsterdam (1970) and holds a doctorate in experimental physics from the same university (1977). He is currently employed by the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics (NIKHEF) in The Netherlands. He is married to Lynn Hardy-Blokzijl.
Robert was also selected for the ICANN Board by the Address Supporting Organization. He served on the ICANN Board from October 1999 until December 2002.
