Each year, Summercon pauses to remember the people whose ideas, work, teaching, friendship, and occasional acts of inspired chaos helped build the world and community we share. Some changed computing for everyone; others changed it for the people fortunate enough to know them.
Summercon 2026 Roll of Honor:
- Raymond Bird
- Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley
- Rod Burstall
- Sir Tony Hoare
- Michael O. Rabin
- George F. Coulouris
- Cleve Moler
- Margaret A. Boden
- Richard A. Tapia
- Vicki L. Hanson
- David J. Farber
- James S Gable
- Dr. Eric Cole
- Roy Davis – Hack_All_Things
- Jonathan Katz – Homyesan
- Terry Leifeste – phliKtid
- Jason Snitker – parmaster
- Tim Skorick –Timmah
- Felix Lindner – FX
- Arthur Philip Delchi – AP Delchi
- Aaron E. Kondziela – xres0
We remember what they built, what they taught us, and the communities they left behind.