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Dr. Crocker attended the same high school in southern California as both [[Jon Postel]] and [[Vint Cerf]],.<ref>[http://vint-cerf.co.tv/ Vint-Cert.co.tv]</ref> and has described Vint as his best friend.<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> In 1965, while at UCLA, Steve an [[ARPA]] supported project, which was a precursor to the actual [[ARPAnet]].<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> The project dissolved, and the remaining [[DARPA]] funds were transferred to [[Gerald Estrin]] in the Computer Science Department; Steve began to work him in 1966. In 1977 he was at MIT working on more graduate studies, but within a year and a half he had returned to UCLA. He was drawn to MIT given their Artificial Intelligence programs. In 1968 he was back at UCLA, and given that his friend Vint was looking to enroll in a graduate program, he introduced him to Estrin; shortly thereafter Vint was a part of the school's graduate program. That summer they were both working on the ARPAnet project.

Dr. Crocker attended the same high school in southern California as both [[Jon Postel]] and [[Vint Cerf]],.<ref>[http://vint-cerf.co.tv/ Vint-Cert.co.tv]</ref> and has described Vint as his best friend.<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> In 1965, while at UCLA, Steve an [[ARPA]] supported project, which was a precursor to the actual [[ARPAnet]].<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> The project dissolved, and the remaining [[DARPA]] funds were transferred to [[Gerald Estrin]] in the Computer Science Department; Steve began to work him in 1966. In 1977 he was at MIT working on more graduate studies, but within a year and a half he had returned to UCLA. He was drawn to MIT given their Artificial Intelligence programs. In 1968 he was back at UCLA, and given that his friend Vint was looking to enroll in a graduate program, he introduced him to Estrin; shortly thereafter Vint was a part of the school's graduate program. That summer they were both working on the ARPAnet project. By 1970 he had been given a job with ARPA in Washington, D.C., rather than the previous position as a graduate student engaged mainly at the UCLA campus.

The organization and communication work involved in the RFC series and the interoperability of the first network sites led Steve to become a foundational figure in the [[Networking Working Group]];<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> which was the predecessor of the [[IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

The organization and communication work involved in the RFC series and the interoperability of the first network sites led Steve to become a foundational figure in the [[Networking Working Group]];<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> which was the predecessor of the [[IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref>