On behalf of the Internet Society
Nominations Sought for 2014 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award
The Internet Society is soliciting nominations of qualified candidates for the
2014 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award by 7 May. This annual award is
presented to an individual or organization that has made outstanding
contributions
in service to the data communications community. The award, which includes a
presentation crystal and a USD 20,000 prize, is scheduled to be presented
during the 90th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Toronto, ON,
Canada, 20 -25 July 2014.
Deadline for nominations is 07 May 2014.
More About the Award
The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award was established by the Internet Society to
honor a person who has made outstanding contributions in service to the data
communications community. The award is focused on sustained and substantial
technical contributions, service to the community, and leadership. With respect
to
leadership, the award committee places particular emphasis on candidates who
have supported and enabled others in addition to their own specific actions.
The award is named for Dr. Jonathan B. Postel to recognize and commemorate
the extraordinary stewardship exercised by Jon over the course of a thirty-year
career in networking. He served as the editor of the RFC series of notes from
its
inception in 1969 until 1998. He also served as the ARPANET “numbers Czar”
and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority over the same period of time. He was
a founding member of the Internet Architecture (nee Activities) Board and the
first
individual member of the Internet Society, which he also served as a Trustee.
Find out more
• Learn more about Jon Postel’s life and contributions.
http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel
• Find the out more on the award, nomination procedures, and online
submission forms.
http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award
• I'm ready to nominate someone!
http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/procedures
For any questions please contact postel(_at_)isoc(_dot_)org
Best Regards,
Internet Society Team