The Internet Society is soliciting nominations of qualified candidates for the
2014 Jonathan B. Postel
Service Award by 16 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.
Extension Deadline for nominations is 16 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
•Jon Postel’s life an contributions
https://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award
•Award nomination procedures and online submission forms
https://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