Each year, the Internet Society awards the Jonathan B. Postel Service
Award. The award is presented to an individual who has made
outstanding contributions in service to the data communications
community. The award includes a presentation crystal and a prize of
USD 20,000. This year the award will be made during the 70th Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, 2-7 December 2007. The deadline for nominations is 17
September 2007.<br><br>About the Award<br>The award was established by
the Internet Society to recognize and commemorate the extraordinary
stewardship exercised by Jonathan B. Postel over the course of a thirty
year career in networking. Between 1971 and 1998, Jon managed,
nurtured and transformed the RFC series of notes created by Steve
Crocker in 1969. 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, where he
also served as a Trustee. For more information on Jon Postel's life
and contributions.<br><br>The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award is to
honor an individual who has provided similar sustained and substantial
technical contributions, service to the community, and
leadership. With respect to leadership, the committee places
particular emphasis on candidates who have supported and enabled others
in addition to their own specific actions.<br><br>Award Nomination Procedure<br>The nominee does not need to be a member of ISOC. However, the nominator<br>does need to be an ISOC member in good standing. Nominate via email to
<br><<a href="mailto:postel2007@isoc.org">postel2007@isoc.org</a>>, and include the following details:<br> 1. Name and Email address of nominee<br> 2. CV/Bio of nominee<br> 3. Statement of recommendation including specific acts, works,
<br>contributions, and other criteria that would show the nominee to fit the<br>standard set by Jon Postel. It should be clear from your statement that<br>your nominee has performed in this manner over a long period of time, not
<br>simply that the nominee has done several significant things in the area of<br>data communications and the Internet. Please include corroborating<br>references with their name, email address, and telephone number. Conclude
<br>with your postal address, ISOC member number, and telephone number as well<br>as the postal address, telephone and fax number of the nominee.<br><br>Thank you in advance for your support,<br><br>The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2007 Nominating Committee
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Anne-Rachel Inne