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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Thanks Yaovi for helping us remembering one of the greatest contributors to the evolution, stability and openness of the Internet who was Jon Postel. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Establishing more and more active Internet Society Chapters in Africa is for me the best way to pay tribute to this great man in Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>"…Be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you send." Jon Postel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>May his soul rest in peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Because of the Internet, He will live forever.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Victor Ndonnang<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Optima","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> africann-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] <b>De la part de</b> Yaovi Atohoun<br><b>Envoyé :</b> jeudi 17 octobre 2013 09:26<br><b>À :</b> AfrICANN list<br><b>Objet :</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] October 16: Remembering Jon Postel / Qui est Jon Postel<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Dear all (français plus bas),<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>On October 16, 1998, Jon Postel died at the age of 55. The impact of the technical and organizational improvements he made to the Internet during his all too brief life is immeasurable.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>To read more on John Postel please visit: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/icann15">http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/icann15</a> , <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel">http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-family:Times;color:black'>The Postel service award is named for Dr. Jonathan B. Postel to recognize and commemorate the extraordinary stewardship exercised by Jon over the course of a 30 year career in networking.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-family:Times;color:black'> Postel Service Award Past Awards: </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times;color:black'> 2012 (Pierre Ouedraogo), 2011 (Professor Kilnam Chon) 2010 ( Dr. Jianping Wu), 2009 ( CSNET), 2008 ( La Fundación Escuela Latinoamericana de Redes), 2007 (Dr Nii Quaynor), 2006 (Bob Braden and Joyce K. Reynolds), 2005 (Jun Murai), 2004 (Phill Gross), 2003 (Peter Kirstein), 2002 ( Steve Wolff), 2001( Daniel Karrenberg), 2000 (Scott Bradner), 1999 (Jon Postel)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times;color:black'>Thanks</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times;color:black'>====</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times;color:black'>Bonjour a tous</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>John Postel est décédé le 16 Octobre 1998 a l'âge de 55 ans. Il a énormément contribué au développement de l'Internet pendant son court passage sur cette terre.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Plus informations peuvent être lues sur <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/icann15">http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/icann15</a> , <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel">http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-family:Times;color:black'>Le <i>prix Jon Postel</i> (Jonathan B. Postel Service Award) est une distinction attribuée en l'honneur de Jon Postel. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> Les récipiendaires du Prix Jon Postel sont: </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Times;color:black'>2012 (Pierre Ouedraogo), 2011 (Professor Kilnam Chon) 2010 ( Dr. Jianping Wu), 2009 ( CSNET), 2008 ( La Fundación Escuela Latinoamericana de Redes), 2007 (Dr Nii Quaynor), 2006 (Bob Braden and Joyce K. Reynolds), 2005 (Jun Murai), 2004 (Phill Gross), 2003 (Peter Kirstein), 2002 ( Steve Wolff), 2001( Daniel Karrenberg), 2000 (Scott Bradner), 1999 (Jon Postel)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Merci<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>-<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Yaovi Atohoun<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Manager, Stakeholder Engagement and Operations – Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>ICANN – <a href="http://www.icann.org">www.icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Skype : yaovi.atohoun.icann<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>