Call for Nominations for the Jonathan B. Postel Service
Award
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.
About the Award
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.
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. Award Nomination Procedure
The nominee does not need to be a member of ISOC. However,
the nominator does need to be an ISOC member in good
standing. Nominate via email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, and
include the following details:
1. Name and Email address of nominee
2. CV/Bio of nominee
3. Statement of recommendation including specific acts, works,
contributions, and other criteria that would show the nominee to fit
the standard set by Jon Postel. It should be clear from your statement
that your nominee has performed in this manner over a long period of time,
not simply that the nominee has done several significant things in the
area of data communications and the Internet. Please include
corroborating references with their name, email address, and telephone
number. Conclude with your postal address, ISOC member number, and
telephone number as well as the postal address, telephone and fax number
of the nominee.
Thank you in advance for your support,
The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2007 Nominating Committee.
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