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Today's Topics:
1. Fwd: [IP] Mahabir Pun Receives 2014 Jonathan B. Postel
Service Award (Suresh Ramasubramanian)
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:16:02 +0530
From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <[email protected]>
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Subject: [SANOG] Fwd: [IP] Mahabir Pun Receives 2014 Jonathan B.
Postel Service Award
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This is wonderful news.
--srs (iPad)
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> From: "Dave Farber via ip" <[email protected]>
> Date: 24 July 2014 3:56:09 IST
> To: "ip" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [IP] Mahabir Pun Receives 2014 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award
> Reply-To: [email protected]
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Kevin Craemer" <[email protected]>
> Date: Jul 23, 2014 3:21 PM
> Subject: [isoc-trustees] Mahabir Pun Receives 2014 Jonathan B. Postel Service
> Award
> To: "Elist isoc-trustees" <[email protected]>
> Cc: "Wende Cover" <[email protected]>
>
> Dear Trustees,
> Kathy presented the 2014 Postel Service Award today at the IETF 90 meeting in
> Toronto. Here is the news release announcing the award to Mahabir Pun of
> Nepal.
>
> Kind regards,
> Kevin
>
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>
> Mahabir Pun Receives 2014 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award
>
> Internet Society recognizes Pun?s role in bringing the Internet to Nepal,
> increasing digital literacy and education access for the rural Himalayan
> region
>
> [Toronto, Canada -- 23 July 2014] -- The Internet Society today announced
> that its prestigious Jonathan B. Postel Service Award was presented to
> Mahabir Pun for his key role in bringing the Internet to rural Nepal with the
> founding of the Nepal Wireless Networking Project. Pun was selected by an
> international award committee, comprised of former Jonathan B. Postel award
> winners, which placed particular emphasis on candidates who have supported
> and enabled others in addition to their own specific actions.
>
> In 2002, Mr. Pun?s goal was to connect the people of only a few villages of
> Nepal by bringing the Internet to rural schools. Faced with many obstacles,
> Mr. Pun had to build a wireless network in the remote Himalayan region using
> Wi-Fi, which was an emerging technology at the time. In addition, he had to
> contend with the government of Nepal?s ban on the importation and use of
> wireless equipment because of fighting between Maoist rebels and government
> forces. He was also confronted with the fact that many of the villages did
> not have roads, electricity, and phone lines, and had never seen computers.
> In spite of these difficulties, by 2013, Mr. Pun helped connect more than 175
> remote villages in 15 districts of Nepal. Today, these communities are all
> benefiting from the Internet, with e-learning, e-healthcare, communication,
> and local e-commerce.
>
> ?Mahabir Pun has made a tremendous contribution to Nepal, with profound
> implications for the people of that region now and in the future,? said Kathy
> Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Society. ?He
> faced unfathomable challenges, and this award is a testament to his
> dedication, fortitude and courage in helping to connect his country to the
> world.?
>
> The Postel Award was established by the Internet Society to honor individuals
> or organizations that, like Jon Postel, have 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.
>
> The Internet Society presented the award, including a US$20,000 honorarium
> and a crystal engraved globe, during the 90th meeting of the Internet
> Engineering Task Force (IETF) held in Toronto, Canada, 20 July ? 25 July 2014.
>
> About the Internet Society
> The Internet Society (www.internetsociety.org) is the trusted independent
> source for Internet information and thought leadership around the world. It
> is also the organizational home for the Internet Engineering Task Force
> (IETF). With its principled vision, substantial technological foundation and
> its global presence, the Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet
> policy, technology, and future development among users, companies,
> governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters
> around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and
> growth of the Internet for everyone.
>
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