We are pleased to announce that nominations for the 2018 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award are now open. Do you know someone who should be a recipient?
This annual award is presented to an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions in service to the data communications community and places particular emphasis on those who have supported and enabled others.
Nominations are encouraged for individuals or teams of individuals from across the data communications industry around the world who are dedicated to the efforts of advancing the Internet for the benefit of everybody.
Past Postel award winners include kc claffy for her pioneering work on Internet measurement, Mahabir Pun for his key role in bringing the Internet to rural Nepal with the founding of the Nepal Wireless Networking Project, and Bob Braden and Joyce K. Reynolds for their stewardship of the RFC (Request for Comments) series.
The signature crystal globe and a USD 20,000 prize will be presented at the IETF 102 in Montreal, Canada (14 -20 July 2018) to the chosen candidate.
Nominations can be made either by self nomination or by third party: https://apps.internetsociety.org/form/postel-nominations
Please share this information with your networks. The deadline for nominations is 2 May 2018.
Learn more about Jonathan Postel, the award, past recipients, nomination procedures, and find the online submission forms!