<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Everyone,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Many of you know worthy candidates, so may I urge you to send in a nomination.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Jake Feinler</div><div class="">====================================</div><div class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">Greetings on behalf of the Internet Society,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><b class=""> </b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">We are pleased to announce that candidate nominations for the 2016 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award are now open.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">This prestigious annual award is presented to an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions in service to the data communications community. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">The signature crystal globe and a USD 20,000 prize will be presented at the 96th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Berlin, Germany (17 -22 July 2016) to the chosen candidate.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">Nominations are encouraged for individuals or teams of individuals from across the data communications industry around the world, either by self-nomination or by third party.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">Please submit your nominations using this web form and do not hesitate to share this information with your networks: </span><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/form/postel-nominations" style="color: purple;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">https://www.internetsociety.org/form/postel-nominations</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">The deadline for nominations is <b class="">5pm UTC, 18 May 2016</b>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">***<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">More About the Award</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award was established by the Internet Society to</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">honor a person who has made outstanding contributions in service to the data</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">communications community.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">The award is focused on sustained and substantial technical contributions, service to the community, and leadership. With respect to leadership, the award committee places particular emphasis on candidates who have supported and enabled others in addition to their own specific actions.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">The award is named for Dr. Jonathan B. Postel to recognize and commemorate</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">the extraordinary stewardship exercised by Jon Postel over the course of a thirty-year career in networking.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">Jon Postel served as the editor of the RFC series of notes from its inception in 1969 until 1998. 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, which he also served as a Trustee.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">Find out more</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -18pt;" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">Find the out more on the award, nomination procedures, and online submission forms.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award" style="color: purple;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 233);" class="">http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -18pt;" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">Learn more about Jon Postel’s life and contributions.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel" style="color: purple;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 233);" class="">http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -18pt;" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">I'm ready to nominate someone!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233); font-family: Calibri;" class=""><font color="#800080" class=""><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/procedures" class="">http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/procedures</a></font></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">Best Regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">The Internet Society Team</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;" class="">For any questions please contact </span><a href="mailto:postel@isoc.org" style="color: purple;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 233);" class="">postel@isoc.org</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span>________________</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Elizabeth Feinler<br class=""><a href="mailto:feinler@earthlink.net" class="">feinler@earthlink.net</a><br class=""><br class=""></div>
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