[Chapter-delegates] Call For Candidates For Itojun Service Award

[Gerard Ross]

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Sent on behalf of Jun Murai
Itojun Service Award Selection Committee
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CALL FOR CANDIDATES FOR ITOJUN SERVICE AWARD

Each year, starting in 2009, the Internet Society will present the  
Itojun Service Award to an individual or a group who has made  
outstanding contributions in service to the IPv6 community and this  
year the deadline for nominations is 13 July 2009. The first award  
will be made at the 76th meeting of the IETF to be held in November  
2009 in Hiroshima, Japan.

About the Award
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The Itojun Service Award was established by the friends of Itojun and  
administered by the Internet Society (ISOC), recognises and  
commemorates the extraordinary dedication exercised by Itojun over the  
course of IPv6 development. The award includes a presentation crystal,  
a US$3,000 honorarium, and a travel grant.

The award is focused on pragmatic technical contributions, especially  
through development or operation, with the spirit of servicing the  
Internet. With respect to the spirit, the selection committee seeks  
contributors to the Internet as a whole; open source developers are a  
common example of such contributors, although this is not a  
requirement for expected nominees. While the committee primarily  
considers practical contributions such as software development or  
network operation, higher level efforts that help those direct  
contributions will also be appreciated in this regard. The  
contribution should be substantial, but could be at an immature stage  
or be ongoing; this award aims to encourage the contributor to  
continue their efforts, rather than just recognizing well established  
work. Finally, contributions of a group of individuals will be  
accepted, as deployment work is often done by a large project, not  
just a single outstanding individual.

The award is named after Dr. Jun-ichiro "Itojun" Hagino, who passed  
away in 2007, aged just 37. Itojun worked as a Senior Researcher at  
Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ), was a member of the board of the  
Widely Integrated Distributed Environment (WIDE) project, and from  
1998 to 2006 served on the groundbreaking KAME project in Japan as the  
"IPv6 samurai". He was also a member of the Internet Architecture  
Board (IAB) from 2003 to 2005.

For additional information on the award, please visit:

   http://www.isoc.org/awards/itojun/

Award Nomination Procedure
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Nominations should be made via email to <itojun- 
award at elists.isoc.org>, and include the following details:

1. Name and Email address of nominee (in case of a group nominee,
    names and Email addresses of representative persons of that group)

2. CV/Bio of nominee (in case of a group nominee, a summary of the
    group's achievements)

3. Statement of recommendation including specific acts, works,
    contributions, and other criteria that would show the nominee to
    fit the standard set by Itojun. Please include corroborating
    references with their name, email address, and telephone
    number. Conclude with your affiliation, postal address, and
    telephone number as well as the postal address, telephone and fax
    number of the nominee.

It is not necessary for either the nominee nor nominator to be a  
member of ISOC.

Thank you in advance for your support,

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Jun Murai
Itojun Service Award Selection Committee