We
are pleased to announce that nominations for the 2019 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 Steven G.
Huter for “his leadership and personal contributions at the Network
Startup Resource Center that enabled countless others to develop the Internet
in more than 120 countries,” 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 105 in Montreal, Canada (20-26 July 2019) to the chosen
candidate.

Nominations can be made either by self nomination or by third party.

Please
share this information with your networks. The deadline for nominations
is 15 May 2019.

Learn
more about Jonathan
Postel, the award, past recipients, nomination procedures, and find the online
submission forms!
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