<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">This may be of interest to the RIPE Community:</div><div dir="auto"><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web (West European)","Segoe UI",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Closing soon: Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2020 Call for Nominations</span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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<b><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">You have 10 days left to nominate someone for this year’s </span></b><span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><b><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jonathan
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<span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Each year, the Internet Society presents the prestigious award to an individual or organization that, like Jon Postel, has made significant contributions to the technological
 development of the Internet.</span></p>
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<span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The award commemorates Jon Postel’s extraordinary<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">stewardship</span></a></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px"> </span>in
 the course of his 30-year career in networking.</span><span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"> </span></span></p>
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<span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The chosen candidate will be presented with a USD20,000 honorarium and the signature crystal engraved globe at a global conference with Internet technical leaders later
 this year.</span></p>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Previous
 award winners</span></a></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px"> </span>include Steven Huter for fostering local Internet communities globally,<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Kimberly
 Claffy<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">for her contribution to Internet measurement,<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px">Kanchana
 Kanchanasut<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">for accelerating Internet development in Thailand, and<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px">Nii
 Quaynor for<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">driving the spread of the Internet across Africa.</span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b></b></span></p>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Special emphasis is placed on candidates who have supported and enabled others in addition to their own contributions.</span></p>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Help us recognize the extraordinary people who have committed themselves to the technological development, growth and strength of the Internet!</span></p>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Click<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px"><a href="https://apps.internetsociety.org/form/postel-nominations" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">here</span></a></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px"> </span>to
 submit a nomination</span></p>
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<span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Nomination period ends on<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>5 June 2020</b></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">.
 For questions, email <a href="mailto:postel@isoc.org" target="_blank">postel@isoc.org</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div><br></div></div>