<div dir="ltr"><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><b><u>Closing soon: Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2020 Call for Nominations</u></b></span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">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><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">The award commemorates Jon Postel’s extraordinary </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">stewardship</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> in the course of his 30-year career in networking. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">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><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Previous award winners</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> include Steven Huter for fostering local Internet communities globally, Kimberly Claffy for her contribution to Internet measurement, Kanchana Kanchanasut for accelerating Internet development in Thailand, and Nii Quaynor for driving the spread of the Internet across Africa.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Special emphasis is placed on candidates who have supported and enabled others in addition to their own contributions.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Help us recognize the extraordinary people who have committed themselves to the technological development, growth and strength of the Internet!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Click </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://apps.internetsociety.org/form/postel-nominations" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> to submit a nomination</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Nomination period ends on <b>5 June 2020</b>. For questions, email <a href="mailto:postel@isoc.org" target="_blank">postel@isoc.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p></div>