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Kindly take note and share with your local technical communities. </div>
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<b class=""><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">You have 9 days left to nominate someone for this year’s<span class=""> </span></span></b><span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Jonathan
B. Postel Service Award</span></b></a></span><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;" class="">!</span></u></b><b class=""><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""></span></b></p>
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<span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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;" class="">The award commemorates Jon Postel’s extraordinary<span class=""> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">stewardship</span></a></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""> </span>in
the course of his 30-year career in networking.</span><span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></span></p>
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<span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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;" class=""><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Previous
award winners</span></a></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""> </span>include Steven Huter for fostering local Internet communities globally,<span class=""> </span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Kimberly
Claffy<span class=""> </span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">for her contribution to Internet measurement,<span class=""> </span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px;" class="">Kanchana
Kanchanasut<span class=""> </span></span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">for accelerating Internet development in Thailand, and<span class=""> </span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px;" class="">Nii
Quaynor for<span class=""> </span></span></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">driving the spread of the Internet across Africa.</span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""></b></span></p>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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;" class="">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;" class="">Click<span class=""> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><a href="https://apps.internetsociety.org/form/postel-nominations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">here</span></a></span><span lang="en-CA" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""> </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;" class="">Nomination period ends on<span class=""> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">5
June 2020</b></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">. For questions, email<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:postel@isoc.org" class="">postel@isoc.org</a></span></p>
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