<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">This may be of interest to the RIPE Community:</div><div dir="auto"> <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)">Closing soon: Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2020 Call for Nominations </div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> You have 10 days left to nominate someone for this year’s <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">Jonathan B. Postel Service Award</a>! 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. The award commemorates Jon Postel’s extraordinary <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">stewardship</a> in the course of his 30-year career in networking. 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. <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/postel-service-award" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">Previous award winners</a> 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. Special emphasis is placed on candidates who have supported and enabled others in addition to their own contributions. Help us recognize the extraordinary people who have committed themselves to the technological development, growth and strength of the Internet! Click <a href="https://apps.internetsociety.org/form/postel-nominations" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">here</a> to submit a nomination Nomination period ends on 5 June 2020. For questions, email <a href="mailto:postel@isoc.org" target="_blank">postel@isoc.org</a></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div> </div></div>