[afnog] Fwd: The Postel Network Operator's Scholarship

[Joe Abley]

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> From: Joe Abley <jabley at ca.afilias.info>
> Date: 13 October 2006 10:30:13 EDT (CA)
> To: nanog-announce at nanog.org
> Subject: The Postel Network Operator's Scholarship
>
> The Internet Society (ISOC) a 501c(3) corporation (http://
> www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/incorp.shtml), has agreed to
> accept a restricted donation from an anonymous source to be known as
> the "Postel Network Operator's Scholarship."
>
> The Scholarship will be awarded annually to a recipient selected by a
> "Selection Committee" consisting of a representative of the then
> serving Board of ARIN (The American Registry of Internet Numbers -
> http://www.arin.net) and a representative of the then serving
> Steering Committee of NANOG (The North American Network Operator's
> Group - http://www.nanog.org).
>
> The award is intended to enable a deserving network operator who
> would not otherwise be able to attend the Joint Meeting to do so, and
> whose attendance at the Joint Meeting will continue to build on the
> legacy of Jon's lifetime contribution to the Internet.
>
> The Selection Committee will develop an open and public application
> process, and will "whimsically" select the annual recipient
> exclusively in response to the question: "What Would Jon Do?" if he
> were asked to select a recipient. There are no criteria or
> restrictions or other requirements, including but not limited to
> nationality, location, age, or gender.
>
> The scholarship will cover the costs of travel from the recipient's
> home city to the Joint Meeting.  It will also cover the costs of
> Hotel accommodation at the Conference Hotel.  It will include a daily
> stipend for food, beverages, and incidentals.  It is expected that
> the attendence fee for the meetings will be waived by ARIN and NANOG.
>
> The membership of the Selection Committee shall not be changed except
> in the event that the membership of either the Board (in the case of
> ARIN) or the Steering Committee (in the case of NANOG) ceases to be
> based on the popular vote of the community each serve; in which case
> the member whose process changes will be replaced by a similar body
> that is based on the popular vote of the community that was served by
> the ineligible member, and which will be appointed at the sole
> discretion of the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society, and
> under the same terms as the initial Selection Committee.
>
> At its option, the Internet Society may increase or decrease the
> number of recipients each year based on the current state of the
> Scholarship Fund, and the variable costs of travel and accommodation.
>