[Infowarrior] - CSNET Network Receives 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award

[Richard Forno]

Trailblazing CSNET Network Receives 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service  
Award

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Internet Society recognizes leaders of effort that pointed the way  
towards today’s Internet

Stockholm, Sweden – 29 July 2009 – The Internet Society (ISOC) today  
awarded the Jonathan B. Postel Service Award for 2009 to CSNET (the  
Computer Science Network), the research networking effort that during  
the early 1980s provided the critical bridge from the original  
research undertaken through the ARPANET to the modern Internet.

Today’s award recognizes the pioneering work of the four principal  
investigators that conceived and later led the building of CSNET—Peter  
J. Denning, David Farber, Anthony C. Hearn and Lawrence Landweber—and  
the U.S. National Science Foundation program officer and visionary  
responsible for encouraging and funding CSNET—Kent Curtis.

Stephen Wolff, a past recipient of the Postel Award, said, “CSNET was  
a critical link in the transition from the research-oriented ARPANET  
to today’s global Internet. CSNET also helped lead the way by sharing  
technologies, fostering connections, and nurturing the worldwide  
community that provided a foundation for the global expansion of the  
Internet.”

The Internet Society presented the award, including a US$20,000  
honorarium and a crystal engraved globe, during the 75th meeting of  
the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in Stockholm, Sweden. The  
awardees have requested that the Internet Society present the  
honorarium to non-profit organizations they believe support the spirit  
of the award.

Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO of the Internet Society, said “In  
many ways, CSNET helped set the stage for the Internet that today  
reaches more than 1 billion people. CSNET’s community-driven, self- 
sustaining governance structure was an early example of the model that  
helps ensure that even as today’s Internet grows and evolves, it  
remains an open platform for innovation around the world.”

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