The Award is presented annually to an individual or organization that has made outstanding and sustained contributions in service to the Internet community.
The award is named after Dr. Jonathan B. Postel to recognize and commemorate the extraordinary stewardship he exercised throughout a 30-year career in networking. If there was anyone who truly embodied the spirit of the Internet as a resource to enrich people’s lives, and worked selfishly to make the Internet a place of possibility and opportunity, it was Jonathan Postel.