Press Release
Prof. Jun Murai awarded with the Postel Award at IETF meeting
- The 7th person in the world and the 1st in Asia to receive the award -
August 5, 2005
WIDE Project
Representative: Jun Murai
WIDE Project representative : Professor at Keio University, Jun Murai was awarded with the Postel Award (http://www.isoc.org/awards/) at the 63rd IETF meeting held in Paris on July 31, 2005.
The Postel Award (Postel Service Award) is a service award established in 1998 in memory of the sudden passing of Dr. Jonathan B. Postel and awarded by the Internet Society (ISOC) to one individual each year for their outstanding contribution in service to the data communications community.
This year’s award was in recognition of Prof. Jun Murai’s efforts in the development and deployment of IPv6 and the development of the Internet in the Asian Pacific region. Prof. Jun Murai is the 7th person in the world and the 1st in Asia to receive the award.
Engraved on the trophy was “For his vision and pioneering work that helped countless others to spread the Internet across the Asian Pacific region”. Prof. Jun Murai commented that he was currently promoting the connection of the Internet from the western verge, Japan, via Russia to Europe using optical fiber and that a his future aspiration was to further contribute to the development of a global Internet.
* IETF: the Internet Engineering Task Force
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| From left: ISOC President, Lynn St Amour, Prof. Jun Murai, Chair of the 2005 Committee, Daniel Karrenberg | Trophy engraved with “For his vision and pioneering work that helped countless others to spread the Internet across the Asian Pacific region” | Prof. Jun Murai giving his acceptance speech |
 Letter from Postel Service Award Committee (PDF:1Page/149KB) |
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Prof. Jun Murai’s comments on receiving the award The Internet environments that are established as a result of the linking of autonomously operated networks are a result of the never ending efforts of those dedicated to further contributing to the global Internet. A symbol of this philosophy and one that has guided all researchers that have been involved in the construction of the Internet from its initial stages has been Dr. Jonathon Postel. I in particular, was extremely fortunate to have had the experience of long debates with him over the redesign of the Internet, the major component of which was in the United States, for the purpose of global expansion and the opportunity to witness his contributions and service-minded spirit. I could not be happier to accept the Postel award and I look upon it as the most significant form of appraisal for the work that I have undertaken. I deeply thank those that nominated me, the selection board, and the members of the Internet Society for this most gratifying award and would like to share it with everyone that I have worked with, especially my colleagues in the Asian Pacific Region and Japan. Today, the future of the Internet provides Japan with an optimum environment to make further contributions to improve the lives of people and society as a whole. I hope that they take this opportunity and use this new found strength to continue the struggle and make new challenges.
August 3, 2005 the day of the Jon Postel Award, Paris |
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