[TUHS] off-topic: Nominating Chet Ramey for USENIX flame award

[arnold at skeeve.com]

Hi All.

I know this is off topic, but this list is full of the people who
can help me with this.

I'd like to nomimate Chet Ramey for the USENIX lifetime achievement
award (yes, he's aware).  I need 2-4 letters of support for this;
anyone who agrees that he deserves it should send me such a letter,
please (PDF, I guess) and I'll send in the whole package.  See the
details below.

The deadline is October 19; please send a letter sooner rather
than later.

Let's start by sending me "yes, I'll write a letter" and then if
there are lots, I'll pick four.

PLEASE reply directly to me; no need to inundate TUHS with mail
on this.

Thanks,

Arnold

> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:00:19 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Casey Henderson <casey.henderson at usenix.org>
> To: Arnold Robbins <arnold at skeeve.com>
> Subject: Call for Nominations for the USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award
>
> Dear Arnold:
>
> USENIX offers several awards that recognize public service and technical
> excellence in the fields, including the USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award
> ("The Flame"): https://www.usenix.org/about/flame
> 
> The Flame recognizes and celebrates singular contributions to the USENIX
> community of both intellectual achievement and service that are not
> recognized in any other forum. Please consider nominating a deserving
> colleague!
>
> We invite you to submit nominations for USENIX's awards at any
> time. However, to help us offer the award this year, we strongly encourage
> nominations for The Flame by October 19.
>
> A nomination should include:
> *Name and contact information of the person making the nomination
> *Name(s) and contact information of the nominee(s)
> *A citation, approximately 100 words long
> *A statement, at most one page long, on why the candidate(s) should receive the award
> *Between two and four supporting letters, no longer than one page each
>
> Please submit your nominations to the Awards Committee via awards at usenix.org.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Casey Henderson
> Executive Director
> USENIX Association