ˈɪɹɑːst pɹəpˈoʊzd ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˌeɪˈeɪtʃwɛɹˈɪzmi ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn mˈɛmɚɹi ʌv ˈæbuː dʒˈæfɑːɹ moʊhˈæmɪd ˈɪbən mˈaʊsə kˌeɪˈeɪtʃwɛɹˈɪzmi, ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɪɹˈeɪniən mˌæθɪmɐtˈɪʃən ænd ɐstɹˈɑːnəmɚ sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti dˈæʃ ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈiː.ˈiː.
IROST proposed the creation of the Khwarizmi Award in memory of Abu Jafar Mohammad Ibn Mousa Khwarizmi, the great Iranian Mathematician and Astronomer (770-840 C.E).