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).
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.