[AfrICANN-discuss] 2007 Jon Postel Award to..Nii Quaynor!

[alice]

Congratulations Nii...


alice munyua

> Hi all,
>
>  Please join me and congratulate Nii Quaynor who has just be awarded 
> the Jon Postel Award.
>  
> The Award,  a crystal ball and a 20.000 $ check was handed to him by  
>  Lynn St.Amour, CEO and President of ISOC , at the 70th IETF in 
> Vancouver , a meeting attended by motre than 1,000 participants.
>  
> In his brief address, Nii  indicates that the award was both a 
> recognition and a call for a more pronounced African participation to 
> the development of the Internet. He intends to donate the money to the 
> african ict fund being contemplated by Afrinic as a contribution to 
> training and exposing african young engineers and network professionals.
>
> You will agree with me that Nii , as one of the african pionners of 
> Internet development amply deserves the reward. 
>  
> For more about the Jon Postel award please see 
> http://www.isoc.org/awards/.
>
>  Pierre Dandjinou
>
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