[AfrICANN-discuss] ISOC Ghana/University of Cape Coast home coming celebration event for Prof. Nii Quaynor

[Richard Omolo]

U r not alone in the celebration - Africa is alert!

Congrats!

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On 2/29/08, Dawit Bekele <bekele at isoc.org> wrote:
> Cape Coast, Ghana – The Internet Society Ghana Chapter (ISOC Ghana) and the
> Department of Computer Science and IT (DCSIT) of the University of Cape
> Coast (UCC) are organizing a homecoming ceremony in honor of Prof. Nii Narku
> Quaynor, honoree of the Jon Postel Service Award for 2007 for his role in
> promoting the Internet on the African Continent. Prof. Quaynor is the 9th
> winner of the award and the first African to win the award.
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> Professor Quaynor is Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University
> of Cape Coast and Chairman of Ghana.Com, the first Internet Service provider
> in West Africa. He was the first African to sit on the Board of ICANN
> (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the global Internet
> governance body. Through Ghana.Com (Network Computer Systems Ltd.), Prof.
> Quaynor contributed significantly to development of Internet Access
> infrastructure in several West African countries including Gambia, Liberia,
> Togo, and Nigeria to through capacity building programs. He was instrumental
> in the formation of AfNOG (Africa Network Operators Group) which has trained
> several ICT leaders in Africa through its annual workshops and forum
> meetings. He was also instrumental in the establishment of AfriNIC, the
> African Numbers (IP) organization, AfREN, the Africa research and Education
> Network forum and AFTLD(Africa Top level Domain) the Africa (domain) names
> organization. Prof. Quaynor is the immediate past-president of ISOC Ghana
> and currently board chair.
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> The Jon B. Postel Service Award instituted by Internet Society (ISOC) is an
> annual award given to an outstanding Internet Engineer globally who has
> contributed significantly to the advancement of the Internet. The award was
> established by the Internet Society to recognize and commemorate the
> extraordinary stewardship exercised by Jonathan B. Postel over the course of
> a thirty year career in networking. Between 1971 and 1998, Jon managed,
> nurtured and transformed the RFC (Request for Comments) series of notes
> created by Steve Crocker in 1969. He also served as the ARPANET "numbers
> Czar" and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority over the same period of time.
> He was a founding member of the Internet Architecture Board and the first
> individual member of the Internet Society, where he also served as a
> Trustee. Prof. Quaynor received the award on 5th December 2007 at the 70th
> Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Vancouver, British
> Columbia, Canada for his pioneering role and contribution towards the
> advancement of the Internet in Africa. The Internet Society, Ghana Chapter
> and the Department of Computer Science & IT of University of Cape Coast
> believe that for achieving this feat, Prof. Quaynor has made Ghana and
> indeed Africa proud and deserves to be honored.
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> During the event, there will be congratulatory messages from the Vice
> Chancellor and other groups within and outside the University and the press
> will have the opportunity to interact with Prof. Quaynor after he had made
> his speech. The glass crystal award will be unveiled at the ceremony. There
> will also be a re-launch of the Oware Computing book authored Prof. Nii
> Quaynor. Oware is the old African game played differently in different parts
> of Africa. In his book, Nii Quaynor unveils the Oware as powerful
> calculating tool comparable to the Abacus used by the Chinese.
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> INVITATION TO COVER EVENT
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> ISOC Ghana and DCSIT, UCC will like to invite you to cover this event.
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> WHAT : Internet Society Ghana Chapter & Department
> of Computer Science & IT homecoming
> ceremony for Prof. Quaynor, Jon B. Postel
> Honoree for 2007
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> WHEN & WHERE : Saturday, March 8th 2008 at Auditorium, University of
> Cape Coast from 10:00a.m. to 12:00pm
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> WHO : Members of University Community, Internet
> Society Ghana Chapter membership and associates, other Internet Stakeholders
> and the general public
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> For further enquiries & RSVP, please contact:
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> Eric Akumiah, Gen. Secretary (0243380612) or Vera Doku, Communication
> Committee (0244627994)
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