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

[Dr Yassin Mshana]

Congratulations to Ghana and Africa!

Together we shall celebrate !!!

Yassin

On 29/02/2008, Richard Omolo <richard.omolo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> U r not alone in the celebration - Africa is alert!
>
> Congrats!
>
> Cheers
>
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > INVITATION TO COVER EVENT
> >
> >
> >
> > ISOC Ghana and DCSIT, UCC will like to invite you to cover this event.
> >
> >
> >
> > WHAT : Internet Society Ghana Chapter & Department
> > of Computer Science & IT homecoming
> > ceremony for Prof. Quaynor, Jon B. Postel
> > Honoree for 2007
> >
> > WHEN & WHERE : Saturday, March 8th 2008 at Auditorium, University of
> > Cape Coast from 10:00a.m. to 12:00pm
> >
> > WHO : Members of University Community, Internet
> > Society Ghana Chapter membership and associates, other Internet
> Stakeholders
> > and the general public
> >
> >
> >
> > For further enquiries & RSVP, please contact:
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric Akumiah, Gen. Secretary (0243380612) or Vera Doku, Communication
> > Committee (0244627994)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> 12/21/2007
> > 1:17 PM
> >
> >
>
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