[AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Pierre Ouedraogo, Technical Leader from Africa, Receives 2012 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award

[Dawit Bekele]

Congratulations Pierre!

This is well deserved. Thank you for bringing  this honor to Africa once
again.

Regards,
Dawit Bekele

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> Technical Leader from Africa, Receives 2012 Jonathan B. Postel Service
Award
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> Chapeau Pierre Ouedraogo!
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> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
> indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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> Pierre Ouedraogo, Technical Leader from Africa, Receives 2012 Jonathan B.
> Postel Service Award
> 
> Internet Society recognizes his extensive work in advancing the Internet
in
> Africa
> 
> [Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 01 August 2012] -- The Internet
> Society today announced that its prestigious Jonathan B. Postel Service
> Award was presented to Pierre Ouedraogo for his exceptional contributions
> to the growth and vitality of the Internet in Africa.
> The international award committee, comprised of former Jonathan B.
> Postel award winners, noted that Mr. Ouedraogo played a significant role
in
> the growth of the Internet in Africa and demonstrated an extraordinary
> commitment to training young engineers and participating in regional
> Internet organizations.
> 
> Mr. Ouedraogo is the Director of Digital Francophonie at Organisation
> Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) based in Paris, France. Over the
> years, he has established networks of IT experts to coordinate African
efforts
> to develop IT and use it as a tool for development.
> Mr. Ouedraogo initiated many IT technical workshops in Africa and is a
> founding member of numerous African regional organizations, including
> AfriNIC (the African Internet Registry for IP addresses); AfTLD (African
> Internet Top Level Domain Names Association); AFNOG (African network
> operators group); AfCERT (African CERT network), and AfrICANN (African
> network of participants to the ICANN process).
> 
> "Pierre Ouedraogo is a highly-regarded technical leader in Africa, and he
has
> been instrumental in bringing the Internet to Burkina Faso as well as
other
> French-speaking African countries," said Lynn St. Amour, President and
Chief
> Executive Officer of the Internet Society.  "His commitment to the
expansion
> of the Internet and encouragement of young engineers to help them build
> their skills through training workshops has had a profound impact on the
> growth of the Internet across Africa."
> 
> The Postel Award was established by the Internet Society to honour
> individuals or organisations that, like Jon Postel, have made outstanding
> contributions in service to the data communications community. The
> committee places particular emphasis on candidates who have supported
> and enabled others in addition to their own specific actions. The award is
> focused on sustained and substantial technical contributions, service to
the
> community, and leadership.
> 
> The Internet Society presented the award, including a US$20,000 honorarium
> and a crystal engraved globe, during the 84th meeting of the Internet
> Engineering Task Force (IETF) held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
> July 29 - August 3, 2012.
> 
> Link: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/pierre-ouedraogo-technical-
> leader-africa-receives-2012-jonathan-b-postel-service-award
> 
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