Vincent, Yassin,<br><br>Thanks for your kinds words. Really appreciate. Please let me know what you both think of fetching the information on a web site like the following: <a href="http://public.icann.org/global-partnerships/latam">
http://public.icann.org/global-partnerships/latam</a><br>As you will notice, my colleagues put more the activities that they participate in, in their regions. What could I put there that is of interest to you all?<br>Cheers
<br>ar<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/5/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dr Yassin Mshana</b> <<a href="mailto:ymshana2003@gmail.com">ymshana2003@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Vincent et all,<br><br>I wish to SECOND your suggestion. <br><br>AR has done a great deal of things, some of them are unique and special. She has managed to keep the momentum regardless of the heavy schedule at ICANN.
<br><br>Well done AR!!!!<br><br>Yassin<div><span class="e" id="q_1143731cc49f0693_1"><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 05/08/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Vincent Ocran</b> <<a href="mailto:ocranve@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
ocranve@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I think there should be an award for Anne-Rachel Inne within Afrinic. She seems to be single handedly keeping us all informed and updated on issue. With some of us having a very tight working life, what would we have done without this super lady. Rachel I say thank you.
<br><br><br><br><div><div><span><span class="gmail_quote">On 03/08/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Anne-Rachel Inné</b> <<a href="mailto:annerachel@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
annerachel@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></span></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><span>
Each year, the Internet Society awards the Jonathan B. Postel Service
Award. The award is presented to an individual who has made
outstanding contributions in service to the data communications
community. The award includes a presentation crystal and a prize of
USD 20,000. This year the award will be made during the 70th Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, 2-7 December 2007. The deadline for nominations is 17
September 2007.<br><br>About the Award<br>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 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 (nee Activities)
Board and the first individual member of the Internet Society, where he
also served as a Trustee. For more information on Jon Postel's life
and contributions.<br><br>The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award is to
honor an individual who has provided similar sustained and substantial
technical contributions, service to the community, and
leadership. With respect to leadership, the committee places
particular emphasis on candidates who have supported and enabled others
in addition to their own specific actions.<br><br>Award Nomination Procedure<br>The nominee does not need to be a member of ISOC. However, the nominator<br>does need to be an ISOC member in good standing. Nominate via email to
<br><<a href="mailto:postel2007@isoc.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">postel2007@isoc.org</a>>, and include the following details:<br> 1. Name and Email address of nominee
<br> 2. CV/Bio of nominee<br> 3. Statement of recommendation including specific acts, works,
<br>contributions, and other criteria that would show the nominee to fit the<br>standard set by Jon Postel. It should be clear from your statement that<br>your nominee has performed in this manner over a long period of time, not
<br>simply that the nominee has done several significant things in the area of<br>data communications and the Internet. Please include corroborating<br>references with their name, email address, and telephone number. Conclude
<br>with your postal address, ISOC member number, and telephone number as well<br>as the postal address, telephone and fax number of the nominee.<br><br>Thank you in advance for your support,<br><br>The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2007 Nominating Committee
<br clear="all"><span><br>-- <br>Anne-Rachel Inne
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<br>Ghanaian-Akan Proverb .
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https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br></span></div>c/o DFID-Nigeria<br>No. 10 Bobo Street<br>Maitama<br>Abuja<br>Nigeria<br><br>Skype: yassin mshana
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