Congratulations to Ghana and Africa!<br><br>Together we shall celebrate !!!<br><br>Yassin<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 29/02/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Richard Omolo</b> <<a href="mailto:richard.omolo@gmail.com">richard.omolo@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;">
U r not alone in the celebration - Africa is alert!<br> <br> Congrats!<br> <br> Cheers<br> <br><br> On 2/29/08, Dawit Bekele <<a href="mailto:bekele@isoc.org">bekele@isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br> > Cape Coast, Ghana – The Internet Society Ghana Chapter (ISOC Ghana) and the<br>
> Department of Computer Science and IT (DCSIT) of the University of Cape<br> > Coast (UCC) are organizing a homecoming ceremony in honor of Prof. Nii Narku<br> > Quaynor, honoree of the Jon Postel Service Award for 2007 for his role in<br>
> promoting the Internet on the African Continent. Prof. Quaynor is the 9th<br> > winner of the award and the first African to win the award.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Professor Quaynor is Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University<br>
> of Cape Coast and Chairman of Ghana.Com, the first Internet Service provider<br> > in West Africa. He was the first African to sit on the Board of ICANN<br> > (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the global Internet<br>
> governance body. Through Ghana.Com (Network Computer Systems Ltd.), Prof.<br> > Quaynor contributed significantly to development of Internet Access<br> > infrastructure in several West African countries including Gambia, Liberia,<br>
> Togo, and Nigeria to through capacity building programs. He was instrumental<br> > in the formation of AfNOG (Africa Network Operators Group) which has trained<br> > several ICT leaders in Africa through its annual workshops and forum<br>
> meetings. He was also instrumental in the establishment of AfriNIC, the<br> > African Numbers (IP) organization, AfREN, the Africa research and Education<br> > Network forum and AFTLD(Africa Top level Domain) the Africa (domain) names<br>
> organization. Prof. Quaynor is the immediate past-president of ISOC Ghana<br> > and currently board chair.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > The Jon B. Postel Service Award instituted by Internet Society (ISOC) is an<br>
> annual award given to an outstanding Internet Engineer globally who has<br> > contributed significantly to the advancement of the Internet. The award was<br> > established by the Internet Society to recognize and commemorate the<br>
> extraordinary stewardship exercised by Jonathan B. Postel over the course of<br> > a thirty year career in networking. Between 1971 and 1998, Jon managed,<br> > nurtured and transformed the RFC (Request for Comments) series of notes<br>
> created by Steve Crocker in 1969. He also served as the ARPANET "numbers<br> > Czar" and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority over the same period of time.<br> > He was a founding member of the Internet Architecture Board and the first<br>
> individual member of the Internet Society, where he also served as a<br> > Trustee. Prof. Quaynor received the award on 5th December 2007 at the 70th<br> > Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Vancouver, British<br>
> Columbia, Canada for his pioneering role and contribution towards the<br> > advancement of the Internet in Africa. The Internet Society, Ghana Chapter<br> > and the Department of Computer Science & IT of University of Cape Coast<br>
> believe that for achieving this feat, Prof. Quaynor has made Ghana and<br> > indeed Africa proud and deserves to be honored.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > During the event, there will be congratulatory messages from the Vice<br>
> Chancellor and other groups within and outside the University and the press<br> > will have the opportunity to interact with Prof. Quaynor after he had made<br> > his speech. The glass crystal award will be unveiled at the ceremony. There<br>
> will also be a re-launch of the Oware Computing book authored Prof. Nii<br> > Quaynor. Oware is the old African game played differently in different parts<br> > of Africa. In his book, Nii Quaynor unveils the Oware as powerful<br>
> calculating tool comparable to the Abacus used by the Chinese.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > INVITATION TO COVER EVENT<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > ISOC Ghana and DCSIT, UCC will like to invite you to cover this event.<br>
><br> ><br> ><br> > WHAT : Internet Society Ghana Chapter & Department<br> > of Computer Science & IT homecoming<br> > ceremony for Prof. Quaynor, Jon B. Postel<br> > Honoree for 2007<br> ><br>
> WHEN & WHERE : Saturday, March 8th 2008 at Auditorium, University of<br> > Cape Coast from 10:00a.m. to 12:00pm<br> ><br> > WHO : Members of University Community, Internet<br> > Society Ghana Chapter membership and associates, other Internet Stakeholders<br>
> and the general public<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > For further enquiries & RSVP, please contact:<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Eric Akumiah, Gen. Secretary (0243380612) or Vera Doku, Communication<br>
> Committee (0244627994)<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.<br> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.<br> > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.6/1192 - Release Date: 12/21/2007<br>
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