[AfriNIC-rpd] Alain Aina wins the 2012 Network Information and Infrastructure Service Award

[Bope Domilongo Christian]

Big Congratulation Doyen Alain

On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Nacer Adamou Saidou <adamou.nacer at gmail.com
> wrote:

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> Congratulations to Mr Alain AINA for its outstanding contributions to
> the development of Internet in Africa. He is an example to follow for me.
> Regards
>
> On 22/05/2012 11:12, Babusha Radhakissoon wrote:
> >
> >
> > The fourth Network Information and Infrastructure Service Award has
> > been awarded to *Alain Aina* in recognition for his contribution to
> > improving Internet connectivity, development and sustainability in
> > Africa. Mrs Isatou Jah of QCELL presented the Award to Alain Aina
> > during AFRINIC's 16^th Public Policy Meeting in Serekunda, The
> > Gambia. Alain Aina presently holds several positions in numerous
> > organisations. He is the Special Projects Manager at the African
> > Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), a Board of trustee at ISOC,
> > DNSSec Crypto officer at ICANN and Managing Director of TRSTech.
> >
> > Dr. Nii Quaynor, conveyor of AfNOG and initiator of the Award
> > praised Mr. Aina for his commitment to the development of the
> > Internet in Africa. /"This award gives an indication of our
> > expectations from the community and rewarding Alain's exemplary
> > work is a clear reflection of this. Such commitment will ensure
> > that the community remains on the right path to success," s/aid Dr
> > Quaynor during the awards ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel in
> > Banjul, The Gambia.
> >
> > Aina was equally ecstatic. "/For me, it was a big surprise. I feel
> > humbled. This award comes with a lot of responsibility. I shall
> > continue to work and contribute at the regional level, and continue
> > to be involved in developing the technical and policy aspects of
> > the Internet, as well as training,/" said Mr Aina upon receiving
> > the award.
> >
> > Besides the main NI&I Award, a Young professional Award was also
> > given to *Chimwemwe Frederick* for her contribution to the
> > Internet infrastructure development.
> >
> > /"The Award celebrates excellence in Africa. It is meant to reward
> > innovation and commitment to the development of Internet in
> > Africa/," says Adiel Akplogan, CEO of AFRINIC and recipient of the
> > first NI&I Service Award in 2008.
> >
> > *The Network Information & Infrastructure**(NI&I)* Service Award
> > was set up in 2009 during AfNOG's 10 years anniversary by Dr Nii
> > Narku Quaynor, who himself received the Internet Society's
> > prestigious Jonathan Postel Award in 2007 for his service in the
> > region and dedication, commitment and leadership. The NI&I Service
> > Award has been set up to reward individuals and organisations for
> > providing Internet services and Infrastructure in Africa.  The NI&I
> > Service Award pays recognizes and rewards the next generation of
> > heroes and models from the African Internet technical community for
> > their achievements. See www.niiserviceaward.org
> > <http://www.niiserviceaward.org>for more details.
> >
> > *The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) *is the Regional
> > Registry for Internet Number Resources for Africa. Based in
> > Mauritius, AFRINIC's mission is to support Internet development in
> > Africa and promote bottom up Internet policy development in the
> > region. www.afrinic.net
> >
> >
> >
> > *The Africa Network Operators Group  (AfNOG)*is a forum for the
> > exchange of technical information, and aims to promote discussion
> > of implementation issues that require community cooperation
> > through coordination and cooperation among network service
> > providers to ensure the stability of service to end users. The goal
> > of AfNOG is to share experience of technical challenges in setting
> > up, building and running IP networks on the African continent -
> > www.afnog.org <http://www.afnog.org>.
> >
> > For more information, please visit: http://www.afrinic.net
> > <http://www.afrinicAFRINIC.net>
> >
> > Contact: press at afrinic.net <mailto:press at afrinic.net>
> >
> >
> >
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