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

Mark Elkins mje at posix.co.za
Wed May 23 12:08:53 UTC 2012


I concur, actually, didn't Alan go to the initial root-server signing
ceremony - so he's closer to the 'trust anchor of Africa' than you might
guess (reading old e-mails re:'root signing TCR' 22 Apr 2010)

On Wed, 2012-05-23 at 04:37 -0700, Walubengo J wrote:
> I agree - Alain, the trust anchor for Africa.
> 
> walu.
> 
> --- On Wed, 5/23/12, Janvier NGNOULAYE <jnoulaye at uy1.uninet.cm> wrote:
>         
>         From: Janvier NGNOULAYE <jnoulaye at uy1.uninet.cm>
>         Subject: [AfriNIC-rpd] Re: Alain Aina wins the 2012 Network
>         Information and Infrastructure Service Award
>         To: rpd at afrinic.net
>         Cc: "announce" <announce at afrinic.net>
>         Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 1:29 PM
>         
>         Hi Alain,
>         By receiving these various distinctions, you joined the list
>         of the Africans ICT icons. This is a new challenge that began,
>         to go more forward. 
>         
>         Congratulations.
>         /Janvier
>         
>         ----- Mail Original -----
>         De: "Babusha Radhakissoon" <babusha at afrinic.net>
>         À: *@afrinic.net
>         Envoyé: Mardi 22 Mai 2012 11h12:53 GMT +01:00 Afrique centrale
>         - Ouest
>         Objet: [AfriNIC-rpd] Alain Aina wins the 2012 Network
>         Information and Infrastructure Service Award
>         
>         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 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 . 
>         
>         For more information, please visit: http://www.afrinic.net 
>         
>         Contact: press at afrinic.net -- 
>         Babusha Radhakissoon
>         
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