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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 .
>
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