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

Thu May 24 10:54:59 UTC 2012

On May 23, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Mark Elkins wrote:

> I concur, actually, didn't Alan go to the initial root-server signing

I should  definitely accept that my name varies from the  caller's origin :-)

Alain or  Alan

> 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)
> 

.... and i missed the last ceremony for the east  coast (22-23 may) because of the Summit In Banjul, but i trust it went well.

more info on root KSK at http://dns.icann.org/ksk/

Thanks All for your support.

--Alain

> 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
>> 
>>        AfriNIC | 11th Floor ABC | Raffles Tower | Cybercity |
>>        Mauritius
>>        Tel: +230 403 5100 |Fax: +230 466 6758 
>>        **********************
>>        Join us at AfriNIC-16 Gambia, 12 - 18 May 2012
>> 
>>        ********************** 
>>        _______________________________________________
>>        rpd mailing list
>>        rpd at afrinic.net
>>        https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd
>>        _______________________________________________
>>        rpd mailing list
>>        rpd at afrinic.net
>>        https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> rpd mailing list
>> rpd at afrinic.net
>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd
> 
> -- 
>  .  .     ___. .__      Posix Systems - (South) Africa
> /| /|       / /__       mje at posix.co.za  -  Mark J Elkins, Cisco CCIE
> / |/ |ARK \_/ /__ LKINS  Tel: +27 12 807 0590  Cell: +27 82 601 0496
> _______________________________________________
> rpd mailing list
> rpd at afrinic.net
> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd