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

Sun May 27 21:32:03 UTC 2012

Dear Alain, we are proud of you,  congratulations and I hope to get more
kind of Award in africa.

Hawa

2012/5/27 Yaovi Atohoun <yaovito at yahoo.fr>

> Congratulations and I wish you more success.
>
> Yaovi
>
> ----- Mail original -----
> De : ALAIN AINA <aalain at afrinic.net>
> À : AfriNIC List <rpd at afrinic.net>
> Cc :
> Envoyé le : Jeudi 24 mai 2012 11h54
> Objet : Re: [AfriNIC-rpd] Re: Alain Aina wins the 2012 Network Information
> and Infrastructure Service Award
>
>
>
> 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
> >>
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