Big Congratulation Doyen Alain <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Nacer Adamou Saidou <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adamou.nacer@gmail.com" target="_blank">adamou.nacer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Congratulations to Mr Alain AINA for its outstanding contributions to<br>
the development of Internet in Africa. He is an example to follow for me.<br>
Regards<br>
<div class="im"><br>
On 22/05/2012 11:12, Babusha Radhakissoon wrote:<br>
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> The fourth Network Information and Infrastructure Service Award has<br>
</div>> been awarded to *Alain Aina* in recognition for his contribution to<br>
<div class="im">> improving Internet connectivity, development and sustainability in<br>
> Africa. Mrs Isatou Jah of QCELL presented the Award to Alain Aina<br>
</div>> during AFRINIC's 16^th Public Policy Meeting in Serekunda, The<br>
<div class="im">> Gambia. Alain Aina presently holds several positions in numerous<br>
> organisations. He is the Special Projects Manager at the African<br>
> Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), a Board of trustee at ISOC,<br>
> DNSSec Crypto officer at ICANN and Managing Director of TRSTech.<br>
><br>
> Dr. Nii Quaynor, conveyor of AfNOG and initiator of the Award<br>
> praised Mr. Aina for his commitment to the development of the<br>
</div>> Internet in Africa. /"This award gives an indication of our<br>
<div class="im">> expectations from the community and rewarding Alain's exemplary<br>
> work is a clear reflection of this. Such commitment will ensure<br>
</div>> that the community remains on the right path to success," s/aid Dr<br>
<div class="im">> Quaynor during the awards ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel in<br>
> Banjul, The Gambia.<br>
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> Aina was equally ecstatic. "/For me, it was a big surprise. I feel<br>
> humbled. This award comes with a lot of responsibility. I shall<br>
> continue to work and contribute at the regional level, and continue<br>
> to be involved in developing the technical and policy aspects of<br>
</div>> the Internet, as well as training,/" said Mr Aina upon receiving<br>
<div class="im">> the award.<br>
><br>
> Besides the main NI&I Award, a Young professional Award was also<br>
</div>> given to *Chimwemwe Frederick* for her contribution to the<br>
> Internet infrastructure development.<br>
><br>
> /"The Award celebrates excellence in Africa. It is meant to reward<br>
<div class="im">> innovation and commitment to the development of Internet in<br>
</div>> Africa/," says Adiel Akplogan, CEO of AFRINIC and recipient of the<br>
<div class="im">> first NI&I Service Award in 2008.<br>
><br>
</div>> *The Network Information & Infrastructure**(NI&I)* Service Award<br>
<div class="im">> was set up in 2009 during AfNOG's 10 years anniversary by Dr Nii<br>
> Narku Quaynor, who himself received the Internet Society's<br>
> prestigious Jonathan Postel Award in 2007 for his service in the<br>
> region and dedication, commitment and leadership. The NI&I Service<br>
> Award has been set up to reward individuals and organisations for<br>
> providing Internet services and Infrastructure in Africa. The NI&I<br>
> Service Award pays recognizes and rewards the next generation of<br>
> heroes and models from the African Internet technical community for<br>
> their achievements. See <a href="http://www.niiserviceaward.org" target="_blank">www.niiserviceaward.org</a><br>
</div>> <<a href="http://www.niiserviceaward.org" target="_blank">http://www.niiserviceaward.org</a>>for more details.<br>
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> *The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) *is the Regional<br>
<div class="im">> Registry for Internet Number Resources for Africa. Based in<br>
> Mauritius, AFRINIC's mission is to support Internet development in<br>
> Africa and promote bottom up Internet policy development in the<br>
> region. <a href="http://www.afrinic.net" target="_blank">www.afrinic.net</a><br>
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</div>> *The Africa Network Operators Group (AfNOG)*is a forum for the<br>
<div class="im">> exchange of technical information, and aims to promote discussion<br>
> of implementation issues that require community cooperation<br>
> through coordination and cooperation among network service<br>
> providers to ensure the stability of service to end users. The goal<br>
> of AfNOG is to share experience of technical challenges in setting<br>
> up, building and running IP networks on the African continent -<br>
</div>> <a href="http://www.afnog.org" target="_blank">www.afnog.org</a> <<a href="http://www.afnog.org" target="_blank">http://www.afnog.org</a>>.<br>
<div class="im">><br>
> For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.afrinic.net" target="_blank">http://www.afrinic.net</a><br>
</div>> <<a href="http://www.afrinicAFRINIC.net" target="_blank">http://www.afrinicAFRINIC.net</a>><br>
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> Contact: <a href="mailto:press@afrinic.net">press@afrinic.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:press@afrinic.net">press@afrinic.net</a>><br>
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