Dear Alain, we are proud of you, congratulations and I hope to get more kind of Award in africa.<div><br></div><div>Hawa <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/5/27 Yaovi Atohoun <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yaovito@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">yaovito@yahoo.fr</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div><span>Congratulations and I wish you more success.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Yaovi<br>
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Cc : <br> Envoyé le : Jeudi 24 mai 2012 11h54<br> Objet : Re: [AfriNIC-rpd] Re: Alain Aina wins the 2012 Network Information and Infrastructure Service Award<div><div class="h5"><br> <br><br>On May 23, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Mark Elkins wrote:<br>
<br>> I concur, actually, didn't Alan go to the initial root-server signing<br><br>I should definitely accept that my name varies from the caller's origin :-)<br><br>Alain or Alan<br><br><br>> ceremony - so he's closer to the 'trust anchor of Africa' than you might<br>
> guess (reading old e-mails re:'root
signing TCR' 22 Apr 2010)<br>> <br><br>.... 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.<br><br>more info on root KSK at <a href="http://dns.icann.org/ksk/" target="_blank">http://dns.icann.org/ksk/</a><br>
<br><br>Thanks All for your support.<br><br>--Alain<br><br>> On Wed, 2012-05-23 at 04:37 -0700, Walubengo J wrote:<br>>> I agree - Alain, the trust anchor for Africa.<br>>> <br>>> walu.<br>>> <br>
>> --- On Wed, 5/23/12, Janvier NGNOULAYE <<a href="mailto:jnoulaye@uy1.uninet.cm" target="_blank">jnoulaye@uy1.uninet.cm</a>> wrote:<br>>> <br>>> From: Janvier NGNOULAYE <<a href="mailto:jnoulaye@uy1.uninet.cm" target="_blank">jnoulaye@uy1.uninet.cm</a>><br>
>> Subject: [AfriNIC-rpd] Re: Alain Aina wins the 2012
Network<br>>> Information and Infrastructure Service Award<br>>> To: <a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank">rpd@afrinic.net</a><br>>> Cc: "announce" <<a href="mailto:announce@afrinic.net" target="_blank">announce@afrinic.net</a>><br>
>> Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 1:29 PM<br>>> <br>>> Hi Alain,<br>>> By receiving these various distinctions, you joined the list<br>>> of the Africans ICT icons. This is a new challenge that began,<br>
>> to go more forward. <br>>> <br>>> Congratulations.<br>>> /Janvier<br>>> <br>>> ----- Mail
Original -----<br>>> De: "Babusha Radhakissoon" <<a href="mailto:babusha@afrinic.net" target="_blank">babusha@afrinic.net</a>><br>>> À: *@<a href="http://afrinic.net" target="_blank">afrinic.net</a><br>
>> Envoyé: Mardi 22 Mai 2012 11h12:53 GMT +01:00 Afrique centrale<br>>> - Ouest<br>>> Objet: [AfriNIC-rpd] Alain Aina wins the 2012 Network<br>>> Information and Infrastructure Service Award<br>
>> <br>>> The fourth Network Information and Infrastructure Service<br>>> Award has been awarded to Alain Aina in recognition for his<br>>> contribution to improving Internet connectivity, development<br>
>> and sustainability in Africa. <br>>>
Mrs Isatou Jah of QCELL presented the Award to Alain Aina<br>>> during AFRINIC's 16 th Public Policy Meeting in Serekunda, The<br>>> Gambia. Alain Aina presently holds several positions in<br>
>> numerous organisations. He is the Special Projects Manager at<br>>> the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), a Board of<br>>> trustee at ISOC, DNSSec Crypto officer at ICANN and Managing<br>
>> 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>>> Internet in Africa. “This award gives an indication of
our<br>>> expectations from the community and rewarding Alain's<br>>> exemplary work is a clear reflection of this. Such commitment<br>>> will ensure that the community remains on the right path to<br>
>> success,” s aid Dr Quaynor during the awards ceremony held at<br>>> the Sheraton Hotel in Banjul, The Gambia. <br>>> <br>>> Aina was equally ecstatic. “ For me, it was a big surprise. I<br>
>> feel humbled. This award comes with a lot of responsibility. I<br>>> shall continue to work and contribute at the regional level,<br>>> and continue to be involved in developing the technical and<br>
>> policy aspects of the
Internet, as well as training, ” said Mr<br>>> Aina upon receiving the award. <br>>> <br>>> Besides the main NI&I Award, a Young professional Award was<br>>> also 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<br>>> reward innovation and commitment to the development of<br>
>> Internet in Africa ,” says Adiel Akplogan, CEO of AFRINIC and<br>>> recipient of the first NI&I Service Award in 2008. <br>>> <br>>> The Network Information & Infrastructure (NI&I) Service Award<br>
>>
was set up in 2009 during AfNOG’s 10 years anniversary by Dr<br>>> Nii Narku Quaynor, who himself received the Internet Society's<br>>> prestigious Jonathan Postel Award in 2007 for his service in<br>
>> the region and dedication, commitment and leadership. The NI&I<br>>> Service Award has been set up to reward individuals and<br>>> organisations for providing Internet services and<br>
>> Infrastructure in Africa. The NI&I Service Award pays<br>>> recognizes and rewards the next generation of heroes and<br>>> models from the African Internet technical community for their<br>
>> achievements. See <a href="http://www.niiserviceaward.org" target="_blank">www.niiserviceaward.org</a> for more details.
<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is the<br>>> Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources for Africa.<br>>> Based in Mauritius, AFRINIC's mission is to support Internet<br>
>> development in Africa and promote bottom up Internet policy<br>>> development in the region. <a href="http://www.afrinic.net" target="_blank">www.afrinic.net</a> <br>>> <br>>> The Africa Network Operators Group (AfNOG) is a forum for the<br>
>> exchange of technical information, and aims to promote<br>>> discussion of implementation issues that require community<br>>> cooperation through coordination and cooperation among network<br>
>> service providers
to ensure the stability of service to end<br>>> users. The goal of AfNOG is to share experience of technical<br>>> challenges in setting up, building and running IP networks on<br>>> the African continent - <a href="http://www.afnog.org" target="_blank">www.afnog.org</a> . <br>
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