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Hello to U all !<br><br>What a very nice sound !!!<br>CONGRAT !!! to Dr Nii Quaynor !<br>I didn't know yoy personally but there is a long time that I've heard about you as one of our motherland Africa Leader on ITC promotion and specially Internet deployment within the continent.<br>You're really are the BEST and the world has recognized it as so !!!<br>Keep up the great work and may God bless you !!!<br>Cheers<br>Olivier Kouami from Togo<br><br>=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
<br>Olévié A. A. KOUAMI <br>
Secrétaire Général de l'ESTETIC (http://www.estetic.tg)<br>Président de
l'INTIC4DEV (INstitut des Technologies de l'Information et de la
Communication POUR le Développement)<br>http://www.intic4dev.org<br>BP: 851 E-mail: oleviek@hotmail.com <br>Tél: (228) 998-86-50 / (228) 026-19-50<br>Lomé - Togo <br><br> <br><br>> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 04:02:50 +0400<br>> To: pdandjinou@gmail.com; phoba@aau.org<br>> From: adiel@afrinic.net<br>> CC: afren@afnog.org; afnog@afnog.org<br>> Subject: Re: [afnog] [afren] recognition for Dr. Nii Quaynor<br>> <br>> <br>> Yes It was a very warm moment yesterday! As we already told Nii<br>> face to face, CONGRATULATION and kudo for taking us so high...<br>> <br>> At 10:10 06/12/2007 -0800, Dandjinou Pierre wrote:<br>> >Please go ahead and spread the word. The ' Press releases from ISOC <br>> >and AFRINIC are also available' and you might wish to circulate them.<br>> <br>> The AfriNIC press release is available at:<br>> <br>> http://www.afrinic.net/news/press/POSTELAWARD_2007_PRESS_RELEASE.pdf<br>> <br>> Mauritius, December 06th 2007: Dr Nii Quaynor awarded John Postel Award<br>> <br>> AfriNIC, the Regional Internet Registry for Africa, is very pleased to announce<br>> that Dr. Nii Quaynor, convenor of AfNOG and one of the authors of the original<br>> project plan to set up an African Internet Number Registry has been awarded the<br>> Jonathan B. Postel Award at the IETF-70 meeting on 5th December 2007 which was<br>> held in Vancouver Canada.<br>> <br>> Dr. Nii Quaynor becomes the first African to receive this prestigious <br>> award from<br>> the Internet community. Each year, the Internet Society awards the Jonathan B.<br>> Postel Service Award. The award is presented to an individual who has made<br>> outstanding contributions in service to the data communications community.<br>> <br>> Dr. Quaynor has selflessly pioneered Internet development and expansion<br>> throughout Africa for nearly two decades, enabling profound advances in<br>> information access, education, healthcare and commerce for African <br>> countries and<br>> their citizens, said Internet Society president Lynn St. Amour. Today, Dr.<br>> Quaynor continues to champion not just technological advances but also African<br>> involvement in Internet standards, processes and deployments, discussion on<br>> Internet policies and regulations, and ensuring African interests are well-<br>> represented globally. He has shaped a community of Africans who share <br>> his vision<br>> and reflect the dedication shown by Jon Postel.<br>> <br>> According to Adiel A. Akplogan, the CEO of AfriNIC, This is an important<br>> milestone for the African technical community presence in the International<br>> forum. We expect this Award to have a huge impact on the community and will<br>> certainly emulate more contribution and commitment for Internet Protocol<br>> technology and it use for Development in the AfriNIC service region.<br>> <br>> Dr. Nii Quaynor has pledged to dedicate his prize to contribute to the new fund<br>> being setup by AfriNIC to support Internet development in Africa (African Fund<br>> for Capacity Building, Research and Internet Development).<br>> <br>> He said: We need to develop our young engineers to emulate the dedication to<br>> network engineering as exemplified by Jon Postel. We have to harness the<br>> pioneering work done by the dedicated technical leadership who have trained<br>> hundreds of young engineers through AfNOG and AfriNIC. The fund will make a<br>> difference in support for education and research of young engineers in Africa.<br>> <br>> We would like all the African community to join us to congratulate Dr Nii<br>> Quaynor for his great contribution to the Internet community in Africa.<br>> AfriNIC is a non-governmental and not-for-profit membership based organisation.<br>> Its main role is to serve Africa region as Regional Internet Registry, like the<br>> four other continents which have their own RIR.<br>> <br>> AfriNIC's mission is To provide professional and efficient distribution of<br>> Internet number resources to the African Internet community, to <br>> support Internet<br>> technology usage and development across the continent and strengthen self<br>> Internet governance in Africa by encouraging a participative policy <br>> development.<br>> <br>> To contact AfriNIC: t: +230 4666616, f: +230 4666758, e: press@afrinic.net<br>> <br>> More about the Postel Service Award: http://www.isoc.org/awards/ <br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> No virus found in this outgoing message.<br>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. <br>> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.14/1171 - Release Date: 04/12/2007 19:31<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> afnog mailing list<br>> http://afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog<br><br /><hr />Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! <a href='http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us' target='_new'>Try it!</a></body>
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