<div dir="ltr">Congrats to Prof. Quaynor on this recognition. Wish you very many more years of pure service to humanity.<div><br></div><div style>Proud of you.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Sunday.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Nancy Dotse <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nancydotse@gmail.com" target="_blank">nancydotse@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Nii Quaynor INDUCTED INTO THE 2013 INTERNET HALL OF FAME<br>
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Joins Elite Group of Internet Pioneers, Innovators, and Global Connectors<br>
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Accra, Ghana — 26, June 2013 — Nii Quaynor, today joins the ranks of<br>
notable individuals who have been inducted into the Internet Hall of<br>
Fame for their significant contributions to the advancement of the<br>
global Internet. The Internet Hall of Fame inducted Nii Quaynor for<br>
his pioneering Internet development and expansion throughout Africa.<br>
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Nii Quaynor has been named a Pioneer, a category which recognizes and<br>
celebrates individuals who were instrumental in the early design and<br>
development of the Internet.<br>
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Prof. Quaynor has served on several Boards, including ICANN and had<br>
been a member of the UN ICT Task Force and also the IGF Advisory Group<br>
at UN. He is currently the Board Chairman for National Information<br>
Technology Agency, (NITA) member of GhiPPS and National Identification<br>
Agency (NIA) Boards, Patron – Internet Society Ghana Chapter, and was<br>
the recipient of the Internet Society’s prestigious Jonathan B. Postel<br>
Service Award for pioneering work to Advance Internet in Africa in<br>
December 2007.<br>
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With individuals hailed as "the net’s most influential engineers,<br>
evangelists and troublemakers" by Wired, the Internet Hall of Fame<br>
includes a who’s who of trailblazers and world-renowned thinkers that<br>
have helped to form what has become one of society’s most vital<br>
vehicles for communication, advancement, and commerce: the Internet.<br>
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“This year’s Internet Hall of Fame inductees include extraordinary<br>
individuals that have helped make the Internet what it is today: the<br>
most successful global platform for communication, social, and<br>
economic development ever seen,” said Internet Society President and<br>
CEO Lynn St. Amour. “We applaud these inductees for their passion and<br>
commitment to the Internet and its role in making the world a better<br>
place.”<br>
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“My one goal has always been to enable the billions of people from<br>
developing countries to have a chance to benefit from this platform.”<br>
Says internet pioneer, Nii Quaynor. “The sacrifice has been great, but<br>
the rewards and benefits for generations of people in developing<br>
nations who would otherwise have missed the opportunity, have been<br>
limitless.”<br>
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A complete list of 2012 and 2013 Internet Hall of Fame inductees and<br>
their bios can be found at <a href="http://www.internethalloffame.org" target="_blank">www.internethalloffame.org</a>. You can follow<br>
the Internet Hall of Fame on Facebook and on Twitter at @Internet_HOF.<br>
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ABOUT Professor Nii Quaynor<br>
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Nii is the Convener of the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG), a<br>
network technology transfer institution since 2000 and the founding<br>
Chairman of AfriNIC, the African numbers registry.<br>
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He is also the Chairman of Ghana Dot Com (GDC) Ltd, Accredited<br>
Registrar, and a Professor of Computer Science at University of<br>
Cape-Coast, Ghana.<br>
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GDC provides high technology and integrated information system<br>
service, by working closely with customers to identify their specific<br>
needs, whilst providing complete solutions aimed at helping<br>
organizations to use information resources efficiently and<br>
effectively. <a href="http://www.ghana.com" target="_blank">www.ghana.com</a><br>
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About the Internet Hall of Fame<br>
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The Internet Hall of Fame is an annual awards program that has been<br>
established by the Internet Society to publicly recognize a<br>
distinguished and select group of leaders and luminaries who have made<br>
significant contributions to the development and advancement of the<br>
global open Internet. More information on the program can be found at<br>
<a href="http://www.internethalloffame.org" target="_blank">www.internethalloffame.org</a> .<br>
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