Background This year, the Africa DNS Forum, a journey that started in 2013, turns 10 years old. It has been a decade of mixed results, great insights, challenges, and opportunities. We are confident of the tremendous success witnessed in the industry and the opportunities that abound considering the DNS landscape in Africa which could not have been achieved without the support of various actors within and beyond the African continent. One of the objectives of the forum inception is to recognize, reward, appreciate and acknowledge excellence in the Africa DNS Marketplace. This would be by establishing a well thought out and transparent criteria for selecting deserving individual and institutional players who have made significant contribution to the overall growth and development of the Africa DNS Industry and marketplace.
Categories of the Awards There will be two categories of awards during this 10th Africa DNS Forum 1. Recognition and Acknowledgement Award (Ten in total): This award will target institutions and / or individuals who were outstanding in contributing to the development of the DNS industry in Africa; Could be organizers of the DNS Forum or any other events that have contributed to DNS development in Africa. 2. Africa DNS Excellence Award: (Two in total) to be offered to one institution and one individual who have been demonstrated being innovative and successful in maintaining a resilient and sustainable development of the DNS industry in Africa. Target institutions could include but not limited to registries, registrars, registrants, ISPs, or research institutions. This would be an annual award going forward. Selection Criteria The Ideal candidates may be organizations or Individuals that meet some of most of the below properties. - Developing capacity-building programs that positively influenced African DNS landscape - Past Hosts for Africa DNS Forums - Consistent sponsors of Africa DNS Forum over the years - Establishment and Promotion of National DNS Fora Across Africa - Championing innovative solutions to improve the African DNS Marketplace - Individuals should be of African nationality - Promoting Research in the Africa DNS Market Place - Institutions / organizations should headquartered in Africa Selection Panel A community based review panel of eminent personalities in the domain name ecosystem will consider the nominations in light of the criteria and recommend a short list of nominees for each category to the organizing partners of the Africa DNS Forum for consideration and adoption. The proposed members of the selection panel include. 1. Prof Souleymane Oumtanga 2. Prof. Prof Nicolas Razafindrakoto 3. Hadia El Miniawi 4. Oluniyi Ajao 5. Ramanou Biaou 6. Mary Uduma The panel shall select their own chair and agree on working methods, and the secretariat of the Africa DNS forum would offer any necessary support to the panel to ensure they execute their work within the required timelines. Timelines Nominees and interested candidates are requested to send their proposals via email to [email protected]. The following is a timeline of activities: 1. Call for Nominations published online by Sept 12, 2022 2. Deadline for receiving nominations is Sept 19, 2022 3. Deadline for Consideration and Evaluation of Nominations Sept 23, 2022 4. Selected Nominees are submitted to the Secretariat by Sept 26, 2022. The recipients will be officially unveiled during the Africa DNS Forum Gala on October 5, 2022. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 www.dnsforum.africa Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A
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