Participate

 

The AFRINIC Elections Committee is called for in Section 10 of the ByLaws and consists of AFRINIC staff who are appointed by the CEO. The committee is responsible for handling the pre-election processes for all elections held by AFRINIC as well as liaising with the Chair of the Election NomCom before, during and after election day.

 

Name Department Role
Kishna Dhondee CEO Office  Chair
Guylaine Laiyra CEO Office Vice-Chair

James Chirwa  Member Services  
David Njuki Infrastructure & Security  
Yogesh Chadee Value Added Services  
Ashil Oogarah  Communications & PR  
Wayne Gurunaden Finance & Accounting  
Keessun Fokeerah Registry Products  

 

You can contact the Elections Committee by email ecom at afrinic dot net

 

 

 

The NomCom comprises four members who are appointed by the AFRINIC Board.

The four (4) members of the NomCom are composed as follows:

  • 1 Member selected from within the Board (Should not be from the region for which an election is being held).
  • 3 volunteers selected from the community

The main responsibility of NomCom is to screen and propose suitable candidates for all elections with AFRINIC.

These include Board, NRO NC, PDWG, Governance Committee or any other future elections within AFRINIC following the election process and guidelines

NomCom members serve on a voluntary basis, supported and guided by the CEO along with a staff member appointed by the CEO. 

The committee essentially works via e-mail (using a designated mailing list) and teleconferences.

The NomCom Chairperson work with the Election Committee as per Section 10 of AFRINIC bylaws.

The NomCom’s responsibilities are defined in section 9 (link) of the AFRINIC Bylaws.

 

 

Appointment of NomCom (Timeline 2022)

Click here to learn more about the election timeline at https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/2022

 

 

NomCom Guidelines (2018)

Adhoc Guidelines (2018)