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The Nomination Committee (NomCom2021) is pleased to announce that the nomination process for AFRINIC’s Board is opened for the below seat:

  • Seat 5 (Southern African), to serve a three-year term in terms of Article 13.5 and 13.6 of the AFRINIC Bylaws. This seat is currently held by Vika William Mpisane. A natural person residing in the above region may be nominated (for that sub-region) in compliance with the provisions of Section 12.14 of the by-laws (https://www.afrinic.net/bylaws#b20-13).
  • Nominations may be made by
    1. an AFRINIC member in good standing or
    2. in case of self-nomination, be formally endorsed by at least two (2) AFRINIC members in good standing
  • A member can nominate only one candidate and may second any number of candidates;
  • A nominee is required to
    1. (have participated in at least two (2) AFRINIC events (physically or online) in the past three (3) years;
    2. have at least five (5) years of professional experience in an area relevant to AFRINIC’s activities, such as Internet Resource Management, ICT, policy development, finance, audit, and HR management;
  • A Nominee
    1. should not, at the time of nomination, be a member of a decision-making body (such as a Board) of an organization which may actually or potentially create any conflict of interest for the nominee’s eventual function as a Director;
    2. must at all times be available and committed to participating in Board meetings and other AFRINIC activities (face-to-face and online);
    3. Demonstrate a clear understanding of AFRINIC’s bylaws.
    4. show previous active participation on membership mailing list discussion in the past three (3) years.
  • Nominees are further required to take note of the following as stipulated in Section 13.10 of the AFRINIC bylaws:
  • No person shall be appointed or hold office as a Director if he is a person who:
    1. is under 18 years of age;
    2. is an undischarged bankrupt;
    3. would, but for the repeal of Section 117 of the Companies Act 1984 of Mauritius, be prohibited from being a Director or promoter of, or being concerned or taking part in the management of, a company within the meaning of that Act;
    4. is prohibited from being a Director or promoter of or being concerned or taking part in the management of a company under Sections 337 or 338 of the Act;
    5. is not a natural person; or
    6. has been adjudged to have been of unsound mind.

To nominate yourself or a person of your choice, please complete the nomination form available at https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/board-nomination-seat-5-2021 

The nomination period shall end on 8th April 2021 at 23:59 UTC. 

Note: Nominees whom the Nom Com has selected as candidates should make arrangements to attend AFRINIC-33 in-person or online on the Day of the Election (04 June 2021). They will be afforded an opportunity to introduce themselves and make a short presentation to the AGMM. Nominees are called upon to send a short video presentation to the member list as well as to the NoMCom with a campaign statement if they so wish, and a short biography.

NomCom wishes to receive Nominations from all of the AFRINIC sub-regions. Gender and Language diversity balance is strongly encouraged while a working understanding of the English language would be highly beneficial.

More information on the election process is available at https://www.afrinic.net/election-process/board 

 

2021 ELECTIONS TIMELINE

In view of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, AFRINIC Community Meetings, including both its AGMM and the Public Policy Meeting (i.e. AFRINIC-33 meeting AIS21) will be held online. The following timeline shall be used as far as practical.

  • 13th March 2021 call for nominations
  • 8th April 2021 close of nominations
  • 30th April 2021 Publication of candidates
  • 5th May 2021 opening of public comments to the candidates
  • 20th May 2021 e-voting and proxy registration open
  • 29th May 2021 close of proxy registration
  • 4th June 2021 Election day and end of electronic voting

Note: THIS TIME VOTING WILL BE DONE ELECTRONICALLY.

 

NomCom 2021

 

 

 

  

 

Please note that Thursday, 11 and Friday 12 March 2021, are public holidays in Mauritius.

AFRINIC Offices shall be closed and will resume business on Monday 15 March 2021.

Urgent membership related issues can be addressed to:

  1. new-member@afrinic.net for queries or clarifications regarding how to become an AFRINIC member.
  2. hostmaster@afrinic.net for additional resources, and general queries relating to resources management.

 

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