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Dear colleagues,

The 2019 Nominations Committee is pleased to announce that the Nomination process for two co-chairs of the AFRINIC Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) is now open.  

In order to re-establish the sequence of two-year staggered terms given in Article 3.3 of the Consolidated Policy Manual, one seat will be filled for a two-year term, and one seat will be filled for a one-year term.  The open seats are:

  • Seat 1, to serve a two-year term from mid-2019 to mid-2021, currently held by Dewole Ajao.·      
  • Seat 2,  to serve a one-year term from mid-2019 to mid-2020, currently held by Sami Salih.

We are pleased to invite nominations for candidates for the above seats to serve a term starting from the election-day for the period specified above.

Responsibilities

PDWG co-chairs are volunteers selected by the community as provided for in the current Policy Development Process (PDP). Their responsibilities are as follows:

  • Chairing Public Policy Meeting sessions and evaluating consensus or lack thereof.
  • Creating post-meeting policy reports (and meeting minutes).
  • Sending notifications for Last Call and evaluating consensus or lack thereof.
  • Writing reports to the board to recommend ratification of policy proposals that gained consensus.
  • Evaluating emergencies that necessitate varying the normal policy development process.
  • Moderating discussions on the mailing list and at face to face in accordance with the AFRINIC Code of Conduct.
  • Representing the AFRINIC PDWG community at other RIR community public policy meetings in-person or remotely. 

 

A nominee shall:·       

  • Be familiar with the AFRINIC Policy Development Process;·  
  • Have participated in the AFRINIC policy development working group·       
  • Be able to demonstrate that his/her activities are in the best interest of the African Internet Community.    
  • Be able to travel to the two annual AFRINIC public policy meetings. 

 

Criteria and qualifications for eligibility

A nominee shall be nominated by one (1) member of the Policy Development Working Group and seconded by one (1) member of the Policy Development Working Group. A member of  the Policy Development Working Group can nominate no more than one candidate and can second any number of candidates.

No person shall be appointed as a PDWG co-chair if he or she is a person who: 

  1. is under 18 years of age; 
  2. is an undischarged bankrupt; 
  3. is not a natural person; or 
  4. has been adjudged to have been of unsound mind

The seats are open to individuals residing within the AFRINIC service region.

 

Nomination

Please complete the nomination form available at : https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/pdwg-nomination-2019 to nominate yourself or a person of your choice.

The Closure of the Candidate Nomination period is 10th May 2019 at 20:00 UTC.

Note: It is expected that proposed candidates should be able to attend (in-person or remotely) the upcoming AFRINIC 30 Meeting, taking place in Kampala, Uganda, on 20th June 2019 - the day of the election, where they will have an opportunity to introduce themselves to the community and make a short presentation. Details on the election process can be found at https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group#election

 

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The Nominations Committee 2019 is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC Governance Committee Nomination process is open. One Governance Committee position is up for election by the AFRINIC Membership, to serve a three-year term from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022. The seat is currently held by Isatou Jah.

 

Criteria for Governance committee

Responsibilities

Some of the responsibilities of the AFRINIC Governance Committee as described in its current terms of reference. Matters on which the Governance Committee may provide advice include, but are not limited to:

  • The legal framework of AFRINIC, including the place and manner of company registration;
  • Bylaws of the company;
  • The election process for Board members, including eligibility requirements, nomination process, and voting process, but excluding the proceedings within any nomination committee, election committee, or similar body;
  • Election or appointment process for persons appointed by the AFRINIC community, Membership, or Board, to any committees or other bodies, but excluding the internal proceedings within any nomination committee, election committee, or similar body;
  • Creation, removal, and terms of reference, of any AFRINIC related bodies, including the Governance Committee itself, but excluding the Board, and excluding any bodies that are outside the Governance Committee’s scope;
  • The general performance of the Board or any AFRINIC related body;

 

Criteria and qualifications for eligibility

A nominee shall be nominated by one (1) AFRINIC member in good standing and seconded by one (1) AFRINIC member in good standing or be formally endorsed by at least two (2) AFRINIC members in good standing (i.e. they must not have unpaid fees) in case of self-nomination. A member can nominate no more than one candidate and can second any number of candidate.

No person shall be appointed as a member of the Governance Committee if he or she is a person who:

(i) is under 18 years of age;

(ii) is an undischarged bankrupt;

(iii) is not a natural person; or

(iv) has been adjudged to have been of unsound mind 

In-line with 5.2.3 of the Governance committee charter, Governance committee members shall be resident in the AFRINIC service region.

In-line with 5.2.7 of the Governance committee Charter, none of the elected members may be an AFRINIC Director or an AFRINIC employee.

A nominee shall:

  1. Have participated in at least one (1) AFRINIC activity (physically or online) in the past three (3) years.
  2. Be familiar with the legal framework of AFRINIC and its Bylaws;
  3. Be able to demonstrate that his/her activities are in the best interest of the African Internet Community.
  4. Be available for at least 10 hours monthly and be committed to actively participate in Governance Committee meetings (online).

 

Nomination

Please complete the nomination form available at https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/govcom-nomination-2019 to nominate yourself or a person of your choice.

The Closure of the Candidate Nomination period is 15th april at 20:00 UTC.

Note: It is expected that proposed candidates should be able to attend physical or online the upcoming AFRINIC 30 Meeting, taking place in Kampala, Uganda, in person on the day of the election, 20th June 2019, where they will have an opportunity to introduce themselves to the members and make a short presentation during the Annual General Members Meeting (AGMM). Details on the election process can be found at https://afrinic.net/govcom/election

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