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22 January 2018 - The AFRINIC Board is required to appoint a Nomination Committee (NomCom) every year, in terms of article 9 of the Bylaws <https://afrinic.net/en/about/bylaws/2001-afrinic-bylaws-2016?start=8>.

I hereby call for volunteers from the community to fill three open positions on the 2018 NomCom. If you are interested in serving on the 2018 NomCom, please send your expression of interest, including a short biography, by email to legal (at) afrinic dot net by Friday 3 February 2018 at 20:00 UTC.

 

The duties of the NomCom, and the elections to be held, are described below.

Election To Be Held at the AGMM in May 2018:

  • AFRINIC Board of Directors:
  • Two Board seats are up for election, to serve three-year terms from 2018 to 2021. Terms begin and end after the AGMM where elections are held.
    • - Seat 5 (Southern Africa), currently held by Lucky Masilela;
    • - Seat 6 (Eastern Africa), currently held by Abibu Rashid Ntahigiye.
  • Policy Development Working Group:
    One PDWG co-chair position is up for election, to serve a two-year term from 2018 to 2020.  Terms begin and end during the public policy meeting where the election is held. The seat is currently held by Sami Salih.
  • Governance Committee:
    One Governance Committee position is up for election, to serve a three-year term from January 2019 to December 2021. Terms begin on 1 January and end on 31 December. The seat is currently held by Wafa Dahmani.
  • NRO-NC/ASO-AC:
    No election in 2018. Terms begin on 1 January and end on 31 December.
  • Policy Development Appeal Committee:
    This is a new committee. Three committee members (seats 3, 4, and 5) shall be selected within the AFRINIC community, in a manner similar to selection of the AFRINIC community representatives in the NRO NC.

 

Nomcom Composition and Responsibilities:

According to Section 9 of the AFRINIC by-laws, a Nominations Committee (NomCom) appointed by the Board must work to ensure that appropriate candidates are nominated to contest for open seats and that all elections are successfully conducted according to current procedures.

The AFRINIC Bylaws say that NomCom must have four members, appointed by the Board. The Board’s practice is to appoint the four members as follows;

  • One member selected from within the AFRINIC Board;
  • Three members selected by the AFRINIC Board from the community.

In terms of section 9.1 of the Bylaws:

  • No candidate for election to the Board may be a member of the NomCom;
  • No person domiciled in a region whose Board seat is open for renewal may be a member of the NomCom; this means that the 2018 NomCom may not not include people who reside in the Eastern Africa or Southern Africa regions.

Responsibilities of the NomCom are defined in section 9 of the AFRINIC Bylaws and include the following:

  • Report to the Board and follow guidelines set by the Board;
  • Call for candidates for all open positions;
  • Prescribe criteria and qualifications for eligibility to stand for election;
  • Interview candidates, if appropriate, prior to finalising the slate of candidates;
  • Finalise the list of candodates for every election;
  • Supervise the conduct of the polls by the Election Committee on election day.

The Board further expects NomCom members to:

  • be neutral; to have no interest in the results of the elections;
  • be trusted members of the AFRINIC community;
  • have good knowledge of the AFRINIC business environment;
  • do their best to fulfill their responsibilities.

NomCom members do not receive any remuneration.

AFRINIC staff will provide logistical support to the NomCom throughout their mandate. Such support includes publication of the list of nominees, compilation of comments, mailing list moderation, website update, communication with nominees and other duties pertaining to the roles and responsibilities of the NomCom. Travel support will be provided for the NomCom Chair to attend the AGMM where the elections are held.

 

How to Volunteer:

If you are interested in serving on the 2018 NomCom, please send your expression of interest, including a short biography, by email to legal<at>afrinic dot net by Friday 3 February 2018 at 20:00 UTC.

 

5 Decmber 2017 - The Address Supporting Organization Address Council's (ASO AC) call for nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board will close at 23:59 UTC on Sunday, 17 December 2017.


Nomination Process
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Community members are invited to submit nominations by email tonominations@aso.icann.orgby Sunday,17 December 2017 at 23:59 UTC.Nominations must include the following information:- The full name of the person being nominated
- Contact email address for the person being nominated
- Contact telephone number (if available) of the person being nominated
- The full name of the person making the nomination
- Contact email address for the person making the nomination
- Contact telephone number of the person making the nomination


Election Procedures
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Procedures for election of individuals to the ICANN Board of Directors by the ASO AC can be found at:
https://aso.icann.org/documents/operational-documents/operating-procedures-of-the-address-council-of-the-address-supporting-organization/#A_9._Selection_of_Individuals_to_the_ICANN_Board_of_Directors


Regional Restrictions
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The ICANN Bylaws state "no two Directors selected by a Supporting Organization shall be citizens from the same country or of countries located in the same Geographic Region.” (see section 7.2:c). The current ASO AC selection for Seat 10, Akinori Maemura, resides in the APNIC region. Therefore, no nominations for Seat 9 will be accepted from candidates residing in the APNIC region.


Eligibility Requirements
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All nominated candidates must meet the selection criteria and conflict of interest requirements as outlined in Article 7 of the ICANN Bylaws. The selected candidate will undergo an independent due diligence review by an ICANN contractor, and announcement of the candidate will follow once this review has been successfully completed.


Important Dates
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- Nomination Phase: 2 October 2017 – 17 December 2017
- Comment Phase: 18 December 2017 – 18 March 2018
- Interview Phase: 17 January 2018 – 18 March 2018
- Selection Phase: 19 March 2018 – 18 April 2018
- Due Diligence Review: 19 April 2018 – 17 May 2018
- Announcement: Around 19 May 2018All phases will conclude at 23:59 UTC on the date specified.


Further Information
-------------------For further information and updated announcements on the election process, please see the 2017 ICANN Board Election page at:
https://aso.icann.org/aso-icann/icann-board-elections/2017-elections/If you have any questions about the elections or the election process, please contactsecretariat@aso.icann.org.