[AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Nominations for Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) is Open

[AFRINIC Communication]

Dear Colleagues,

The AFRINIC NomCom 2016 is pleased to invite nominations for 1 Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) for a 2-year term.

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

	• Creating reports (summaries) of mailing list discussions in preparation for face to face meetings.
	• Chairing the meeting sessions and declaring consensus.
	• Creating post-meeting policy report and posting to the mailing list.
	• Sending notifications of Last Call and evaluating consensus or not thereof.
	• Writing report to the board to recommend ratification of policy proposals that gained consensus.
	• Evaluating emergencies that necessitate varying the normal policy development process.


Eligibility

Open to individuals residing within the AFRINIC service region.  All nominations (including self-nominations) shall be supported by a minimum of two AFRINIC community members; the two individuals must not work for the same organization.

A person may only nominate one candidate - and, in case of multiple nominations by the same person, only the last nomination will be considered valid. AFRINIC or other RIR staff can neither nominate candidates nor be nominated.

Nominating Procedure

Nominations must be submitted using this nomination form at: https://registration.afrinic.net/2016/pdwg-elections

Please browse to the pages below for more information about the PDWG and related material:

The AFRINIC Policy Development Working Group: http://afrinic.net/fr/community/policy-development/pdwg

AFRINIC PDWG Co-chair Election Process: http://afrinic.net/fr/community/elections/pdwg-election
 
Deadline for Nominations

All nominations should be submitted by 1959 UTC+4 on 15th May 2016.

Please note that the election will take place during the AFRINIC-24 meeting scheduled to happen in Gaborone, Botswana from 04 to 10 June 2016. An eligible voter shall be any non-AFRINIC staff who has registered to attend (and is present at) the AFRINIC-24 meeting. A registration badge shall be requested as proof.

NomCom 2016

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