[Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Council of Elders

[Mark Elkins]

On 11/07/2016 20:02, Honest Ornella GANKPA wrote:
> Hello Nishal
> 
> My curiousity was objective and as such I will still request that
> someone who speaks for the board guide me on why the former Chair
> (Mr Ntege) was not appointed to the CoE.?

I believe it to be an honorary position.

> Honest Ornella GANKPA
> Network engineer 
> 
> 
> 2016-07-11 18:36 GMT+01:00 Nishal Goburdhan <nishal at controlfreak.co.za
> <mailto:nishal at controlfreak.co.za>>:
> 
>     On 11 Jul 2016, at 18:39, Honest Ornella GANKPA wrote:
> 
>         and it seems that automatically every former chair become part
>         of the CoE.
>         http://afrinic.net/en/about/our-structure/council-of-elders
> 
> 
>     the url that you reference says:
>     “.. The AFRINIC Bylaw (Section 16) allows the Board to appoint..”
> 
>     “allow” is not the same as “automatic” to *this* native-english speaker.
> 
>     so, i looked up the bylaws.
>     quoting: http://afrinic.net/en/about/bylaws?start=15
> 
>     “16.1 Membership to the Council shall be opened to such former
>     chairpersons who served at least one full term in that capacity. “
>     i read that[1] “shall”, as a SHOULD and not MUST (2119 style).
> 
>     you might read that differently,
>     —n.
> 
>     [1] though, of course, i don’t speak for the board   :-)
> 
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