[Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Council of Elders

[Omo Oaiya]

On 12 July 2016 at 21:03, Mike Silber <silber.mike at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nishal +1
>
> Maybe a hypothetical if I may: what if a former Chairperson were to pass,
> or to be unable or unwilling to serve on the CoE, or even if they were to
> be convicted of an offense after their term that would disqualify them as a
> director.
>
I don't think the community would want an unable or unwilling CoE member,
> or a convict.
>

No community would.  We want them because of their experience as former
Chairs
I read the 'open to' in 16.1 as former chairs are willing to consider or be
considered.  So some might decline or be denied


> So I cannot see how automatic appointment could be implied.


This is what bothers me.  We don't yet have 6 past chairs and we are
discriminating without reason on appointment to CoE? How does this improve
trust?
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