[Community-Discuss] [members-discuss] Accountability assessment - bylaws changes

[Arnaud AMELINA]

Hi Community,
Well done Chris !

I support that effort  be made to build consensus, as the topics are very
important.

Regards

Arnaud

2016-09-19 12:09 GMT+00:00 Christian Bope <christian.bope at unikin.ac.cd>:

> Dear CEO,
>
> [speaking as a member of the community]
>
> Following last week discussion on the accountability review and others
> points raised by the community which was not in your original document,
> here my response.
>
>
> 1.  *On the Accountability Review.*
>
> This review is from an independent AFRINIC's accountability review which
> identified areas need to be improved. Improving RIR accountability is very
> important in this context of IANA stewardship transition where the
> community will be exercising important role in the oversight of the IANA
> functions.
>
> So it is very crucial that the community gives this discussion the
> required attention and the consensual approach is more needed.
>
> It will be unfortunate if we did not follow these important improvements
> due to lack of consensus.
>
> *2. on the Process*
>
> It was expected that the community discuss, express view and concern
> thereafter the Leadership will do his best effort to build consensus.
> Consensus here is strictly in the sense of RIR practices mean The Rough
> Consensus Model *[1]*.
>
> Ideally, people shall be encourage to comment on the list for the sake of
> archive and off list contribution should be discouraged and not accepted.
>
> That why some members of the community suggested the creation of a
> committee to lead the process.
>
>
>
> *3. On the discussion.*
>
> Community has expressed views on each points. As expected there were
> convergences and divergences. For example, points 3,4, 5 had active and
> intensive discussions while reading may sound like profound disagreement.
> We shall now entire to the consensus building mode by opening the
> disagreement views and addressing one by one then we'll build ROUGH
> CONSENSUS.
>
> Another example, on point 11, there was no objection, but some suggestions
> even propose more such as "Registered Members only MUST never amend the
> bylaws, ..." and The proposed amendment should be published not less than
> 60 days and not more than 90 days before, with the provisions for more
> members to comment online and in any meeting held during the consultation
> period"
>
> *4. On the other points.*
>
> Beyond the 12 points, some areas of improvements were suggested.
>
> For example, https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss/
> 2016-June/000350.html lists some of the points
>
> *[1]* https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/rir-accountability on section 1.4
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Bope
>
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