[Community-Discuss] Cotonou Meeting

Tue Jun 19 22:50:59 UTC 2018

Dear Andrew,
I wonder about your motives that seem inappropriate to me this last couple
of months, in such that, with all respect due to you, I wanted to tell you
to stop paying your $50k annual fee, and go rent your resources to another
RIR.  Afrinic will not died.
Please tell here if your statements here and questions engage yourself or
your company? Because it is inacceptable that a single member micromanages
Afrinic, this is a lack of respect to the Afrinic body.
I'm really shocked and got boring with your mails. The CEO should have
never replied to it. I am not the one who have to ask you to wait for the
financial annual report or the auditor's report at the AGMM to ask these
multiple questions.
I think you're crossed over the line at this point, do you forget the
principle that the CEO reports to the Board, and that the Board reports to
members at an AGMM? Where do you come from with the questions on the
figures in the mid-year budget and particulary on sponsoring of the Cotonou
event?
I also see that you're giving yourself too much liberty, to the point of
asking ICANN if it is sponsoring the Cotonou event, this is again a lack of
respect to the ICANN body.
For the sake of the African Internet community, for the sake of the Afrinic
members, and this is my recommandation to the Board:  I am requesting  the
Board to put you under discipline because of these attitudes that tarnish
the image of Afrinic and its members.

Warm regards,
Janvier NGNOULAYE
Afrinic Member
Former Afrinic Board member
Yaounde - Cameroon

Le mar. 19 juin 2018 à 22:09, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
a écrit :

> Just wanted to add – did you think I would be embarrassed by you leaking
> that? Or attempt to deny it?
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> Dude – come on – get real – MANY people on that list that are on that
> group – if I was ashamed of that post – well – I wouldn’t have posted it
> where half this list could already see it – as plain as day.
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> I do find it very interesting that you choose to take stuff off a group
> that has strict rules about external posts – and post it here for your own
> purposes.
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> ☺ And I can guess who gave it to you – because its not hard to correlate
> members of this list to members of that group – but **shrug** who cares –
> its as good as a public post – I don’t say things that I won’t stand by – I
> stand by that one
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> Andrew
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> *From: *William Ametozion <wametozion at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Tuesday, 19 June 2018 at 23:19
> *To: *Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
> *Cc: *Alan Barrett <alan.barrett at afrinic.net>, "
> community-discuss at afrinic.net" <community-discuss at afrinic.net>, AFRINIC
> Board of Directors' List <board at afrinic.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [Community-Discuss] Cotonou Meeting
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> Dear Community,
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>
> I came across a screenshot of a post (attached) by a member of AFRINIC
> Community on ICANN Facebook page and would like to share with you.
>
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> Yes we may not have attained all our goals but the truth must be told that
> we have made progress .
>
>
>
> No matter how bitter one is, history of Internet in Africa cannot be
> changed based on someone’s whims and caprices. Indeed pioneers deserve
> commendation and not unbridled hatred as shown. Africa deserves
> encouragement rather than this reckless attempt to destroy AFRINIC.
>
>
>
> I cannot wait to be in Cotonou. Let us all including friends of Africa
> join in the Celebration of IG 1998 - 2018 on July 6, 2018.
>
>
>
> Thank you.
>
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>
> On 19 June 2018 at 13:21, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
> wrote:
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> Alan,
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>
>
> Does this include the cocktail sponsorship – if it does – can we calculate
> as follows based on previous trips to work out the approximate cost of
> attendance:
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>
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> Average cost per person in flights (based on previous financials) -
> $2049.50
>
> Sponsorship $3000
>
> Accommodation while there since it’s a 2 day event - $500 odd dollars per
> person (conservatively)
>
> 5 total people
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>
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> Cost to the membership for this – roughly $16k?
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>
>
> I just wanna be sure I have the numbers straight here
>
>
>
> Andrew
>
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>
> *From:* Alan Barrett [mailto:alan.barrett at afrinic.net]
> *Sent:* 19 June 2018 16:15
> *To:* community-discuss at afrinic.net
> *Cc:* AFRINIC Board of Directors' List <board at afrinic.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] Cotonou Meeting
>
>
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> > On 15 Jun 2018, at 16:50, Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > So AfriNIC Board / Management – can you please disclose EXACTLY what was
> sponsored for this event – how much – who is going – and what are the
> members paying towards an event that is not even listed on your events
> calendar? I’d like to know how much of our money is being squandered.
>
> AFRINIC is not organising the event in Cotonou on 6 July 2018, but was
> invited to participate. AFRINIC is contributing $3000 in sponsorship, and
> will cover the costs for attendance by the CEO, one or two other staff, and
> the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan Barrett
> CEO, AFRINIC
>
>
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