[Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Borad Elections

[Owen DeLong]

Sami,

I would hope that you (and others) can see the difference between your signature as SUST (which merely depicts an affiliation) and campaigning with a signature that purports to represent multiple groups seen by many in the community as authority figures and/or positions of responsibility within the community.

You will note, for example, that when I go to the microphone or post something on the list, I do not include anything about my membership on the ARIN advisory council and in many cases, will go out of my way to make it very clear that I am speaking only for myself and not representing the views of ARIN, the AC, etc.

IMHO, there’s nothing particularly wrong with the content of Wafa’s email, but, if she was going to put that content above the signature she did, she should have made it clear that those groups were not endorsing the candidates or opinions expressed.

Owen



> On Jul 3, 2019, at 04:47 , Sami Salih <sami.salih at outlook.com> wrote:

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> Salam,

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> I see this email sent to individuals to support/campaign for some nominators (I'm not in agreement with all proposed names) who are among the public slat of AFRINIC candidates, IMHO any one is free to campaign. The undersigned signature represent the level of engagement of the sender in the community and gives the recipient more confident about her selection to the benefit of the community. This is too far from sponsoring youth and educate them in a way that may push them to support/oppose something.

> My personal signature as SUST employee did't mean my view i this email represent SUST!

> 

> BR

> 

> Dr. Sami H.O. Salih

> Assistant Prof, School of Electronics Engineering, SUST

> Head of R&D, NTC, SUDAN

> President of SDv6TF

> T/F: (249)122045707/187171355

> From: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>

> Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:28 PM

> To: Ahmed Fadl; wafa Dahmani; Community-Discuss at afrinic.net

> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Borad Elections

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> This email raises so many questions.

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> While as I have clearly stated – I do not have ANY problem with anyone lobbying on behalf of candidates and their beliefs – however – I have serious issues when other groups that are meant to be neutral start doing this.

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> As such, I need some clarity based on the signatures of the email.

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> Is this email representative of the ASO /AC ‘s view

> Is this email representative of the combined view of the AFRINIC Appeal committee – and how does that align with the neutrality that is meant to exist in such a committee.

> Is this email representative of the views of Global IGF?

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> I really hope not – but – I have to ask – since that is what the email was signed as.

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> Thanks

>  

> Andrew

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> From: Ahmed Fadl <ahmed.fadl at 57357.org> 

> Sent: Wednesday, 3 July 2019 14:15

> To: wafa Dahmani <wafatn7604 at gmail.com>; Community-Discuss at afrinic.net

> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Borad Elections

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> Hi Wafa,

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>  

> Thanks for your email.

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> I, among other members of AFRINIC in Egypt, received the following email from you many times.

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> I wondered at that time why should I vote for these candidates specially for those in Eastern and Southern regions while each one was the sole candidate in his region. I quote this from your email "Ladies and Gentlemen, in the context of our strategy ...." what is your strategy and who are you ?

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> If you are talking about biasing the community, So, do you consider your email as a "member of the appeal committee; ASO / AC excom member and Ex Chair of Governance Committee '(GC) at AFRINIC." fall under what ?

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> I sent this mail many time but I don’t know why I can’t find this mail on community

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> Thanks,

>  

> Ahmed Fadl

>  

>  

> From: wafa Dahmani [mailto:wafatn7604 at gmail.com <mailto:wafatn7604 at gmail.com>] 

> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 1:05 PM

> To: wafa Dahmani <wafatn7604 at gmail.com <mailto:wafatn7604 at gmail.com>>

> Subject: AFRINIC Borad Elections

>  

>  

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> Dear,

> 

>  My name is Wafa Dahmani from Tunisia, an active member of the African community and more specifically AFRINIC: member of the appeal committee; ASO / AC excom member and Ex Chair of Governance Committee '(GC) at AFRINIC.

> I contact you to solicit your votes for the following candidates:

> 

> Board of Directors:

> North Africa (seat 1)

> Habin Youssef

> West Africa (seat 2)

> Ly Ousmane

> 

> South Africa (seat 5)

> Mpisane Vika William

> 

> East Africa (seat 6)

> Nkusi Robert Ford

> 

> Non-regional (seat 7)

> Eshun Benjamin Adzenyamebeye

> 

> 

> 

> Election Number Resource Organization Number Council

> Mustapha Ben Jemaa

> 

> Election Policy Development Working Group

> Komi Elitcha

> Sami Hassan

> 

> Election Governance Committee

> Daniel Nanghaka

> Ladies and Gentlemen, in the context of our strategy  and in order to preserve AFRINIC's interests for Africa and to be able to choose the right candidates for North Africa in the long term, it is desirable to join all our efforts and vote for these candidates who presents the best choice for an adequate board

> the de facto vote online through your interface with AFRINIC is very simple for all categories except the policy development Working group where we want you to mobilize your teams on the spot to vote for our candidates

> We strongly solicit your support

> 

> Thank you

> 

> Wafa Dahmani

> 

> member AFRINIC Appeal Committee

> Global IGF MAG member

> ASO / AC excom member

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