[Community-Discuss] Postponement of AGMM

[Sunday Folayan]

Makes a lot of sense. The world is not the same again.

Good morning.

Sunday.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 3:35 PM Noah <noah at neo.co.tz> wrote:


> Hi  Folks

>

> Thanks for supporting the suggestion because the way things are going, I

> don't think we can anticipate the timelines since the "bloody virus" seems

> to be deciding the timelines and regions of Africa/The Tropics/Southern

> Hemisphere are stating to get cold/wet with seasonal rains on the horizon

> and we can only expect a longer covid19 situation in most parts of the

> continent if most of us have been paying attention to W.H.O and with most

> governments invoking total lockdowns now.

>

> I really hope NOMCOM makes some consideration to this effect after all

> everyone's healthy is more important and our staying safe will determine

> what we do in the near future.

>

> Stay safe as we hope for the best.

>

> *Noah*

>

> On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 1:19 AM DANIEL NANGHAKA <dndannang at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

>> I am in support of keeping the applications open till the confirmed dates

>> ᐧ

>>

>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 at 16:20, AMADU YUSIF <yamadu at ug.edu.gh> wrote:

>>

>>> I also think is a ideal to consider Noah's proposal to keep the

>>> application open until the final date of the meeting will be decided.

>>>

>>> Thank you

>>>

>>> Yusif Amadu

>>> eLearning Unit

>>> University of Ghana Computing Systems

>>> University of Ghana

>>> Cell: +233244659245

>>> Skype:  kooissi

>>>

>>> ------------------------------

>>> *From:* Noah <noah at neo.co.tz>

>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 25, 2020 7:07 AM

>>> *To:* AFRINIC Communication <comms at afrinic.net>

>>> *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net>

>>> *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] Postponement of AGMM

>>>

>>> Dear Chairman,

>>>

>>> Thank you for this wise decision for the best interest of the members

>>> and the wider African internet community at large.

>>>

>>> In light of this development and as per the communication from NOMCOM

>>> Chair [1], the nomination period is supposed to be closed on 4 April 2020.

>>>

>>> Now, following the postponement of the AGMM what is the status of the

>>> deadline. One could suggest that the best course of action could be to keep

>>> the application open until the final date of the meeting will be decided.

>>>

>>> Considering the levels of anxiety the current pandemic is causing

>>> coupled the impact in terms of communication across Africa with various

>>> countries going into lockdown. Honestly speaking we are more focused on our

>>> safety at this moment and most African countries are lockdown with limited

>>> access to Internet for some folks.

>>>

>>> Best regards

>>> Noah

>>>

>>> [1]

>>> https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss/2020-March/003498.html

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 10:31 AM AFRINIC Communication <

>>> comms at afrinic.net> wrote:

>>>

>>> Dear Members,

>>>

>>> Following the worldwide outbreak and impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

>>> pandemic on public health and safety, we have given serious consideration

>>> to the maintenance of the AFRINIC Annual General Members’ Meeting (AGMM)

>>> that was supposed to be held during the Annual Internet Summit 2020 in

>>> Kinshasa on June 11, 2020.

>>>

>>> We have assessed the risk involved as regards the movement of staff and

>>> attendees bearing in mind the lockdown being implemented in several

>>> countries, including those on the continent.

>>>

>>> A first consequence of the above has been the postponement of all the

>>> activities of the Africa Internet Summit 2020  (AIS’20).

>>>

>>> Noting the above the AFRINIC Board of Directors held a special Board

>>> meeting on Friday 20 March 2020 and examined

>>>

>>> (i) the feasibility of holding the June 2020 via “audio, or audio and

>>> visual communication” on the original date as scheduled;

>>> (ii) the need to postpone the Annual General Members’ Meeting (AGMM)

>>> which is usually held during AIS’20.

>>>

>>> The AFRINIC legal team has advised that in terms of

>>>

>>> (a) the provisions of Paragraph 3(a) (ii) of Schedule 5 of the Companies

>>> Act, had to be fully complied with in the event that an on line AGMM was to

>>> be resorted to.

>>> (b) Section 115 of the Companies Act AFRINIC has the option of holding

>>> the AGMM either before 30 June 2020- its financial year ended on 31

>>> December 2019 – or within a delay of 15 months after the previous AGMM, not

>>> later than 19 September 2020.

>>>

>>> Thus, it was decided that the AGMM be postponed to September 2020 at a

>>> date yet to be decided in the event that no fully and legally compliant

>>> technical option is available for holding the June 2020 AGMM online.

>>>

>>> The Board will communicate in due course the date and mode of holding of

>>> the AGMM.

>>>

>>> Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.

>>>

>>> Sincerely,

>>>

>>>

>>> Dr. Christian D. Bope

>>> Chairman, AFRINIC Board of Directors

>>>

>>> …………………………………………………………………

>>>

>>> [Français]

>>>

>>> Chers membres,

>>>

>>> Suite à l'épidémie mondiale et à l'impact de la pandémie de COVID-19

>>> (Coronavirus) sur la santé et la sécurité publiques, nous avons

>>> sérieusement envisagé le maintien de l'Assemblée générale annuelle des

>>> membres de l'AFRINIC (AGMM) qui devait se tenir lors du Sommet Africain de

>>> l'Internet 2020 à Kinshasa le 11 juin 2020.

>>>

>>> Nous avons évalué le risque lié au déplacement du personnel et des

>>> participants en tenant compte du confinement en vigueur dans plusieurs

>>> pays, y compris sur le continent.

>>>

>>> Une première conclusion de ce qui précède a été le report de toutes les

>>> activités du Sommet Africain de l'Internet 2020 (AIS'20).

>>>

>>> Suite à ce déroulement, le conseil d’administration de l'AFRINIC a tenu

>>> une réunion spéciale le vendredi 20 mars 2020 afin d'examiner:

>>>

>>> (i) la faisabilité de la tenue de la conférence en juin 2020 par

>>> communication audio, ou audio et visuelle à la date prévue initialement;

>>> (ii) la nécessité de reporter l'assemblée générale annuelle des membres

>>> (AGMM) qui se tient habituellement pendant l'AIS’20.

>>>

>>> L'équipe juridique d'AFRINIC a indiqué qu'en termes:

>>>

>>> (a) des dispositions du paragraphe 3(a)(ii) de l'annexe 5 de la loi sur

>>> les sociétés (Companies Act) devaient être pleinement respectées dans le

>>> cas où l'on aurait recours à une AGMM en ligne.

>>> (b) de l'article 115 de la loi sur les sociétés (Companies Act),

>>> AFRINIC a la possibilité de tenir l'AGMM soit avant le 30 juin 2020 - son

>>> exercice financier s'est terminé le 31 décembre 2019 - soit dans un délai

>>> de 15 mois après l'AGMM précédente, au plus tard le 19 septembre 2020.

>>>

>>> Ainsi, il a été décidé que l'AGMM serait reportée à septembre 2020 à une

>>> date qui reste à déterminer dans le cas où aucune option technique

>>> pleinement et légalement conforme n'est disponible pour la tenue de l’AGMM

>>> en ligne en juin 2020.

>>>

>>> Le Conseil d'administration communiquera en temps utile la date et le

>>> mode de tenue de l'AGMM.

>>>

>>> Nous vous remercions d'avance de votre compréhension et de votre

>>> coopération.

>>>

>>> Je vous remercie de votre compréhension et de votre coopération,

>>>

>>>

>>> Dr Christian D. Bope

>>> Président du conseil d'administration de l’AFRINIC

>>>

>>> ………………………..

>>>

>>> [البرتغالية]

>>>

>>> أعضاء العزيز،

>>>

>>> بعد تفشي وباء فيروس COVID-19 (Coronavirus) وتأثيره في جميع أنحاء العالم

>>> على الصحة والسلامة العامة ، أخذنا في الاعتبار بجدية الحفاظ على الاجتماع

>>> السنوي العام لأعضاء AFRINIC (AGMM) الذي كان من المفترض عقده خلال قمة

>>> الإنترنت السنوية 2020 في كينشاسا في 11 يونيو 2020.

>>>

>>> لقد قمنا بتقييم المخاطر التي تنطوي عليها حركة الموظفين والحضور مع الأخذ

>>> في الاعتبار الإغلاق الجاري تنفيذه في العديد من البلدان ، بما في ذلك تلك

>>> الموجودة في القارة.

>>>

>>> كانت النتيجة الأولى لما سبق تأجيل جميع أنشطة قمة الإنترنت الأفريقية 2020

>>> (AIS’20).

>>>

>>> مع ملاحظة ما سبق ، عقد مجلس إدارة AFRINIC اجتماعًا خاصًا لمجلس الإدارة

>>> يوم الجمعة 20 مارس 2020 ودرس

>>>

>>> (ط) جدوى عقد يونيو 2020 عبر "الاتصال الصوتي أو الصوتي والمرئي" في

>>> التاريخ الأصلي كما هو مقرر ؛

>>> (2) الحاجة إلى تأجيل الاجتماع السنوي العام للأعضاء (AGMM) الذي يُعقد

>>> عادةً خلال AIS’20.

>>>

>>> وقد نصح الفريق القانوني AFRINIC ذلك من حيث

>>>

>>> (أ) يجب الالتزام بأحكام الفقرة 3 (أ) (2) من الجدول 5 من قانون الشركات ،

>>> في حالة اللجوء إلى AGMM على الإنترنت.

>>> (ب) لدى القسم 115 من قانون الشركات AFRINIC خيار عقد AGMM إما قبل 30

>>> يونيو 2020 - سنته المالية المنتهية في 31 ديسمبر 2019 - أو في غضون مهلة 15

>>> شهرًا بعد AGMM السابق ، في موعد لا يتجاوز 19 سبتمبر 2020 .

>>>

>>> وبالتالي ، تقرر تأجيل AGMM إلى سبتمبر 2020 في تاريخ لم يتحدد بعد في حالة

>>> عدم وجود خيار تقني متوافق تمامًا وقانونيًا لعقد AGMM لشهر يونيو 2020 عبر

>>> الإنترنت.

>>>

>>> سيبلغ المجلس في الوقت المناسب بتاريخ وطريقة عقد AGMM.

>>>

>>> نشكرك مقدمًا على تفهمك وتعاونك.

>>>

>>> بإخلاص،

>>>

>>>

>>> دكتور كريستيان بوب

>>> رئيس مجلس إدارة AFRINIC

>>> ………………………………………………………………………….

>>>

>>> [Português]

>>>

>>>

>>> Queridos membros,

>>>

>>> Após o surto mundial e o impacto da pandemia de COVID-19 (Coronavírus)

>>> na saúde e segurança pública, consideramos seriamente a manutenção da

>>> Reunião Geral Anual de Membros da AFRINIC (AGMM), que deveria ocorrer

>>> durante a Cúpula Anual da Internet 2020 em Kinshasa em 11 de junho de 2020.

>>>

>>> Avaliamos o risco envolvido em relação ao movimento de funcionários e

>>> participantes, tendo em vista o bloqueio implementado em vários países,

>>> inclusive no continente.

>>>

>>> Uma primeira consequência do exposto acima foi o adiamento de todas as

>>> atividades da África Internet Summit 2020 (AIS'20).

>>>

>>> Observando o exposto acima, o Conselho de Administração da AFRINIC

>>> realizou uma reunião extraordinária do Conselho na sexta-feira 20 de março

>>> de 2020 e examinou

>>>

>>> (i) a viabilidade de realizar o mês de junho de 2020 via "comunicação de

>>> áudio ou áudio e visual" na data original, conforme programado;

>>> (ii) a necessidade de adiar a Assembléia Geral Anual (AGMM), que

>>> geralmente é realizada durante o AIS '20.

>>>

>>> A equipe jurídica da AFRINIC aconselhou que, em termos de

>>>

>>> (a) as disposições do Parágrafo 3 (a) (ii) do Anexo 5 da Lei das

>>> Sociedades Comerciais deviam ser integralmente cumpridas no caso de

>>> recorrer a uma AGMM on-line.

>>> (b) A Seção 115 da Lei das Sociedades AFRINIC tem a opção de realizar a

>>> AGMM antes de 30 de junho de 2020 - seu exercício financeiro encerrado em

>>> 31 de dezembro de 2019 - ou com um atraso de 15 meses após a AGMM anterior,

>>> o mais tardar em 19 de setembro de 2020 .

>>>

>>> Assim, foi decidido que a AGMM seria adiada para setembro de 2020 em uma

>>> data a ser decidida no caso de não existir uma opção técnica compatível com

>>> a lei e toda a legalidade para manter on-line a AGMM em junho de 2020.

>>>

>>> O Conselho comunicará oportunamente a data e o modo de realização da

>>> AGMM.

>>>

>>> Agradecemos desde já a sua compreensão e cooperação.

>>>

>>> Atenciosamente,

>>>

>>>

>>> Dr. Christian D. Bope

>>> Presidente do Conselho de Administração da AFRINIC

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