<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449233859488_26572"><span style="font-size: large; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449233859488_26574">Dear Afrinic Members,</span><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449233859488_26525"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449233859488_26524"><div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449233859488_26563"><div id="yiv4879553722"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449233859488_26566"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449233859488_26565"><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8004" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8006" size="4">The Governance Committee charter is a wonderful document we have now. </font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8008" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8010" size="4">After the discussion in face to face on it yesterday I understood that the board will continue receiving comments, and will come out with the consolidated document during the next AGMM. </font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8012" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8014" size="4">Below are my few comments.</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8016" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8018" size="4">a) My feeling is that the constitution of the GC is too large. I expected a committee of maximum of 3 people, since the role of that Committee is only to provide ADVICES when it is needed to the Board of Directors.</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8020" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8022" size="4">b) My take is that AFRINIC is still a very small organization to have a GC of 11 members.</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8024" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><span class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8026" style="font-size:large;">c) I suggest that when the charter will be consolidated by the Board, we just keep it and re-reactive it when the need will be. If you agree with me, we add the following as article 11 into the current draft.</span><br clear="none" class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8028"></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8030" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8032" size="4">------</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8036" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8038" size="4">11 - Starting of the Governance Committee.</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8040" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8042" size="4">The Governance Committee will start acting when the need will be, by an ordinary resolution of AFRINIC Membership at the Annual General Member's Meeting requesting the board to take such action.</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8044" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8046" size="4">------</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8048" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8050" size="4"><br clear="none" class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8052"></font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8054" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8056" size="4">Best wishes to All.</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8054" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" size="4"><br clear="none"></font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8058" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8060" size="4">Janvier Ngnoulaye</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8062" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8064" size="4">Afrinic Member</font></div><div class="yiv4879553722" dir="ltr" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8066" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><font class="yiv4879553722" id="yiv4879553722yui_3_16_0_1_1449222158762_8068" size="4">Academia - Yaounde Cameroon</font></div></div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div></div></body></html>