<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 1, 2016, at 08:39 , Janvier NGNOULAYE <<a href="mailto:jnoulaye@gmail.com" class="">jnoulaye@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default">Hi Jackson,</div><div class="gmail_default">I'll just take a simple example among a thousand: In 2008 in US, Hillary Clinton lost the primary election against Obama, but once Obama elected, he has taken her as the Minister of Foreign Relations. </div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>This is a small nit, but the US does not have a Minister of Foreign Relations (or a minister of anything to my knowledge).</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Hillary Clinton was appointed as Secretary of State. She had also previously been elected as a Senator representing the state of New York.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>I think she is likely to be the next POTUS as well.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Owen</div><div><br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default">At that time he thought that she was the best to handle many internal and external situations.<br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default">In the other hand, for this matter, we have here a technical position, the community election has more a political perspective which is also good, while the Board appointment considers a tech skill and a long experience on the topics for instance on (Post)IANA transition, inter-RIR operations, etc. </div><div class="gmail_default">And the end we have a team with a complete skill for the job.</div><div class="gmail_default">So just keep trusting the Board and let's move forward.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br class=""></div></div><div class="gmail_default">Warm regards,</div><div class="gmail_default">Janvier Ngnoulaye</div><div class="gmail_default">Afrinic Member</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">2016-11-01 13:09 GMT+01:00 Jackson Muthili <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:jacksonmuthi@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">jacksonmuthi@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Why does the board appoint someone that community rejected in a public<br class="">
vote? Did board consider reasons behind community rejection of Fiona?<br class="">
Has board decided to neglect the opinion of the community therefore?<br class="">
Is Fiona the only one in the whole continent that board could appoint<br class="">
to the position after she lost community trust in the same position?<br class="">
<br class="">
Doesnt the board owe community an explanation for this action?<br class="">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br class="">
On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Mark Elkins <<a href="mailto:mje@posix.co.za" class="">mje@posix.co.za</a>> wrote:<br class="">
> Congratulations on your appointment Fiona.<br class="">
> Please keep up the great work and representation that AFRINIC has on the<br class="">
> ASO AC.<br class="">
><br class="">
> On 01/11/2016 12:14, Sunday Folayan wrote:<br class="">
>> **<br class="">
>><br class="">
>> *Dear Community,*<br class="">
>><br class="">
>> *<br class="">
>><br class="">
>> There are three representatives to the NRO NC/ASO AC from the AFRINIC<br class="">
>> Service region. Two are elected by the community with staggered<br class="">
>> three-year terms, while the third is appointed by the AFRINIC Board.<br class="">
>><br class="">
>><br class="">
>> I am pleased to inform you that the AFRINIC Board has appointed Ms.<br class="">
>> Fiona Asonga as its representative to the NRO NC/ASO AC, for a one year<br class="">
>> term from 1st January to 31st December 2017. She will be replacing Mr.<br class="">
>> Mark Elkins who was the Board’s appointee during 2015 and 2016, and<br class="">
>> continues to serve until 31 December 2016. Fiona was previously elected<br class="">
>> by the community, for a term ending on 31st December 2016, and will<br class="">
>> change from a community-elected seat to a Board-appointed seat on 1st<br class="">
>> January 2017.<br class="">
>><br class="">
>><br class="">
>> You will recall that the community elected Mr. Omo Oaiya at the AIS<br class="">
>> summit in Gaborone for a three year term that runs from 1st January 2017<br class="">
>> to 31 December 2019. Mr. Douglas Onyango is the other representative<br class="">
>> elected by the community and his tenure will expire on 31 December 2017.<br class="">
>><br class="">
>> Congratulations to Fiona, and our thanks and appreciation to Mark Elkins<br class="">
>> for his service to the community as the Board appointee to the NRO<br class="">
>> NC/ASO AC.<br class="">
>><br class="">
>><br class="">
>> Sincerely,<br class="">
>><br class="">
>><br class="">
>> Sunday Folayan<br class="">
>><br class="">
>> Chair, AFRINIC Board*<br class="">
>><br class="">
>><br class="">
>> --<br class="">
>> ------------------------------<wbr class="">--------------------<br class="">
>> Sunday Adekunle Folayan<br class="">
>> Managing Director<br class="">
>> General data Engineering Services (SKANNET)<br class="">
>> 16 Oshin Road, Kongi Bodija, Ibadan - Nigeria<br class="">
>> Phone: +234 802 291 2202, +234 816 866 7523<br class="">
>> Email: <a href="mailto:sfolayan@skannet.com.ng" class="">sfolayan@skannet.com.ng</a>, <a href="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com" class="">sfolayan@gmail.com</a><br class="">
>> ------------------------------<wbr class="">---------------------<br class="">
>><br class="">
>><br class="">
>><br class="">
>> ______________________________<wbr class="">_________________<br class="">
>> Members-Discuss mailing list<br class="">
>> <a href="mailto:Members-Discuss@afrinic.net" class="">Members-Discuss@afrinic.net</a><br class="">
>> <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/<wbr class="">mailman/listinfo/members-<wbr class="">discuss</a><br class="">
>><br class="">
><br class="">
> --<br class="">
> Mark James ELKINS - Posix Systems - (South) Africa<br class="">
> <a href="mailto:mje@posix.co.za" class="">mje@posix.co.za</a> Tel: <a href="tel:%2B27.128070590" value="+27128070590" class="">+27.128070590</a> Cell: <a href="tel:%2B27.826010496" value="+27826010496" class="">+27.826010496</a><br class="">
> For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: <a href="https://ftth.posix.co.za/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://ftth.posix.co.za</a><br class="">
><br class="">
><br class="">
</div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> ______________________________<wbr class="">_________________<br class="">
> Community-Discuss mailing list<br class="">
> <a href="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net" class="">Community-Discuss@afrinic.net</a><br class="">
> <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/<wbr class="">mailman/listinfo/community-<wbr class="">discuss</a><br class="">
><br class="">
<br class="">
______________________________<wbr class="">_________________<br class="">
Community-Discuss mailing list<br class="">
<a href="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net" class="">Community-Discuss@afrinic.net</a><br class="">
<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/<wbr class="">mailman/listinfo/community-<wbr class="">discuss</a><br class="">
</div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div>
_______________________________________________<br class="">Community-Discuss mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net" class="">Community-Discuss@afrinic.net</a><br class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>