<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Both are equally important.</div><div><br></div><div>1. Transparency for Corporate Governance :-)</div><div><br></div><div>2. Usefulness for Operational Efficiency or best use of always scarce organizational funds.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm sure however that there's already a system in place to do this. If so question then is how these reports are presented to the community. </div><div><br></div><div>It goes back to the issue on Corporate Governance. Ideally such issues should be addressed by a Board Charter. Which is simply a <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">written policy document that clearly defines the respective roles, responsibilities and authorities of the Board of Directors (both individually and collectively) and management in setting the direction, the management and the control of the organisation.</span></div><div><br></div><div>May I suggest that we look at this document if there is one (which I couldn't find on the AfriNIC Website) and the respective body within AfriNIC (NomComm?) looks at updating it to reflect current realities and if there isn't one maybe it's time to have one? </div><div><br></div><div>Regards <br><br><div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><br>On 26 Jun 2017, at 9:36 AM, Ish Sookun <<a href="mailto:ish@lsl.digital">ish@lsl.digital</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hi SM,</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 06/26/2017 10:34 AM, <a href="mailto:sm+afrinic@elandsys.com">sm+afrinic@elandsys.com</a> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Afrinic is also a Regional Internet Registry (RIR). Is it useful for it</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>to have a presence at RIR-related conferences? If so, at what level</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>should the presence be?</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>I understand that Andrew is asking about transparency and not the</span><br><span>usefulness of the meetings beforehand. The community will be in a better</span><br><span>position to understand the usefulness of board members presence in the</span><br><span>meetings if there are reports about the accomplishments.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Regards,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ish Sookun</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Community-Discuss mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net">Community-Discuss@afrinic.net</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>