<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2018-04-21 23:52 GMT+04:00 Andrew Alston <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com" target="_blank">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">In recent times, a full member of AFRINIC chose to table a vote of no confidence in the board of AFRINIC, to be heard at the upcoming AGMM meeting. Now, irrespective of the reasons for the vote,
it is my belief that any elected body should submit themselves to the will of the members and should a member choose to table such a vote, the board of an RIR should be willing to allow the vote to proceed – and to honor the outcome.</span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If relevant board procedue have been followed to table resolution, then i support that resolution be table. Or maybe do an e-vote on the issue, i don't see reason why it must wait till Dakar.</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-2039708680866878912WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Acknowledged by the board of AFRINIC and in an email to the members on the 27</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size:11pt"> of March the board of
AFRINIC had actually agreed to table said resolution. The board then chose on the 18</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size:11pt"> of April to withdraw this and state without any reason that the vote would not be tabled. </span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Board chair do say it can be on open mic. Not sure whether it is vote during open mic or just another complain and then we ignore you session.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-2039708680866878912WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">It is not without reservation that I write this appeal, and it is a sad day, when myself, as a proud African, am turning to the rest of the world in such an appeal for help, but once we reach
a situation where our elected representatives refuse to honor the precepts of the system, I see little recourse beyond this path.</span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Rather than call on these outside people who cannot really change anything here, maybe membership should refuse to discuss on any other item until vote issue is table and clear.</div><div><br></div><div>If member cannot do that, no other board, or NRO can really do nothing.</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-2039708680866878912WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">and as has been acknowledged there is even a meeting between the AFRINIC board
and the board of RIPE NCC scheduled to occur during the course of this event.</span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Instead of a 3 to 4 hour meeting once a year with RIPE board, which will hardly accomplish anything, maybe AFRINIC should give it new board member mandatory training in how a Directeur do their job and how that is measure.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-2039708680866878912WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> I would say to the board of RIPE, and to the board members of the other RIR’s – please – be wary of lending legitimacy to a board that refuses to submit to a vote of no confidence
by it’s members,</span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Legitimacy of AFRINIC board depend on AFRINIC community and member. Not board of another RIR</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-2039708680866878912WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div></blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Borg le Chevalier<br>___________________________________<br>"Common sense is what tells us the world is flat" </div>
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