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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>hi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I agree with Owen:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>the candidate list that AFRINIC has sent out for the new board in the upcoming elections in two weeks: <a href="https://afrinic.net/candidate-slate-board-election-2019"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://afrinic.net/candidate-slate-board-election-2019</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Besides the fact that we are meant to have the list 30 days before the AGMM, there is are some very concerning issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>There is only one candidate for the southern region<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>He has been suspended from his day job <a href="https://www.itweb.co.za/content/Olx4z7kgwwx756km"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://www.itweb.co.za/content/Olx4z7kgwwx756km</span></a> as the CEO of ZADNA, basically the organisation that controls domains in .za. read the article and draw your own conclusions as to what is going on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>He is the only candidate that the NOMCOM have advertised<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The NOMCOM have no requirement (my understanding) to say of there were any other candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>There is no longer an option to vote “none of the above”, effectively giving the NOMCOM the opportunity to select Directors without the need for an election. (what are they supposed to do if there is only one volunteer? Catch 22, we need to be able to vote “none of the above”)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>From being suspended from his day job he now becomes a director of the debatably the most important internet organisation in Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Yes there is also only one candidate for the Eastern Africa as well. Again, without the “none of the above” options and only 1 candidate, NOMCOM elects the Board of Directors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I understand the issue on “none of the above” voting option when there are more than 1 candidate, but when there is only one candidate, not having it, if you have an unsuitable person standing alone, there is no way to keep him out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This makes no sense at all. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Saul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Owen DeLong [mailto:owen@delong.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 04 June 2019 01:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce@afrinic.net><br><b>Cc:</b> community-discuss@afrinic.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Community-Discuss] Announcement for Final Candidate Slate for Open Seat on AFRINIC Governance Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Given that the none-of-the-above option has been removed from AfriNIC elections, should not the NomCom have a mandate to seek at least two candidates for any position before declaring a final slate?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Otherwise, this basically gives the NomCom the authority to appoint members of the governance committee (and other bodies such as the board).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Owen<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>On Jun 3, 2019, at 12:44 , AFRINIC Communication <<a href="mailto:comm-announce@afrinic.net"><span style='color:windowtext'>comm-announce@afrinic.net</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dear colleagues,<br><br>On behalf of the NomCom2019, AFRINIC is pleased to announce the following final candidate slate for the open seat on the AFRINIC Governance Committee elections:<br><br>Governance Committee<br><br><br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• Ntumba Kayemba<br><br>Full candidate information has been published at <a href="https://afrinic.net/candidate-slate-governance-committee-election-2019"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://afrinic.net/candidate-slate-governance-committee-election-2019</span></a><br><br>The community (and members) are hereby invited to view candidate details and express any comments about the suitability of the candidates for the Governance committee position using the comment section at the URLs above.<br>Election will be held during the Annual General Members' Meeting (AGMM) to be held in Kampala on 20 June 2019.<br>More information is available at: <a href="https://afrinic.net/election-process"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://afrinic.net/election-process</span></a><br><br>For any queries or clarification, please contact the nominations committee by email to nomcom2019[at]<a href="http://afrinic.net/"><span style='color:windowtext'>afrinic.net</span></a><br><br>……………………….<br><br>Annonce des candidats pour l'election au comité de gouvernance<br><br>Au nom du Nomcom 2019, AFRINIC a le plaisir d’annoncer la liste finale des candidats pour election au sein du comité de gouvernance.<br><br>Comité de gouvernance<br><br>• Ntumba Kayemba<br><br>Plus d’informations sur les candidats sont publiées ici: <a href="https://www.afrinic.net/candidate-slate-governance-committee-election-2019"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://www.afrinic.net/candidate-slate-governance-committee-election-2019</span></a><br><br>La communauté (et les membres) sont invités à voir les détails des candidats et à formuler des commentaires sur les qualités personnelles des candidats pour le poste au comité de gouvernance en utilisant la section des commentaires sur les URL ci-dessus. <br><br>L'élection aura lieu lors de l'Assemblée générale annuelle des membres (AGMM) qui se tiendra à Kampala le 20 juin 2019.<br><br>Plus d'informations sont disponibles sur: <a href="https://afrinic.net/election-process"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://afrinic.net/election-process</span></a><br><br>Pour toute question ou clarification, veuillez contacter le comité de nomination par courriel à nomcom2019 [at] <a href="http://afrinic.net/"><span style='color:windowtext'>afrinic.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br>Community-Discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net"><span style='color:windowtext'>Community-Discuss@afrinic.net</span></a><br><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span 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