[AfriNIC-rpd] Fwd: Fwd: Postponement of the e-voting system for 2012 Board election

[Ernest - (AfriNIC)]

FYI

> From: Adiel Akplogan <adiel at afrinic.net>
> Date: May 10, 2012 12:49:33 PM GMT+04:00
> To: member-discuss at afrinic.net
> Subject: Postponement of the e-voting system for 2012 Board election
> Reply-To: members-contact at afrinic.net
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> We are sorry to announce that the e-voting system will NOT be used for the 
> upcoming Board election.
> 
> Following consultations and discussions among the Board, the NomCom and 
> staff, it was felt that the online voting mechanism should be further interrogated 
> by the community before it is deployed.
> 
> Although a lot of time and effort has already gone into AFRINIC’s endeavour 
> to integrate the e-voting system into MyAfriNIC, there is need to subject it 
> further tests to ensure it is well understood, sufficiently transparent and secure 
> to be used in all confidence. The system is ready and will be released in few 
> days for a wide-scale test.
> 
> This postponement will give us more time to conduct a wide-scale test and to 
> further engage the community in this change.
> 
> We take this opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, 
> but be rest assured that we are committed to making the proposed system well 
> understood, sufficiently transparent and secure to be used in all confidence.
> 
> If you are not planning to come to Serekunda, you can still appoint a proxy as 
> per the election guideline. The form will be available from MyAfriNIC but can 
> also be directly downloaded from:
> 
> http://www.afrinic.net/elections/process/aflgl-pxy2012.pdf
> 
> Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
> 
> Please do not hesitate to contact us should you need any further clarification.
> 
> Sincerely.
> 
> -----------------
> Adiel A. Akplogan 
> Chief Executive Officer
> AfriNIC, www.afrinic.net 
>