[rpd] Re: [AFRINIC-announce] AFRINIC Board Elections - 2014: Call for Nominations

Wed Apr 9 07:13:06 UTC 2014

Colleagues,

Please note that the deadline for accepting nominations for open board seats will be in one and a half weeks (19/Apr/2014)

To nominate yourself or a candidate of your choice, please browse to: 

http://meeting.afrinic.net/registration/node/147/

For more information, please check out the links below:

Call for Nominations
http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/1023-call-for-nominations-afrinic-board-seats-3-4-and-8

Board Election Process
http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process

To contact the nominations committee, please send an email to nomcom2014 at afrinic.net

Regards,
Ernest.

On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:18 AM, Ernest Byaruhanga <ernest at afrinic.net> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> According to Section 13 of the AFRINIC by-laws, the Board seats for the
> following two sub-regions are up for renewal in June 2014:
> 
> 1. Primary: Lala Andrianamampianina (Indian Ocean - Seat 3)
> 2. Alternate: Krishna Seeburn (Indian Ocean)
> 3. Primary: Janvier Ngnoulaye (Central Africa - Seat 4)
> 4. Alternate: Christian Bope (Central Africa) 
> 
> In application of the new by-laws which does away with the two above
> alternate seats, we will also need to fill the second seat of the two
> non-regional Directors (Seat 8).
> 
> As a result, three (3) seats on the AFRINIC Board will be open for
> election:
> 
> A) Seat 3: From Indian Ocean sub-region (Mandate: 2014 to 2017)
> 
> B) Seat 4: From Central Africa sub-region (Mandate: 2014 to 2017)
> 
> C) Seat 8: Non-Regional Independent (Mandate: 2014 to 2017)
> 
> We are pleased to invite nominations for candidates to fill these three
> seats.
> 
> Any suitable natural person residing in one of the above regions can be
> nominated (for that sub-region) provided they comply with the
> requirements in Section 13 of the by-laws. Seat 8 can be filled from
> any AFRINIC region provided they comply with the requirements in
> Section 13 of the by-laws.
> 
> Self-nominations and nominations by those who are not registered
> contacts of AFRINIC member organizations are also allowed but with the
> condition that the nomination must be formally backed by at least two
> authorized and registered contact persons of an AFRINIC member
> organization in good standing.
> 
> Nominees must demonstrate at least three years of managerial experience
> in the Internet Protocol service/business or other Internet related
> activities and should preferably hold a senior level position. Once
> elected, they must be ready to actively participate and contribute to
> all activities conferred to the Board as defined in the by-laws.
> 
> Nominations must be sent to nomcom2014 at afrinic.net with the following
> information:
> 
> 1. Candidate (Nominee) Information
>  (In case this is a self-nomination, please additionally
>   complete section 3 below)
> 
> - Nominee (Full name):
> - Organisation (or affiliation):
> - Position/Role:
> - Physical address:
> - e-mail address:
> - Phone number:
> - Country of Residence:
> - Board seat (sub-region) nominated for:
> 
> 2. Nominator:
>  (If the nominator is NOT a registered contact of an AFRINIC
>   member organization in good standing, please additionally
>   complete section 3 below)
> 
> - Full name:
> - Organisation (or affiliation):
> - Position/Role:
> - Physical address:
> - e-mail address:
> - Phone number:
> 
> 3. Seconder/Referee Information (in case this is a self-nomination or
>  a nomination by a non-AFRINIC member)
>  (Seconders must be registered contacts of AFRINIC member organizations
>  in good standing.)
> 
> Seconder/Referee 1: 
> - Full name:
> - Organisation (or affiliation):
> - Position/Role:
> - Physical address:
> - e-mail address:
> - Phone number:   
> 
> Seconder/Referee 2: 
> - Full name:
> - Organisation (or affiliation):
> - Position/Role:
> - Physical address:
> - e-mail address:
> - Phone number:
> 
> 
> 4. Brief statement explaining the nominee's background and motivation
>  (in English, and in not more than 500 words). Please highlight what
>  expertise and experience the nominee will bring to AFRINIC in general
>  and to the board in particular. 
> 
> 
> 5. Additional information: This will be published on the candidate’s
>  profile during the public comment period:
> 
> - A recent copy of the candidate’s CV (in English)
> - A recent photograph.
> - Other links that represent the candidate’s online profile (such as
> blogs, twitter, professional publications, etc).
> 
> 
> The deadline for nominations is 19 April 2014 at 20:00 UTC. Nominations
> should be submitted to nomcom2014 at afrinic.net
> 
> Note: It is expected that candidates should be able to attend
>     AFRINIC-20 in person on the Election Day (06 June 2014) where
>     they will be afforded an opportunity to introduce themselves
>     and to make a short presentation to the community during the
>     Annual General Members Meeting. The meeting will take place in
>     Djibouti from 04 - 06 June 2014.
> 
> For more information on the election process, please browse to:
> 
> http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mark J Elkins - AFRINIC 2014 Nominations Committee
> mje at posix.co.za - nomcom2014 at afrinic.net
> Tel: +27.128070590  Cell: +27.826010496
> 
> 
> 
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