[rpd] Criteria for Eligibility or Selection of PDWG Co-Chairs

[Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele]

@Anthony Ubah <ubah.tonyiyke at gmail.com> ,

May I humbly call your attention to the precedence as seen on this link
which is the same situation we might likely find ourselves.

https://afrinic.net/election-process?view=article&id=2645&lang=en

In this case, the NoMCoM draws up the criteria.  I worked with @Mark Elkins
and other NoMCoM members last year and I'm sure he will be chipping in on
this to provide guidance.

I hope that answers your disagreement with Noah.

Regards

Caleb Ogundele.
Community Member



On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 1:27 PM Anthony Ubah <ubah.tonyiyke at gmail.com>
wrote:


> Hello Noah,

>

>

> This is an interesting list of criteria, but I'll have to disagree with

> them in this case.

> I'll narrow my reason down to one thing, and that is, this directly

> contravenes the AfriNIC (PDWG) Election Process. Also, nothing in the CPM

> clearly prevents any member of the community from voting.

>

> Under the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG), Election Process, (

> https://afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group?lang=en-GB#election)

> it states thus;

>

> *3)  Candidate Eligibility*

>> The candidate must:

>>

>>    1. Be a natural person residing in a country from the AFRINIC service

>>    region.

>>    2. Not be a staff of AFRINIC or any other Regional Internet Registry

>>    (RIR).

>>

>>

> An election is slated to be open and fair, thus should be no criteria

> contrary to those of the CPM, which is our guide. Kindly note that only a

> policy can effect changes otherwise.

>

> So basically, we need to promote the idea of an open election and fair

> elections, thus none’s rights should be stifled. Any candidate willing to

> volunteer to run for a chair should be allowed to exercise his/her rights

> to do so.

>

> On a final note, you have just played the same role which you have

> criticized Jordi for, what goes around does come around.

>

> *Best Regards,*

>

>

> *UBAH ANTHONY*

>

> On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 6:54 AM Noah <noah at neo.co.tz> wrote:

>

>> Hi PDWG participants,

>>

>> Could we as a WG participants agree on a set of criteria for a WG

>> participant to become a co-chair.

>>

>> This I believe is more important and I had shared some few ideas below a

>> separate thread but I think it would make sense to work this out on this

>> new thread.

>>

>> Some thoughts that crossed my mind as criteria;

>>

>> 1. Active participation in WG discussions by a participant, in say, the

>> past 3 years.

>>

>> 2. Participant should demonstrate a clear understanding of the CPM and

>> especially sections that relate to the PDWG.

>>

>> 3. Participant should have some 5 years sound technical experience in

>> this space with a clear understanding of Internet Protocol and preferably

>> having worked in this space.

>>

>> 4. Affiliation with an entity which is am AFRINIC resource members could

>> come in handy for a participant interested in chairing policy discussions.

>>

>> 5. Understanding of rfc7282 and what rough consensus and consensus is all

>> about, after all consensus is a path and not a destination. This is very

>> important.

>>

>> Other participants in this WG can also add and we see what criteria are

>> more required and which ones to discard to keep it simple.

>>

>> I stand to be corrected but I think we as a WG have an obligation to

>> first sort this requirements out before we can think of the selection of

>> the interim co-chairs.

>>

>> Cheers

>> Noah

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