[rpd] Secretariat PDWG

[Anthony Ubah]

+1

 A Selection is very unrealistic at the moment. For stability sake a replay
of the remote voting process should be employed.

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 7:23 AM Daniel Yakmut via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net> wrote:


> Good morning,

> Someone asked a very vital question "how do you do a selection in a

> rancorous environment".

>

> In my candid opinion, let us get nomcom working. Let the nomcom adoot the

> process used previously and which we are all familiar with, to select/elect

> the co-chairs.

>

> We are waiting to cast our lot.

>

> Simply

> Daniel

>

> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 7:00 AM Sunday Folayan <sfolayan at skannet.com> wrote:

>

>> Dear Eddy,

>>

>> The CPM talks about selection not election. I believe as a community, we

>> can select from those who offer to serve based on some minimum criteria. I

>> do understand that election is also a form of selection, albeit a last

>> resort.

>>

>> My Preference is not just a bang between the two. The PDWG works more by

>> consensus rather than voting (Either secret ballots or show of hands)

>>

>>  - If one or two qualified volunteers, use them.

>>

>>  - If more than 2, let the PDWG discuss around the two most willing and

>> ready to do the work

>>

>>  - If we still cannot achieve at least 2 within the stated time frame,

>> then we vote to select 2.

>>

>> It is OK for NOMCOM to handle the process.

>>

>> Sunday.

>> On 2/19/21 5:25 PM, Eddy Kayihura wrote:

>>

>> [French below]

>>

>>

>>

>> Dear Colleagues,

>>

>>

>>

>> We are following the discussions on the RPD mailing list with the utmost

>> attention and appreciate your efforts to find a solution for selecting the

>> working group co-chairs.

>>

>>

>>

>> We have seen some community recommendations that AFRINIC, in its role as

>> secretariat to the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG), facilitates the

>> ongoing discussions by summarising all the options on the table. We are

>> happy to take on this task.

>>

>>

>>

>> As it currently stands, we have seen two proposed options on the list:

>>

>>

>>

>> Option 1: Co-chair election by the PDWG via an online election

>>

>> Option 2: Co-Chair selection by the PDWG via consensus

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> We would like to invite our community members to suggest any other

>> proposed options that they consider to be a potential way forward on the

>> list by Monday, 22 February 2021 (20h00 UTC).

>>

>>

>>

>> The AFRINIC team will then publish a comprehensive list of the proposed

>> options on  Wednesday, 24 February 2021.

>>

>>

>>

>> The AFRINIC team will then share a staff assessment and impact analysis

>> for implementing each option on Friday, 26 February 2021.

>>

>>

>>

>> We believe that this will aid the PDWG in making its decision on the best

>> way forward.

>>

>>

>>

>> . To aid us in capturing your proposed options precisely, we ask you the

>> following:

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>    - We encourage you to be concise when raising your proposed option.

>>    - We are not seeking support or comments on proposed options at this

>>    point, just a collection of all the different proposed options.

>>

>>

>>

>> I hope this approach could help us come together as a community and agree

>> on the best way forward for this core component of our bottom-up,

>> all-inclusive process that AFRINIC and its PDP have been founded upon.

>>

>> .

>>

>> Kind Regards,

>>

>>

>>

>> Eddy Kayihura,

>>

>> Chief Executive Officer,

>>

>> African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)

>>

>> [French Version]

>>

>>

>>

>> Chers collègues,

>>

>>

>>

>> Nous suivons les discussions sur la liste de diffusion de la RPD avec la

>> plus grande attention et apprécions vos efforts pour trouver une solution

>> pour la sélection des coprésidents du groupe de travail.

>>

>>

>>

>> Nous avons vu certaines recommendations de la communauté selon

>> lesquelles AFRINIC, en tant que secrétariat du groupe de travail sur

>> l'élaboration des politiques (PDWG), pourrait faciliter les discussions

>> en cours en résumant toutes les options sur la table. Nous sommes heureux

>> d'assumer cette tâche.

>>

>>

>>

>> Dans l'état actuel des choses, nous avons vu deux options proposées sur

>> la liste :

>>

>>

>>

>> Option 1 : élection des coprésidents par le PDWG via une élection en

>> ligne

>>

>> Option 2 : sélection des coprésidents par le PDWG par consensus

>>

>>

>>

>> Nous aimerions inviter les membres de notre communauté à proposer toute

>> autre option qu'ils considèrent comme une voie possible de solution, sur

>> la liste avant le lundi 22 février 2021 (20h00 UTC).

>>

>>

>>

>> L'équipe d'AFRINIC publiera ensuite une liste complète des options

>> proposées le mercredi 24 février 2021.

>>

>>

>>

>> L'équipe d'AFRINIC partagera ensuite une évaluation et une analyse

>> d'impact pour la mise en œuvre de chaque option le vendredi 26 février 2021.

>>

>>

>>

>> Nous pensons que cela aidera le PDWG dans sa décision.

>>

>>

>>

>> Pour nous aider à noter les options que vous proposez avec précision,

>> nous vous proposons la démarche suivante :

>>

>>

>>

>> - Nous vous encourageons à être concis lorsque vous présentez l'option

>> que vous proposez.

>>

>> - Nous ne cherchons pas à obtenir un soutien ou des commentaires sur les

>> options proposées à ce stade, mais simplement à rassembler toutes les

>> différentes options proposées.

>>

>>

>>

>> J'espère que cette approche pourra nous aider à nous rassembler en tant

>> que communauté et à nous mettre d'accord sur la meilleure façon de faire

>> avancer cette composante essentielle de notre processus ascendant (bottom-up)

>> et inclusif sur lequel AFRINIC et son PDP ont été fondés.

>>

>>

>>

>> Cordialement,

>>

>>

>>

>> Eddy Kayihura,

>>

>> Chief Executive Officer,

>>

>> African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

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