[rpd] clarify? - (Fwd) Adhoc Appeal Committee appointment

[Owen DeLong]

This begs a number of questions and I think the board owes the community some answers.

I applaud Dr. Nyirenda for stepping forward and adding transparency to this process.

1.	Why is a new “ad hoc” appeal committee being considered?
2.	How would their role relate to the current appeal committee?
3.	Why has the current appeal committee been gagged and why are they
	not permitted to continue their work? This appears that the board
	is violating rules that were originally set by the board without going
	through the formal process of revising those rules. Can the board
	please explain these actions to the community?

This isn’t about wanting a particular outcome or who I like or don’t.
This is 100% about holding the board and the organization accountable
to operating by the rules we have set forth to govern these processes.

Owen



> On Mar 8, 2021, at 08:03 , paulos at sdnp.org.mw wrote:

> 

> Board Chair, AFRINIC,

> 

> I would like to thank you for considering me for appointment into this Adhoc Appeal 

> Committee as copied here below. However, before I respond to the consideration, I would 

> like to seek your clarification on one or two issues:

> 

> 1. As you may be aware, I am already a member of the AFRINIC PDP Appeal Committee, 

> see: https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#members and my term has not yet expired. 

> So, please clarify if this appointment will mean that I will be a member of that Appeal 

> Committee as well as a member of this new Adhoc Appeal Committee.

> 

> 2. Please clarify if the CPM or PDP allows for the creation of an adhoc Appeal Committee, its 

> mandate and what its terms of reference would be.

> 

> 3. I take it as well understood that the responsibility and task of the Appeal Committee is very 

> heavy and its conduct very demanding, it would therefore be very necessary that such an 

> adhoc Apeal Committee be well founded and acceptable to the AFRINIC community for me 

> to serve on it. Please clarify if your consideration is indeed for a well founded acceptable 

> committee.

> 

> As you may be aware, I have served AFRINIC is various volunteer and other capacities and I 

> would be happy to serve again if the above could be clarified in a manner that is satisfactory 

> to me and the community to be served by such an adhoc appeal committee.

> 

> Regards,

> 

> Paulos

> =============================

> Dr Paulos B Nyirenda

> NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD 

> http://www.nic.mw

> SDNP: http://www.sdnp.org.mw

> Tel:  +265-(0)-882 089 166

> Cell: +265-(0)-888-824787

> WhatsApp: +265-(0)-887386433

> 

> 

> 

> ------- Forwarded message follows -------

> Date sent:	Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:59:19 -0800

> To:	Paulos Nyirenda <paulos at sdnp.org.mw>

> From:	chair at afrinic.net

> Subject:	Adhoc Appeal Committee appointment

> 

> 

> Dear Dr Nyirenda,

> 

> The AFRINIC Board is considering appointing you to an adhoc Appeal

> Committee for the Policy Development Working Group.

> 

> Could you please confirm whether you would accept the appointment?  I

> would be grateful if you could respond by 9 March.

> 

> Regards,

> S. Moonesamy

> 

> Board Chair, AFRINIC

> Mobile: +230 5824 5410 

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