[rpd] Eligibility Criteria for PDWG chairs

[Daniel Yakmut]

Totally agree with Owen on this.

Daniel

On Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 11:58 PM Owen DeLong via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net> wrote:


> These are all fine criteria for the voters to consider in their decision,

> but they cannot be held out as candidate eligibility criteria at this time.

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> For better or worse, the eligibility criteria that must be followed are

> already specified in the PDP as contained in the CPM:

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> For everyone’s convenience, I quote section 3.3 of the CPM here:

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> 3.3  The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG)

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> The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) discusses the proposals.

> Anyone may participate via the Internet or in person. PDWG work is carried

> out through the Resource Policy Discussion mailing list (rpd at afrinic.net)

> and the bi-annual AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings (PPM). Any person,

> participating either in person or remotely, is considered to be part of the

> Policy Development Working Group.

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> The Policy Development Working Group has two Chairs to perform its

> administrative functions. The PDWG Chairs are chosen by the AFRINIC

> community during the Public Policy Meeting and serve staggered two-year

> terms. The term ends during the first Public Policy Meeting corresponding

> to the end of the term for which they were appointed. A term may begin or

> end no sooner than the first day of the Public Policy Meeting and no later

> than the last day of the Public Policy Meeting as determined by the mutual

> agreement of the current Chair and the new Chair.

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> If the Working Group Chair is unable to serve his or her full term, the

> Working Group may select a replacement to serve the remainder of the term.

> If the Working Group Chairs are unable to attend the Public Policy Meeting,

> the Working Group shall nominate a Chair for the session. Anyone present at

> the meeting, whether in person or by remote participation, may participate

> in the selection process for a temporary Chair.

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> Therefore any participant in the PDWG who is interested in running is

> eligible to run and it is up to the members of the community to

> evaluate their qualifications.

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> I would have no problem whatsoever supporting a policy proposal to adopt

> the below proposed eligibility criteria as an amendment to section 3.3 in

> the future, but it is improper to impose them at this time on an ad hoc

> basis. They must go through the PDP and be properly adopted.

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> I will further note some suggested minor improvements as follows:

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> I suggest that C require at least 1 year of experience specific to AFRINIC

> as well as 3 years total RIR policy experience.

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> I suggest that D rather than allowing any 2 AFRINIC events to qualify, the

> requirement should be specific to PDWG Meetings. If we consider this to be

> a useful requirement, then I think it should be specific to the PDWG rather

> than allowing someone who attended a couple of IPv6 classes (for example)

> to be considered sufficient participation.

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> I would also like to encourage AFRINIC to provide the co-chairs with

> professional training on moderating meetings both virtual and in-person as

> this is a skill not widely held by the majority of community members who

> may otherwise be qualified for the position. I think the entire community

> and especially the victims^wvolunteers who we elect to do so would benefit

> from such training enabling them to do a better job.

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> Owen

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> On Mar 26, 2021, at 10:19 AM, Madhvi Gokool <madhvi at afrinic.net> wrote:

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> *Dear PDWG,*

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> * I submit to you the below proposed eligibility criteria which are based

> upon the previous discussions on the rpd mailing list.  We encourage you to

> follow the following guidelines to facilitate the compilation of your

> feedback:- 1. Please read and thoroughly review the list of eligibility

> criteria.    2. Please  reply back to this email to keep the same thread of

> the discussion to ensure that  your feedback is read. 3. If there are any

> criteria that you either support or do not support, please clearly refer to

> it  and provide concise feedback (refer to the numbering in the list

> below). 4. If there are new criteria that you would like to propose, please

> clearly mention it concisely and  add a new numbering.  Proposed

> Eligibility Criteria  1. The intended volunteer must be well conversant

> with AFRINIC’s consensus-driven ecosystem, including its Policy Development

> Process; A practical  understanding of RFC 7282 is required. 2. The

> intended volunteer must be accessible and make himself or herself available

> to follow and moderate all policy proposal discussions on AFRINIC’s rpd

> mailing list as well as attending AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings whenever

> they are held (Note: All logistical assistance will be provided by

> AFRINIC); 3. The intended volunteer must have at least 3 years of

> sufficient past and active participative experience on either AFRINIC’s or

> any other RIR’s rpd mailing list; 4. The Intended volunteer must have

> participated in at least two (2) AFRINIC events (face-to-face or virtual)

> in the past three (3) years; 5. The intended volunteer must have sufficient

> capability of understanding and interpreting the contents of AFRINIC’s

> Consolidated Policy Manual; 6. The intended volunteer must be able to

> demonstrate good technical knowledge and understanding of the Internet

> ecosystem. Having 3 years of related technical experience would be an

> advantage 7. Not being author of any of the policy proposals currently

> under  discussion. The following are proposals not in the discussion

> threads :H)The intended volunteer must either reside within or originate

> from  AFRINIC’s service region;I) The intended volunteer must be able to

> demonstrate excellent presentation and communication skills.  We look

> forward to receiving your comments and feedback. ……………………………………………………………..

> Cher PDWG, Je vous communique les critères d'éligibilité proposés

> ci-dessous, qui sont basés sur les discussions précédentes sur la liste de

> diffusion rpd. Nous vous encourageons à suivre les directives suivantes

> afin de faciliter la compilation de vos commentaires :- 1. Veuillez lire et

> examiner attentivement la liste des critères d'éligibilité.    2. Veuillez

> répondre à ce courriel afin de conserver le même fil de discussion et de

> vous assurer que vos commentaires sont lus. 3. S'il y a des critères que

> vous soutenez ou non, veuillez y faire clairement référence et fournir un

> retour d'information concis (veuillez vous référer à la numérotation dans

> la liste ci-dessous). 4. S'il y a de nouveaux critères que vous souhaitez

> proposer, veuillez le mentionner clairement et de manière concise et

> ajouter une nouvelle numérotation. Critères d'éligibilité proposés 1. Le

> volontaire concerné doit bien connaître l'écosystème consensuel d'AFRINIC,

> y compris son processus d'élaboration des politiques. Une compréhension

> pratique du RFC 7282 est requise. 2. Le volontaire concerné doit être

> accessible et se rendre disponible pour suivre et modérer toutes les

> discussions sur les propositions de politique sur la liste de diffusion rpd

> d'AFRINIC, ainsi que pour assister aux réunions de politique publique

> d'AFRINIC lorsqu'elles ont lieu (Note : Toute l'assistance logistique sera

> fournie par AFRINIC) ; 3. Le volontaire concerné doit avoir au moins 3 ans

> d'expérience suffisante et active de participation à la liste de diffusion

> rpd de l'AFRINIC ou de tout autre RIR ; 4. Le volontaire concerné doit

> avoir participé à au moins deux (2) événements AFRINIC (face à face ou

> virtuels) au cours des trois (3) dernières années ; 5. Le volontaire

> concerné doit avoir une capacité suffisante de compréhension et

> d'interprétation du contenu du Consolidated Policy Manual d'AFRINIC ; 6. Le

> volontaire concerné doit être capable de démontrer une bonne connaissance

> technique et une bonne compréhension de l'écosystème Internet. Une

> expérience technique de 3 ans dans ce domaine serait un avantage. 7. Ne

> doit pas être l'auteur de l'une des propositions de politique actuellement

> en discussion. Les propositions suivantes ne figurent pas dans les fils de

> discussion : 1. Le volontaire concerné doit soit résider ou soit en être

> originaire de la région de service d'AFRINIC, ; 2. Le volontaire doit être

> capable de démontrer d'excellentes capacités de présentation et de

> communication. Nous nous attendons à recevoir vos commentaires et

> feedbacks. *

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> Regards

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> Madhvi

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> Madhvi Gokool

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