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[rpd] Eligibility Criteria for PDWG chairs
Ibeanusi Elvis
ibeanusielvis at gmail.com
Sun Mar 28 22:46:28 UTC 2021
Hello Community,
Indeed, Openness, Inclusiveness and Fairness does not infer that the election should be conducted without any rules, the criteria is already available and well-stated in the Consolidated Policy Manual (CPM).
First, an active participation is necessary and should be considered but setting an average of “3 years of experience” is limiting and narrowing down the options. This goes against the Principles of Openness and Fairness which are the core principles of any Internet Community and the AFRINIC as well. Likewise, according the criteria enlisted in the CPM, there’s no mention of the requirement of any number of years of experience to be eligible for the position of the PDWG Co-Chairs position. If there should be or/and some years of active participation and experience is required, then that can be brought up as a proposal through undergoing the PDP procedure after the election of the new co-chairs.
Additionally, disqualifying the authors of any policy proposal currently under discussion is totally unfair and this criteria should be looked at and modified to allow and promote inclusivity in this upcoming election. The purpose of this election is not to elect “believers” but rather to elect “leaders”, who are going to be very objective with their decision making putting into consideration the opinions of every members of the community. Similarly, the presence and availability of the AFRINIC staffs who will assist and provide necessary informations and advise will facilitate new co-chairs to make informed judgments. And not judgements based on their “believe of this and that”. Lets be fair, promote openness and allow inclusiveness.
Best,
Elvis.
> On Mar 29, 2021, at 1:01, Sarah Kiden <skiden at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Wijdane,
>
> Please see responses below:
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> On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 at 14:29, Wijdane Goubi <wijdan.goubi at gmail.com <mailto:wijdan.goubi at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> First of all, besides the fact that the criteria set we have at hand narrows down the options, it might make it a little bit harder for candidates who intend to apply for the co-chairs position, especially some points that are unfair and incomprehensive such as C, D and G. In addition, the criteria set are already defined in the CPM. Therefore it is not for one member to decide what criteria to be applied on candidates.
>
> Regarding the point C, I find it hard to understand the need of having a candidate who must have at least 3 years of sufficient past and participative experience, which is first and foremost, unfair because being a member for 3 years in either AFRINIC or any other RIR does not make you necessarily an expert whereas there can be a candidate with less years of experience yet with better understating and expertise. That being said, the years of experience should be unconsidered when deciding whether the candidate is eligible or not.
>
> As for the point D, it is illogical as well, since it also categorize the candidates and privilege some of them, as there can be a candidate who have not participated in two AFRINIC events or more (face-to-face or virtual) in the past three years yet still have both a sufficient awareness and proficiency of the CPM as well as an adequate technical knowledge.
>
> I see point D as a good opportunity for new participants to join the community and learn/observe/participate in 2 meetings before taking on leadership roles. This helps them to be familiar with the CPM, policies, practices and culture of the working group. If they are really interested in contributing, the requirement of attending 2 meetings should not be a hindrance.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sarah
>
> Moreover, the point G which prohibits the participation of authors of any policy proposals currently under discussion is unfair as well because, other than the discrimination and differentiation against these authors, it is a misjudgment on the part of the community to exclude them just because they have a policy proposal currently under discussion.
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> Ultimately, the main reason behind choosing the vote election over selection by consensus is the exigency and the necessity of fairness and openness; hence we should make the participation process as fair and open as possible in order to give an equal opportunity to everyone.
>
> Regards,
>
> Wijdane
>
>
>
>
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> Le ven. 26 mars 2021 à 18:22, Madhvi Gokool <madhvi at afrinic.net <mailto:madhvi at afrinic.net>> a écrit :
> Dear PDWG,
>
> 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:-
>
> Please read and thoroughly review the list of eligibility criteria.
> Please reply back to this email to keep the same thread of the discussion to ensure that your feedback is read.
> 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).
> If there are new criteria that you would like to propose, please clearly mention it concisely and add a new numbering.
>
>
> Proposed Eligibility Criteria
>
> 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.
> 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);
> 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;
> The Intended volunteer must have participated in at least two (2) AFRINIC events (face-to-face or virtual) in the past three (3) years;
> The intended volunteer must have sufficient capability of understanding and interpreting the contents of AFRINIC’s Consolidated Policy Manual;
> 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
> 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.
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> 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 :-
>
> Veuillez lire et examiner attentivement la liste des critères d'éligibilité.
> Veuillez répondre à ce courriel afin de conserver le même fil de discussion et de vous assurer que vos commentaires sont lus.
> 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).
> 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
>
> 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.
> 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) ;
> 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 ;
> 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 ;
> Le volontaire concerné doit avoir une capacité suffisante de compréhension et d'interprétation du contenu du Consolidated Policy Manual d'AFRINIC ;
> 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.
> 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 :
> Le volontaire concerné doit soit résider ou soit en être originaire de la région de service d'AFRINIC, ;
> Le volontaire doit être capable de démontrer d'excellentes capacités de présentation et de communication.
>
> Nous nous attendons à recevoir vos commentaires et feedbacks.
>
> Regards
>
> Madhvi
>
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