[rpd] Call for interest for PDWG chairs

[AFRINIC Policy Liaison]

Dear Sir,

Please list down concisely what you propose as criteria for this Working
Group to discuss and agree on.

Regards

Policy Liaison Team

On 02/04/2021 8:07 PM, Ibeanusi Elvis wrote:

> Dear AFRINIC Policy Liaison, 

>

> Personally, it seems to me that the AFRINIC Policy Liaison is only

> focused on the Eligibility Criteria G and if you have heard, collected

> and processed the feedbacks of the PDWG members as stated, first you

> should notice that Criteria G is not the only one that the membership

> had issues with, and those issues or concerns should be dealt with and

> not just saying that the members that “the PDWG members whom objected

> should...agree among themselves on the usage of the criteria so that

> the PDWG can establish the best way forward and be mindful of the

> timelines.” Just rewording or editing criteria G does not

> automatically make an impressive impact or change everything. There

> are other criteria that were being objected to by members like

> Criteria C and D; one of the reason is that this list of eligibility

> criteria limits people from being eligible and qualified to be

> nominated and to contest likewise it goes against the core values and

> principles of the AFRINIC and the internet community which are:

> Openness, Inclusiveness and Fairness. 

> Additionally, the timeline of the given for the election is too short

> and very fast, seems like AFRINIC is choking the election down our

> throat. To be simple, why don’t we just follow the criteria we already

> have in the CPM Section 3.3?

>

> Best, 

> Elvis. 

>

> On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 22:08 AFRINIC Policy Liaison

> <policy-liaison at afrinic.net <mailto:policy-liaison at afrinic.net>> wrote:

>

>     *

>

>     Dear PDWG,

>

>

>     The policy liaison team has shared with the PDWG members the

>     latest list of criteria based on the discussions on the list here:

>     https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/012851.html

>     <https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/012851.html>

>

>

>

>     We have heard, collected and processed all feedback that the PDWG

>     members have provided on the list as a facilitator here is what we

>     have taken note of:

>

>

>      *

>

>         There are still members of the PDWG who have raised concerns

>         on one or more of the criteria. We kindly remind the PDWG

>         members that there is still room for proposing amendments,

>         introducing new criteria, or removing existing criteria.  

>

>      *

>

>         Some PDWG members  have objected to using the list as criteria

>         for eligibility and proposed using them as guidelines for the

>         selection of candidates instead. We kindly ask the PDWG

>         members to agree among themselves on the usage of the criteria

>         so that the PDWG can establish the best way forward and be

>         mindful of the timelines. 

>

>

>     At the same time, we also encourage  PDWG members  interested in

>     the co-chairs positions to respond to the call for interest.

>

>     Regards

>

>     Policy Liaison Team

>

>

>     …………………………………………………………….

>

>

>     Cher PDWG,

>

>

>     Le policy liaison team a partagé avec les membres du PDWG la

>     dernière liste de critères basée sur les discussions de la liste

>     ici : https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/012851.html

>     <https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/012851.html>.

>

>

>

>     Nous avons entendu, collecté et traité tous les commentaires que

>     les membres du PDWG ont fournis sur la liste en tant que

>     facilitateur ; voici ce dont nous avons pris note :

>

>

>     Il y a encore des membres du PDWG qui ont soulevé des

>     préoccupations sur un ou plusieurs critères.

>

>

>     Nous rappelons aux membres du PDWG qu'il est encore possible de

>     proposer des amendements, d'introduire de nouveaux critères ou de

>     supprimer des critères existants.   

>

>

>     Certains membres du PDWG se sont opposés à l'utilisation de la

>     liste de critères comme critères d'éligibilité et ont proposé de

>     les utiliser plutôt comme lignes directrices pour la sélection des

>     candidats.

>

>

>     Nous demandons aux membres du PDWG de se mettre d'accord sur

>     l'utilisation des critères afin que le PDWG puisse établir la

>     meilleure façon de procéder et respecter les délais.

>

>

>     Dans le même temps, nous encourageons également les membres du

>     PDWG intéressés par les postes de coprésidents à répondre à

>     l'appel à manifestation d'intérêt.

>

>     *

>

>

>     Nos salutations

>

>     *Policy Liaison Team*

>

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