[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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