[rpd] Policy Development Working Group co-Chairs selection

[Owen DeLong]

> On Apr 10, 2021, at 23:20 , Noah <noah at neo.co.tz> wrote:

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> On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 11:04 PM Owen DeLong via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net <mailto:rpd at afrinic.net>> wrote:

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> > On Apr 10, 2021, at 10:20 , chair at afrinic.net <mailto:chair at afrinic.net> wrote:

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> > Dear Policy Development Working Group,

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> > The Board of Directors would like to congratulate the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) on taking a consensus-based approach for the selection of PDWG co-Chairs.

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> > The Board considered the provisions of the Consolidated Policy Manual with respect to the selection of PDWG co-Chairs and the staggered terms for the PDWG co-Chairs.  The Board would like to confirm its approval, as an exceptional measure, to have Mr Vincent Ngundi and Mr Darwin da Costa complete the term of the last Co-Chairs and further serve a duration required to make a 2 year and 1 year term respectively.

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> Excuse me, but where in the CPM or the bylaws did the board get the authority to approve or deny this at all?

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> Actually provision 11.2 of the AFRINIC Bylaws gives the AFRINIC Board the powers to call a Public Policy Meeting which is attended by Afrinic resource members and anyone interested in the Number Resources Management policy in which case the PDWG.

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> Noah   


Which has exactly nothing to do with the board approving the election of the co-chairs by the PDWG.

Owen

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