[rpd] AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chair Selection Timeframe

[Noah]

On Thu, 21 Apr 2022, 21:19 AFRINIC Policy Liaison, <
policy-liaison at afrinic.net> wrote:

> *Dear PDWG,*
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> * According to the AFRINIC Policy Development Process (PDP), two (2)
> co-chairs shall carry out the administrative functions of the Policy
> Development Working Group (PDWG).  The term of Darwin Da Costa shall end at
> the end of the upcoming PaPM on 02 June 2022. In accordance with Section
> 3.3 of the Consolidated Policy Manual, the PDWG selects the PDWG Chair
> during the Public Policy Meeting (PPM). The AFRINIC-35  Public Policy
> Meeting will be held 1-2 June 2022 in hybrid mode.    To facilitate the
> selection exercise, the AFRINIC Secretariat  proposes the following
> activities and timelines that the PDWG can follow. We encourage the working
> group to kickstart the selection process with the same motivation and
> spirit that guided the selection of the co-chairs in 2021.   Activity Due
> date 1. PDWG to agree on eligibility criteria for the PDWG Chair 21 April -
> 26 April 2022 1. Eligibility Criteria is published online 27 April 2022
> 08h00 UTC 1. Open Call For Interest for the appointment of the PDWG
> Co-Chair 27 April 2022 10h00 UTC 1. Close of Call For Interest 04 May 2022
> 19:59 UTC 1. Publication of the list of interested candidates on the rpd
> mailing list 05 May 2022 1. The PDWG to shortlist the interested candidates
> that match the eligibility criteria 05 May - 14 May 2022 1. The PDWG to
> select the new Co-Chair on the rpd mailing list 16 - 28 May 2022 1. Present
> and announce the selected co-chair 02 June 2022   The eligibility criteria
> that the community had agreed on for the selection of the current co-chairs
> in 2021 are as follows:- 1. The intended volunteer must be well conversant
> with AFRINIC’s consensus-driven ecosystem, including its Policy Development
> Process; 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 policy development mailing list; 4. The Intended volunteer
> must have participated in at least two (2) AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings
> (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 to 5 years of  Internet
> Protocol related technical experience would be an advantage 7. The intended
> volunteer should  not be the author of any of the policy proposals
> currently under  discussion and if need be, or agree to recuse oneself as
> author/co-author of any policy proposals under discussion, or simply recuse
> oneself from the position as Co-Chairs pending step down temporarily as
> co-chair when his or her proposal being is being discussed. 8. The intended
> volunteer must either reside within or originate from  AFRINIC’s service
> region; 9. The intended volunteer must be able to demonstrate excellent
> presentation and communication skills.  10. The intended volunteer must be
> endorsed and/or nominated by a registered contact of an  AFRINIC Resource
> Member 11. The intended volunteer must not be a staff of AFRINIC or any
> other Regional Internet Registry (RIR)*
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The criteria are very reasonable and as PDWG participant, I am happy with
them.

Noah

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