[rpd] New draft policy proposal PPM Dates AFPUB-2026-GEN-003-DRAFT01

[Jaco Kroon]

Hi,

+1

Thanks AA

Kind regards,
Jaco

On 2026/09/16 07:57, Andrew Alston wrote:

> Hi RPD / RPD Chairs,
>
> I oppose this policy.   While I believe that AfriNIC should endeavor 
> to ensure that meetings do not clash, the reality is that this is 
> sometimes unavoidable.  Furthermore, I stand to be corrected, but I am 
> unsure if other organisations have such a policy.  Embedding this in 
> our policy manual effectively relegates AfriNIC to second-class status 
> compared to other global organisations that do not have similar 
> policies prohibiting scheduling conflicts with AfriNIC.
>
> Furthermore, there may be times when an emergency policy meeting needs 
> to be called to address an urgent issue, and this clause could pose a 
> serious problem in that scenario.
>
> To repeat my stance above, I do not doubt the policy's intent, and 
> while clashes should obviously be avoided, but I do not believe that 
> this should be made a rule that restricts the PDP to the scheduling 
> whims of other organisations.
>
> Thanks
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM Hytham El-Nakhal <hytham at tra.gov.eg> 
> wrote:
>
>     Dear PDWG,
>
>
>     We have received a new draft policy proposal named PPM Dates with
>     ID AFPUB-2026-GEN-003-DRAFT01 from author Jordi Palet.
>
>
>     The proposal contents are published at:
>     <https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/afpub-2026-gen-001-draft01>
>
>     https://www.afrinic.net/afpub-2026-gen-003-draft01
>
>
>     We encourage you to take some time to go through the proposal
>     contents and provide feedback as follows: -
>
>     ?
>
>     a) Do you support or oppose the proposal?
>
>
>     b) If you oppose the proposal, state your reasons.
>
>
>     c) Is there anything in the proposal that is not clear?
>
>
>     d) What changes could be made to this proposal to make it more
>     effective?
>
>
>     Kindly, as a way for better following up and archiving, keep the
>     name and proposal ID in the subject line of your posts.
>
>
>     Regards,
>
>     Haitham el Nakhal & Darwin Da Costa
>
>     AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chairs
>
>
>
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