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Dear AfriNIC<FONT COLOR="#323232"><B> </B></FONT>Members,<BR>
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AfriNIC is seeking volunteers to serve as members of the Elections Committee (ECom) for the Policy Development Process Moderator Group<FONT COLOR="#323232"> </FONT>(PDP-MG) elections.<BR>
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The ECom membership is a voluntary position whose responsibilities include: <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><UL><LI><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Calling for elections of PDP-MG members
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Assist in presenting the volunteers for PDP-MG membership to the community.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Helping AfriNIC team in preparing the agenda and associated documents (PDP-MG volunteers biographies, expression of interest …etc) of PDP-MG elections session in AfriNIC face-to-face meeting
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Conduct, moderate and coordinate the elections procedures and processes for the PDP-MG members at the AfriNIC meeting
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Preparing the elections report which include the results of the elections and submit it to AfriNIC Board of Trustees (BoT).<BR>
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The ECom members will choose a Chair; who will be the focal point between them (the committee), the AfriNIC community and the AfriNIC BoT.<BR>
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The ECom volunteers are supposed to be: <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><UL><LI><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Neutral; not interested in the results of the elections.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Not one of the nominated persons for the elections.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>A trusted member of the AfriNIC community
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Willing to serve as a member in the election committee and do their best to fulfill their responsibilities.<BR>
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If you are interested in this position, please send an expression of interest, including a short biography in an email to: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>ecom08@afrinic.net</U></FONT>.<BR>
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The nomination deadline is <B>Thursday, 18th September 2008, 1400UTC.<BR>
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All PDP-MG Elections Committee members undertake this work on a voluntary basis. For more information about the role of PDP-MG, please visit: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/docs/policies/afpol-pdp200707.htm">http://www.afrinic.net/docs/policies/afpol-pdp200707.htm</a></U></FONT>.<BR>
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Best Regards,<BR>
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Vincent Ngundi<BR>
Chair, Interim AfriNIC PDP-MG</SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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