<p>Dear All,<br> <br>This is to clarify a few issues with regards to the AfriNIC Policy Development Process (PDP) arising from the discussions on the proposed NEW PDP.<br> <br><strong>1. Public Policy Meeting Agenda<br></strong>The agenda for the public policy meeting is prepared by the PDP-MG in conjunction with the secretariat.</p>
<p>Generally, the agenda contains:<br>• Presentation (by authors) and face-to-face discussions on the current policy proposals in line with the PDP;<br>• An update of the PDP-MG activities; and,<br>• An Open Q&A session (AOB).<br>
<br><strong>2. Chair of the Public Policy Meeting<br></strong>The AfriNIC Public Policy meetings are chaired by the Chair of the PDP-MG or one of the other two co-chairs. </p>
<p><strong>3. PDP-MG Terms of Reference (TOR) and Elections Procedure<br></strong>Please note that the PDP-MG TORs and Elections Procedure were discussed during the AfriNIC-8 meeting in Rabat. A copy of the same is available at: <a href="http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic9/pdp-mg_election.htm" target="_blank">http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic9/pdp-mg_election.htm</a><br>
<br><strong>4. Proposed Way Forward<br></strong>There's no need for a NEW policy proposal. Instead, improvements should be made on the current PDP. In this regard, we recommend that the author of the current policy proposal reviews his policy proposal to reflect the same.</p>
<p>Please note that the current PDP is an improvement of the original PDP.</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Vincent Ngundi<br><strong>Chair, AfriNIC PDP-MG</strong></p>