<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Mar 19, 2010, at 10:06 AM, Vincent Ngundi wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><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><div><br></div></blockquote>Who composes the secretariat. The PDP has no provision for a secretariat.<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><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></p></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The PDP says nothing about this. When should the agenda be published?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><p>
<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></blockquote><div>What's about meeting minutes? when should them be published about the meeting ? </div><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><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></p></blockquote><div><br></div>The PDP does not have a referral to the TOR. So when i read the PDP, i don't see what details of what the "t<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">o moderate and coordinate the policy development process and discussions" means.</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><p> <br><strong>4. Proposed Way Forward<br></strong>There's no need for a NEW policy proposal.</p></blockquote><div>Is this a decision? </div><blockquote type="cite"><p>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><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>How do we improve the existing PDP other than what the proposal is trying to do?</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><p>Please note that the current PDP is an improvement of the original PDP.</p><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>....and if i remember well, this happened through a new proposal.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>hope this helps</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>--alain</div><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><p>Regards,</p><p>Vincent Ngundi<br><strong>Chair, AfriNIC PDP-MG</strong></p>
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