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    <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></font>
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                New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As
                  is customary, there will be several elections held in
                  our community during 2014 as follows: </span><span
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AFRINIC




                  Board (3 seats - Indian Ocean, Central Africa and
                  Non-Geo)</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
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Policy




                  Development Working Group: 1 co-Chair.</span><span
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NRO-NC/ICANN




                  ASO AC (1 Representative)</span><span
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                New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Per
                  <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://www.afrinic.net/en/about-us/bylaws?start=8"><span
style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">Section




                      9</span></a> of the AFRINIC by-laws, a Nominations
                  Committee (NomCom) appointed by the Board must work to
                  ensure that appropriate candidates are nominated to
                  contest for open seats and that all elections are
                  successfully conducted according to current
                  procedures.<br>
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                  NomCom shall be composed of 4 members as follows:</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
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                  member selected from within the AFRINIC Board</span><span
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                  members selected by the AFRINIC Board from the
                  community.</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
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                  We are now looking for volunteers from the community
                  to fill the three open positions on the 2014 NomCom.</span><span
                  style="font-size: 12pt;"> For fairness, volunteers are
                  expected to not be from a region where a Board seat is
                  up for renewal.</span><span
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            <p class="MsoNormal"
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                  of the NomCom are defined in section 9 of the AFRINIC
                  bylaws and comprise of the following.</span><span
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                face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman"">·</span><span
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                  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Call for
                  candidates for all open elections (above).</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
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                face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman"">·</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";
                  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Describe all
                  criteria and qualifications for eligibility to stand
                  for election.</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman"">·</span><span
                  style="font-size:7.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";
                  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Where
                  necessary, interview candidates prior to final
                  candidate slate.</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
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                face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman"">·</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";
                  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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                  the final list of candidates for any election.</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
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                  AFRINIC staff will provide logistical support to the
                  NomCom throughout their mandate. Such support includes
                  publication of the list of nominees, compilation of
                  comments, mailing list moderation, website update,
                  communication with nominees and other duties
                  pertaining to the roles and responsibilities of the
                  NomCom.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                  NomCom members are expected to:</span><span
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                face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman"">·</span><span
                  style="font-size:7.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman"">      </span><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";
                  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Be neutral:
                  Have no interest in the results of the elections.</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:14.2pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-14.2pt;line-height:normal"><font
                face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman"">·</span><span
                  style="font-size:7.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
                  11.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman"">      </span><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";
                  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Be trusted
                  members of the AFRINIC community.</span><span
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                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-left:14.2pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-14.2pt;line-height:normal"><font
                face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman"">·</span><span
                  style="font-size:7.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
                  11.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman"">      </span><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";
                  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Have good
                  knowledge of the AFRINIC business environment.</span><span
                  style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-left:14.2pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-14.2pt;line-height:normal"><font
                face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman"">·</span><span
                  style="font-size:7.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
                  11.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman"">      </span><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";
                  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Do their best
                  to fulfill their responsibilities without financial
                  remuneration.</span><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
              text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Times
                New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If
                  you are interested to serve on the 2014 NomCom, please
                  send your expression of interest, including a short
                  biography, by email to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:legal@afrinic.net"><span
                      style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:
                      none;text-underline:none">legal@afrinic.net</span></a>
                  before Friday 21<sup>st</sup> February 2014 at 20:00
                  UTC.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
                  "Times New
                  Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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