<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 14, 2020, at 22:35 , Badru Ntege <<a href="mailto:badru.ntege@nftconsult.com" class="">badru.ntege@nftconsult.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div style="direction:ltr" class="">Am i reading that participants will be rewarded due to the amount of time they public spend at the mic ?? </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>No. Amount of time is only relevant in attendance at the sessions. However, we also don’t want to see purely passive sitting through sessions, but actual active engagement in them.</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" text-align="left" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">
<div style="direction:ltr" class="">Just asking what might outrightly be seen as a silly question but looks like “open mic minutes for sell”</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>I realize you and some others wish to take the most cynical possible view. Please note that I said the comments must be relevant.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>We are attempting to encourage legitimate active participation.</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" text-align="left" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">
<div style="direction:ltr" class="">As much as we appreciate the above the line opticals of helping the community we must always be cognizant of the bellow the line motives. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>While I cannot speak for everyone involved in this process, I can assure you that I have no below-the-line motivation. My motivation in this process is to</div><div>encourage additional active participation. It is my belief that the best policies will evolve from the most engaged community.</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" text-align="left" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">
<div style="direction:ltr" class="">Pls note I’m reading from the response. And not insinuating any motives but as they say If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>Please just say what you mean.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Owen</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" text-align="left" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">
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<b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] Larus foundation and Afrinic PDP
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<div dir="auto" style="text-align:left" class="">It looks bizarre that the questions asked here got no responses so far. I do hope the Larus Foundation <span style="font-size:1em" class="">will provide them soon to enlighten this community.</span></div>
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<b class="">Sent:</b> Sunday, January 12, 2020 12:21:14 PM<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b> rpd >> AfriNIC Resource Policy <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" class="">rpd@afrinic.net</a>><br class="">
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<div dir="auto" class="">You may remember the recent discussions about Larus Foundation fellowship in respect to educational documents provided to fellows as meeting background material(*) and which intended to condition their views on proposals and their contributions
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<div dir="auto" class="">I came across the actual agreement which defines the terms and conditions under which the fellowship program work.</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">The agreement signed by each fellow stipulated the followings:</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">Larus Foundation obligations to offer the fellowship program and payments are subject to terms and conditions and *fellow performance*</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">Fellow is expected to meaningfully participate in the meeting, not just sit in the meeting room. This can include voicing opinions, responding to comments, participate in Hallway conversations.....</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">Upon fellow completion of the fellowship program at Larus foundation satisfaction... Larus will offer stipends... the final decision for the disbursement of the stipends is subject to Larus’s sole discretion...</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">Value of the stipend: There are two parts that form the total value of the stipend as the followings:</div>
<div dir="auto" class="">First part(advanced payment): in the form of airfare, hotel, other transportation costs for the meeting paid up front by Larus.</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">The second part: the remainder will be paid after the meeting... the value is in the range of 0 to 500$. Stipend payment is contingent to fellow attendance and participation and conformance to the fellowship terms and conditions herein....</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">Larus judgment on fellow participation will be final and binding to the parties</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">At Larus sole discretion, in the event that fellow fails to actively participate in fellowship program and in the meeting or violate this terms and conditions, the stipend will not be offered. In addition, Larus is entitled to seek indemnify
for all costs pay up front by Larus and any cost associated to the collection of such compensation, including but not limited to court costs, collection costs and attorney.</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">1- From the educational material given to fellows which is purely based on Larus views on each proposals, positions to defend, what are the objectives set for each policy meeting and how are the objectives aligned with the general community
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<div dir="auto" class="">2- Would Larus assume under these terms and conditions that opinions expressed by fellows during policy meetings are Larus opinions and do not represent fellow individual opinions? </div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">3- how is fellow performance measured as it is at Larus sole discretion? What are the metrics and values used to determine the performance level?</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">4-how is the reward (0 to 500$) applied based on the fellow performance?</div>
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