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    <p>Dear Eddy,</p>
    <p>The CPM talks about selection not election. I believe as a
      community, we can select from those who offer to serve based on
      some minimum criteria. I do understand that election is also a
      form of selection, albeit a last resort.</p>
    <p>My Preference is not just a bang between the two. The PDWG works
      more by consensus rather than voting (Either secret ballots or
      show of hands) <br>
    </p>
    <p> - If one or two qualified volunteers, use them.</p>
    <p> - If more than 2, let the PDWG discuss around the two most
      willing and ready to do the work</p>
    <p> - If we still cannot achieve at least 2 within the stated time
      frame, then we vote to select 2.</p>
    <p>It is OK for NOMCOM to handle the process.</p>
    <p>Sunday.<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/19/21 5:25 PM, Eddy Kayihura
      wrote:<br>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="EN-US">[French below]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Dear
            Colleagues,</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">We
            are following the discussions on the RPD mailing list with
            the utmost attention and appreciate your efforts to find a
            solution for selecting the working group co-chairs.</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">We
            have seen some community recommendations that AFRINIC, in
            its role as secretariat to the Policy Development Working
            Group (PDWG), facilitates the ongoing discussions by
            summarising all the options on the table. We are happy to
            take on this task. </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">As
            it currently stands, we have seen two proposed options on
            the list:</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Option
            1: Co-chair election by the PDWG via an online election </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Option
            2: Co-Chair selection by the PDWG via consensus </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"> </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">We
            would like to invite our community members to suggest any
            other proposed options that they consider to be a potential
            way forward on the list by Monday, 22 February 2021 (20h00
            UTC). </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">The
            AFRINIC team will then publish a comprehensive list of the
            proposed options on  Wednesday, 24 February 2021. </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">The
            AFRINIC team will then share a staff assessment and impact
            analysis for implementing each option on Friday, 26 February
            2021.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">We
            believe that this will aid the PDWG in making its decision
            on the best way forward.</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">.
            To aid us in capturing your proposed options precisely, we
            ask you the following:</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><br>
            <br>
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
          <li class="MsoNormal"
            style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1
            lfo1;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000">We
              encourage you to be concise when raising your proposed
              option. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
          <li class="MsoNormal"
            style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1
            lfo1;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000">We
              are not seeking support or comments on proposed options at
              this point, just a collection of all the different
              proposed options. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
        </ul>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">I
            hope this approach could help us come together as a
            community and agree on the best way forward for this core
            component of our bottom-up, all-inclusive process that
            AFRINIC and its PDP have been founded upon. </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">. </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Kind
            Regards,</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Eddy
            Kayihura,</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Chief
            Executive Officer,</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">African
            Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">[French
            Version]</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Chers
            collègues,</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Nous
            suivons les discussions sur la liste de diffusion de la RPD
            avec la plus grande attention et apprécions vos efforts pour
            trouver une solution pour la sélection des coprésidents d</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">u</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
            groupe de travail.</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Nous
            avons vu certaines recomm</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">e</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">ndations
            de la communauté selon lesquelles AFRINIC, en tant que
            secrétariat du groupe de travail sur l'élaboration des
            politiques (PDWG), </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">pourrait </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">facilite</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">r</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
            les discussions en cours en résumant toutes les options sur
            la table. Nous sommes heureux d'assumer cette tâche. </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Dans
            l'état actuel des choses, nous avons vu deux options
            proposées sur la liste :</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Option
            1 : élection d</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">es</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
            coprésident</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">s</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
            par le PDWG via une élection en ligne </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Option
            2 : sélection des coprésidents par le PDWG par consensus </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"> </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Nous
            aimerions inviter les membres de notre communauté à proposer
            toute autre option qu'ils considèrent comme une voie
            possible </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">de solution</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">,
            sur la liste avant le lundi 22 février 2021 (20h00 UTC). </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">L'équipe
            d'AFRINIC publiera ensuite une liste complète des options
            proposées le mercredi 24 février 2021. </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">L'équipe
            d'AFRINIC partagera ensuite une évaluation et une analyse
            d'impact pour la mise en œuvre de chaque option le vendredi
            26 février 2021.</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Nous
            pensons que cela aidera le PDWG dans sa décision.</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
            <span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Pour
            nous aider à </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">noter</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"> les
            options que vous proposez avec précision, nous vous </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">proposons la démarche suivante</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
            :</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">-
            Nous vous encourageons à être concis lorsque vous présentez
            l'option que vous proposez. </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">-
            Nous ne cherchons pas à obtenir un soutien ou des
            commentaires sur les options proposées à ce stade, mais
            simplement à rassembler toutes les différentes options
            proposées. </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">J'espère
            que cette approche pourra nous aider à nous rassembler en
            tant que communauté et à nous mettre d'accord sur la
            meilleure façon de faire avancer cette composante
            essentielle de notre processus ascendant </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000"
            lang="FR">(bottom-up) </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">et
            inclusif sur lequel AFRINIC et son PDP ont été fondés. </span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Cordialement,</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Eddy
            Kayihura,</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Chief
            Executive Officer,</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000">African
            Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)</span><span
            style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old
            Face",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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