<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 Mar 27, 2021, at 12:28 AM, Ibeanusi Elvis <<a href="mailto:ibeanusielvis@gmail.com" class="">ibeanusielvis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Dear PDWG, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Personally, I have no specific problem or issues with the timeline for the selection of the Co-Chairs. Nonetheless, I still maintain and emphasize on the fact that selection process should go through the electoral system (voting). Voting as a means for the selection of the co-chairs will not just be fair but also it presents the ability for the AFRINIC organization to give every member the right to participation and be part of the decision-making process. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>I will emphasize that “member” in this case has to mean member of the working group, not AFRINIC member. The current policies are very clear that WG membership selects the co-chairs and not the AFRINIC membership.</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Additionally, I do not agree with the stance on allowing the Secretariat to handle it. The CPM already has pointed out that the Working Group (WG) rightfully selects the PDWG Chair and not the Board doing such. The selection will be done by the PDWG through a voting/electoral procedure. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>I have no problem with the secretariat facilitating the election process. The important thing here is that the voters are the WG membership.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Owen</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class="">Elvis. </div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 7:41 AM Owen DeLong via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" class="">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 26, 2021, at 3:27 AM, Madhvi Gokool <<a href="mailto:madhvi@afrinic.net" target="_blank" class="">madhvi@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class=""><div class="">
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<b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-m_1592026267912386510docs-internal-guid-5d1ed5e6-7fff-a54d-6bb7-f23a94d2496b" class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Dear PDWG,</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">As we approach the upcoming Public Policy Meeting (PPM) scheduled for June 2021, it is in the best interest of both our membership and our community that AFRINIC’s Policy Development Process is both functional and stable. </span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">The AFRINIC Board held a Special Board Meeting yesterday on 25 March 2021, where they assessed the current situation and came back with the following recommendations: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">
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<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">AFRINIC, in its role as secretariat to the PDWG, should continue to facilitate and support the PDWG by any means operationally feasible. This will enable the working group to select Co-Chairs in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Consolidated Policy Manual (CPM), allowing the PDWG to function anew; </span></div></li>
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<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">The PDWG is highly recommended to complete its selection exercise for the Co-Chairs positions by </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">09 April 2021 8 PM UTC</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">. To facilitate this process, AFRINIC, in its role as secretariat to the PDWG will issue a </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Call For Interest </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">consisting of the applicable eligibility criteria for potential candidates that will be enumerated. These shall include but not be limited to relevant past experience, integrity, the ability to act impartially and exercise independent judgment when moderating the PDP discussions; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">
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<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">In the event that the PDWG is unable to select the Co-Chairs, the Board of Directors will have no choice but to intervene, given these exceptional circumstances, to appoint two Interim Co-Chairs, from the slate of eligible nominated candidates, who shall jointly assume the function of the PDWG Co-Chairs until the PPM in the year 2022;</span></div></li>
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<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">The following timeline is hereby proposed:-</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">28 March 2021:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">PDWG to approve Eligibility Criteria</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">29 March 2021:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Approved Eligibility Criteria is published online.</span></div></b></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div>The eligibility criteria are already specified in the PDP. As such, I fail to see how these steps are necessary.</div><div class="">While I know that some have called for changes to this criteria, such changes should be brought about AFTER</div><div class="">this PDWG co-chair election through the PDP. To do otherwise is to obviate the existing rules in favor of making</div><div class="">up process as we go along.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-m_1592026267912386510docs-internal-guid-5d1ed5e6-7fff-a54d-6bb7-f23a94d2496b" class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">30 March 2021:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Open Call For Interest for the appointment of the replacing PDWG </span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:72pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Co-Chairs </span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">01 April 2021:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Close of Call For Interest</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">02 April 2021:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Publication of the list of interested candidates on the rpd mailing list and </span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:108pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">start of shortlisting of eligible candidates for Position 1 and Position 2 by the PDWG</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">03 - 09 April 2021:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">The PDWG to select the new Co-Chairs </span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">10 April 2021:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">AFRINIC’s Board of Directors is informed of the outcome of the </span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">PDWG decision.</span></div></b></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div>Modulo my above comments, I have no problem with the timeline, though I would propose that 10 April should announce the</div><div class="">outcome of the PDWG decision in general to both the board and the community. I note that there is no date specified for</div><div class="">announcement to the community, so I presume this is merely an oversight. I see no reason to notify the board in advance of</div><div class="">notifying the community and doing so provides increased transparency and fosters trust in the process.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-m_1592026267912386510docs-internal-guid-5d1ed5e6-7fff-a54d-6bb7-f23a94d2496b" class="">
<div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">AFRINIC will share the eligibility criteria shortly in a separate email thread to obtain the concurrence and support of the PDWG.</span></div></b></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div>If this contains something other than a recitation of the relevant portions of the PDP, I will object most strenuously.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-m_1592026267912386510docs-internal-guid-5d1ed5e6-7fff-a54d-6bb7-f23a94d2496b" class="">
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Regards,</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Madhvi Gokool</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Senior IP Resources Specialist</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">……………………..</span></div>
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<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Cher PDWG,</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">A l'approche de la prochaine réunion de politique publique (PPM) prévue pour juin 2021, il est dans le plus grand intérêt de nos membres et de notre communauté que le processus de développement des politiques d'AFRINIC soit opérationnel et stable.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Le conseil d'administration d'AFRINIC a tenu une réunion spéciale hier, jeudi 25 mars 2021, au cours de laquelle il a évalué la situation actuelle et a formulé les recommandations suivantes :</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">AFRINIC, dans son rôle de secrétariat du PDWG, doit continuer à faciliter et à soutenir le PDWG par tous les moyens opérationnellement possibles. Cela permettra au groupe de travail de sélectionner les coprésidents conformément à la section 3.3 du Consolidated Policy Manual (CPM), permettant ainsi au PDWG de fonctionner à nouveau ;</span></div></li>
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<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Il est fortement recommandé au PDWG de terminer son exercice de sélection des coprésidents avant le 09 avril 2021 à 20h00 UTC. Pour faciliter ce processus, AFRINIC, dans son rôle de secrétariat du PDWG, publiera un appel à intérêt comprenant les critères d'éligibilité applicables aux candidats potentiels. Il s'agit notamment, sans s'y limiter, d’une expérience antérieure adéquate, l'intégrité, la capacité d'agir de manière impartiale et d'exercer un jugement indépendant lors de la modération des discussions du PDP ;</span></div></li>
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<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Dans le cas où le PDWG ne serait pas en mesure de sélectionner les coprésidents, le conseil d'administration n'aura d'autre choix que d'intervenir, compte tenu de ces circonstances exceptionnelles, pour nommer deux coprésidents intérimaires, à partir de la liste des candidats éligibles, qui assureront conjointement la fonction de coprésidents du PDWG jusqu'à la PPM de l'année 2022 ;</span></div></li>
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<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Le calendrier suivant est proposé</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">28 mars 2021 :</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Approbation des critères d'éligibilité par le PDWG</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">29 mars 2021 :</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Les critères d'éligibilité approuvés sont publiés en ligne.</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></p><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">30 mars 2021 :</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Appel à manifestation d'intérêt ouvert pour la nomination des coprésidents remplaçants du PDWG.</span></div>
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<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">01 avril 2021 : </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Clôture de l'appel à manifestation d'intérêt</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">02 avril 2021 : </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Publication de la liste des candidats intéressés sur la liste de diffusion du PDWG et début de la présélection des candidats éligibles pour le poste 1 et le poste 2 par le PDWG.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">03 - 09 avril 2021 :</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Le PDWG sélectionne les nouveaux co-présidents.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">10 avril 2021 : </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Le Conseil d'administration d'AFRINIC est informé du résultat de la décision du PDWG.</span></div>
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<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">AFRINIC partagera les critères d'éligibilité sous peu dans un fil de discussion séparé pour obtenir l'accord et le soutien du PDWG.</span></div>
<br class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class="">Cordialement,</span></div>
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