<div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 21 Apr 2022, 21:19 AFRINIC Policy Liaison, <<a href="mailto:policy-liaison@afrinic.net">policy-liaison@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  

    
  
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          <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">According to the AFRINIC Policy Development Process (PDP), two (2) co-chairs shall carry out the administrative functions of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG). </span></p>
          <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The term of Darwin Da Costa shall end at the end of the upcoming PaPM on 02 June 2022. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In accordance with Section 3.3 of the Consolidated Policy Manual, the PDWG selects the PDWG Chair during the Public Policy Meeting (PPM). The AFRINIC-35  Public Policy Meeting will be held 1-2 June 2022 in hybrid mode. </span></p>
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          <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To facilitate the selection exercise, the AFRINIC Secretariat  proposes the following activities and timelines that the PDWG can follow. We encourage the working group to kickstart the selection process with the same motivation and spirit that guided the selection of the co-chairs in 2021.</span></p>
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          <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The eligibility criteria that the community had agreed on for the selection of the current co-chairs in 2021 are as follows:-</span></p>
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            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer must be well conversant with AFRINIC’s consensus-driven ecosystem, including its Policy Development Process; practical understanding of RFC 7282 is required.</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer must be accessible and make himself or herself available to follow and moderate all policy proposal discussions on AFRINIC’s rpd mailing list as well as attending AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings whenever they are held (Note: All logistical assistance will be provided by AFRINIC);</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer must have at least 3 years of sufficient past and active participative experience on either AFRINIC’s or any other RIR’s policy development mailing list;</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Intended volunteer must have participated in at least two (2) AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings (face-to-face or virtual) in the past three (3) years;</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer must have sufficient capability of understanding and interpreting the contents of AFRINIC’s Consolidated Policy Manual;</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer must be able to demonstrate good technical knowledge and understanding of the Internet ecosystem. Having 3 to 5 years of  Internet Protocol related technical experience would be an advantage</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer should  not be the author of any of the policy proposals currently under  discussion and if need be, or agree to recuse oneself as author/co-author of any policy proposals under discussion, or simply recuse oneself from the position as Co-Chairs pending step down temporarily as co-chair when his or her proposal being is being discussed.</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer must either reside within or originate from  AFRINIC’s service region;</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer must be able to demonstrate excellent presentation and communication skills. </span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer must be endorsed and/or nominated by a registered contact of an  AFRINIC Resource Member</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:4pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The intended volunteer must not be a staff of AFRINIC or any other Regional Internet Registry (RIR)</span></p></li></ol></b></font></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The criteria are very reasonable and as PDWG participant, I am happy with them.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Noah</div><div dir="auto"></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
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